I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because he has found a spot in the public limelight… – Ella Baker
Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emersons 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic – Daniel J. Boorstin
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. – Anita Brookner
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. – John Mason Brown
Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility, unable to change. – Peter Drucker
No one has it who isnt capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isnt false. – P. D. James
There are charms made only for distance admiration. – Samuel Johnson
Throw away those books and cassettes on inspirational leadership. Send those consultants packing. Know your job, set a good example for the people under you and put results over politics. Thats all the charisma youll really need to succeed. – Dyan Machan
Charm is a product of the unexpected. – Jose Marti
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor. – Marcus Valerius Martial
My strong point is not rhetoric , it isnt showmanship, it isnt big promises – those things that create the glamour and the excitement that people call charisma and warmth. – Richard Milhous Nixon
The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing. – Marcel Proust
How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. – Dan Reiland
A plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm. – Edgar Saltus
Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest. – Sir Walter Scott
I am bewitched with the rogues company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make me love him, Ill be hanged. – William Shakespeare
Things forbidden have a secret charm. – Tacitus
Charm is the ability to make someone think that both of you are quite wonderful. – Source Unknown
