Lewis Howes

Poor leaders motivate those following them with false promises of promotions, success, and a great tomorrow but rarely deliver on those promises. Leaders who do this can be manipulative and often hold the goals and aspirations of their followers hostage in order to get them to comply.

American Author

Kelsey Grammer

Iago is one of the most liked characters in Shakespeare's canon, and he's the most evil, most extraordinarily manipulative person in history. He says the worst, most politically incorrect things, even for the time the play is set in - and yet audiences adore that character.

American Actor

Andrea Dworkin

You think intercourse is a private act; it's not, it's a social act. Men are sexually predatory in life; and women are sexually manipulative. When two individuals come together and leave their gender outside the bedroom door, then they make love.

American Critic

NeNe Leakes

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

American Actress

Derren Brown

It's a controlling thing on stage - you're directing the action, getting people to play their role. In real life, I take being kind and nice seriously, so the last thing I'd ever want to be is that weird, controlling, manipulative character.

English Entertainer

Frances Hesselbein

Management is the set of skills that can help get things done. Unfortunately, its practice is too often a bag of manipulative tricks to advance someone's own interests, which creates cynicism.

American Businessman

Jeff Bridges

I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.

Jonathan Haidt

When I began my work on how morality varies across the political spectrum, there was a partisan, manipulative element to it. I wanted to help the Democrats win.

American Psychologist

Joyce Meyer

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.

Ken Loach

The BBC is very aware of its role in shaping people's consciousness... it's manipulative and deeply political.

English Director

Often implies hidden agendas or ulterior motives behind actions.

Hidden Intentions

Commonly used in a negative context to criticize one's actions.

Negative Connotation

The influence is often indirect, subtle, and not immediately obvious.

Subtle Influence

Relates to physical or mental ability to handle tasks effectively.

Skillful Handling

Often associated with tasks requiring intricate or detailed work.

Complex Tasks

Can relate to the capability to operate tools or instruments.

Instrumental Expertise

Describes a consistent behavioral pattern rather than isolated incidents.

Personality Trait

Highlights the tendency to take unfair advantage of others.

Exploitation Focus

Used in clinical or psychological contexts for diagnosis or description.

Psychological Diagnosis

 They make exorbitant promises to their supporters, while casting their opponents as traitors actively undermining the country. But whether these politicians are sincere believers or manipulative opportunists, the dynamics they unleash can be profoundly destabilizing for liberal democracy.

The rise of modern...

 is exactly the kind of cunning and manipulative act of a psychopath. It's on the cunning, manipulative. So, faking your brain going wrong is evidence that your brain has gone wrong. And I spoke to other experts, and they said the pinstripe suit -- classic psychopath --

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 makes it easy to get away with not thinking too deeply or questioning your assumptions. So the next time you hear someone use the word Orwellian, pay close attention. If they're talking about the deceptive and manipulative use of language, they're on the right track.

What "Orwellian" really...

 as a synonym for manipulative villainy. At first glance, The Prince’s reputation as a manual for tyranny seems well-deserved. Throughout, Machiavelli appears entirely unconcerned with morality, except insofar as it’s helpful or harmful to maintaining power.

What “Machiavellian”...

 were born out of fear, anger, and bigotry, not fact. Nonetheless, Hitler found success with them. When he joined a small nationalist political party, his manipulative public speaking launched him into its leadership and drew increasingly larger crowds.

How did Hitler rise to...

 are acting in the best interest not of themselves but of the whole of the people. We need factually-based options, clearly laid out, not those of a few powerful and potentially manipulative corporations pursuing their own frequently narrow agendas,

David Puttnam: What...

 inefficient two-thirds of all food comes out the other end little chains so the calf may also gain some nourishment from this partially digested meal if you're an elephant eating grass demands considerable manipulative skills a young

The Benefits of Eating...

 of empathy the glibness cunning manipulative in fact capitalism perhaps at its most remorseless is a physical manifestation of psychopathy it's like a form of psychopathy that's come down to affect us all the hair said to me you

 and you think they should be punished for it. So one of those calling-out examples is, "I can't believe you just said that. You're racist, sexist, toxic, manipulative." With this approach, you've guaranteed one

Loretta J. Ross: Don't...

 I felt like my world was coming to an end. And yet, this began for me months of pain and depression and anger and confusion and silence. My manipulative, jealous, stalker ex-boyfriend

Manipulative