#Charisma Quotes

“If a woman has "It," she doesn't need anything else; but if she doesn't have "It," it doesn't matter what else she has.”

“To be successful, a man must exert an effective influence upon his brothers and upon his associates, and the degree in which he accomplishes this depends on the personality of the man. The incandescence of which he is capable. The flame of fire that burns inside of him. The magnetism which draws the heart of other men to him.”

“It is amazing how many of the horrors of the 20th century were a result of charismatic quacks misleading millions of people to their own doom. What is even more amazing is that, after a century that saw the likes of Hitler, Lenin and Mao, we still see no need to distrust charisma as a basis for choosing leaders, either in politics or in numerous organizations and movements.”

“He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they didn't want to.”

“The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader's charisma. What matters is the leader's mission.”

“If the boxers are a little more colorful, talk a little like I did and just do half as much as I did for boxing, it will be all right.”

“Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.”

“Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.”

“A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.”

“It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.”

“Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.”

“We love to hear some men speak, though we hear not what they say; the very air they breathe is rich and perfumed, and the sound of their voices falls on the ear like the rustling of leaves or the crackling of the fire. They stand many deep.”

“Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.”

“The leader must be an actor.”