Emotional Leverage Quotes

If I get ‘em by the short and curlies, the hearts and minds will follow.

All friendships are negotiations of power.

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

The easiest way to get laid by a girl, or get rid of her, is to write a song about her.

You wouldn't kill me. You'd miss me.

The more irrational you make your opponent, the more control you have over him in the ring.

You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.

Everybody has some one thing they do not want to lose," began the man. "You included. And we are professionals at finding out that very thing. Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pride. Just as all objects must have a center of gravity. This is something we can pinpoint. Only when it is gone do people realize it even existed.

Everything else has vanished, so you take them now. Maybe if you're the one keeping them, I'll be the one feeling better.

The more powerful you become, the more others will find ways to master you. They'll do it through those you love and those you hate. They will find the bit and the bridle that fits your mouth and will make you yield.

The mechanism she employs is much more powerful than ours, for all her levers move the human heart.