194 Quotes About Charisma

Her beauty was not a physical trait. Her beauty was an influence you fell under - like a stiff drink or a line of sweet flour - infusing you with bravery and wit and affability that you never knew existed inside of yourself until she coaxed it out.

En marchant derrière lui, rien qu'à sa démarche souple et volontaire, l'inspecteur Bessaih comprenait ce que voulait dire le sens originel de "charisme", qui signifie "habité par une faveur divine".

... the real secret to charisma is making each person you meet feel that they have your complete attention when they speak to you.

The moment you think you have charisma, you are finished.

Горбачев — великий человек… открыл шлюзы… Его любили, но недолго, скоро в нем стало раздражать все: как он говорит, что он говорит, его манеры, его жена. (Смеется.) По России мчится тройка: Райка, Мишка, перестройка. Взять вот Наину Ельцину… Ее любят больше, она всегда за спиной мужа. А Раиса норовила стать рядом, а то и впереди. А у нас так: либо ты сама царица, либо ты царю не мешай.

While JFK had made the sale on a political level, he had not yet completed it on an emotional one.

Charisma is a word that erodes stale on the page. When compared with the tangible, flesh experience it tries to label, it falls short. The only way to understand it, is to meet it.

A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug.

The ideal politician is an ordinary representative of his class with extraordinary abilities.