Quotes about Manipulation

State television, from which a significant number of Poles get their news, consistently smears, in aggressive and defamatory language, the political opposition and anyone who thinks differently from the ruling party.

For Satan's deceptions to be successful, they must be so cunningly devised that his real purpose is concealed by wiles.

The underlying principle of all Satan's tactics is deception. He is a crafty and clever camouflager.

Evil is present to cleverly disguise itself as good. Evil is present to control and deceive us.

Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths.

Satan is masterful at using just enough of God's truth to capture a person's attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray.

We have seen the results of unrestrained greed, corruption, and manipulation on Wall Street, financial mismanagement in the halls of government, fraud and perversion at the highest levels of both church and state. Many people sense the possibility of an even greater unraveling in the world. We are constantly confronted by the realities of new problems in this age of crisis.

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it.

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it. The worst lies are those whose blade is false, but whose handle is true.

And now she's a parasite, living off her host. If he makes a mistake, she made the mistake.

This was what Alvin Finch had learned: you can break their bones, but it is far better to break their heart. Suffice it to say that he had broken the father's heart.

If we really knew the God of Jesus, we would stop trying to control and manipulate others "for their own good," knowing full well that this is not how God works among His people. —The Signature of Jesus