Armenian Proverb Quotes

It was difficult to contradict this artist—this seducer.

I've always been very good at convincing people. For instance, if I arrive in an airport and I'm in economy, I can always convince the guy to put me in first class.

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy.

Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.

Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.

Part of my job is to try and seduce people. It's what I get paid for, and if people get in the way of me doing my job I can be very difficult.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

The public official must pick his way nicely, must learn to placate though not to yield too much, to have the art of honeyed words but not to seem neutral, and above all to keep constantly audible, visible, likable, even kissable.

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.

I know how to win people over if things aren't going my way.

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

President Obama thinks he can use emotion to bring pressure on Congress. But that's not how adults with power respond to things.

Glibness will get your anywhere.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

I don't believe in strong-arming people.

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.