Charisma Quotes

I’m not good with pickup lines or flirting. I don’t have that kind of self-confidence or natural charisma.

I looked at early movies with Robert Redford, and I like how Robert, even though he had that automatic charisma and was a very verbal person, he always played those more silent characters and played within the scene and never overacted.

Charisma is the ability to influence without logic.

To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in quest of acclaim. As media expands, this has become ever more vital. Thus, demeanor if unappealing, can defeat one’s likelihood of success, causing the death of prospects whilst they are still embryonic.

Someone like Bethany Frankel goes from being, like, ‘some lady’ to a star with arguably as much charisma as anybody else on TV. I personally find that riveting.

Rain – his power and charisma onstage is impressive, and I hope to have that one day.

The reason we’re successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.

We shouldn’t require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we’re all influenced by charisma. It’s hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it.

To be on the same team with Orr was great because when I turned pro, nobody had more charisma.

When I first got turned on to ‘Purple Rain,’ I was just moved by Prince’s charisma and his just being free. Everything meant something, from the scream to falling on the ground to taking his shirt off. It just all meant something.

I think some of the big characters, you know, they do these adventures, but they’ve got something about them, they’ve got this charisma, and they’ve got to have a sense of humor. Because whether it be very dry, or very silly, they’ve got to be likable.

I look at a guy like Velveteen Dream who has only been wrestling for a couple of years, and he’s just filled with charisma, filled with talent.

Dusty Rhodes was a great athlete. Actually, he was a baseball player as well. He played football but he played baseball. That was his number one sport. He wasn’t always heavyset like he is. But Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream he just gets charisma.

I don’t think I have charisma. I don’t think that someone will yell ‘Wow, he’s charismatic’ when I’m eating in a restaurant.

Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Derek Luke and Leonardo DiCaprio inspired me the most. The rawness balanced with charisma that they all bring to the screen is awe inspiring.

If we took the passion and the conviction that the activist trans community has and we combined it with this over-the-top marketable charisma of drag, I feel like if we worked together, we could really effect major social change and world change.

You can’t teach charisma. You can draw it out of people if it’s there and they haven’t quite figured out how to utilize it yet, but it’s just one of those things, that’s why they call it the “X factor”.

I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment.

Charisma always was the important thing to me.

I wouldn’t say I always have the talent to do something – I think I definitely probably have a moderate amount of talent – but I can pretend to have confidence or, I guess, charisma… It’s so hard to look at myself like that.

Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.

He has the vocal modulation of a railway-station announcer, the expressive power of a fence-post and the charisma of a week-old head of lettuce.

No amount of talents, skills or charisma can sustain us the way integrity, character & attitude does.

Beckham has enough charisma to win over the fans quickly. All he needs to do is to show his class on the pitch. He’s one of the world’s best and I’ve always been a fan.

Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.

From time to time, one imagined Bill Clinton had charisma, but it never really was more than an occasional false glare.

In high school I had B’s and C’s, not too many A’s, but I must have done well on that medical school test, and I must have had some charisma in the interview, so I ended up in medicine. Being a general practitioner was all I aspired to.

It’s pretty amazing, someone having that kind of charisma – and it still happens in micro and macro forms – to convince a whole gaggle of people to kill themselves. Or put on robes and jump up and down. That takes a very charismatic leader.

I think that’s why we do well with ‘Property Brothers.’ It’s our charisma with each other and with the audience. We’ve always been great storytellers.

People who love life have charisma because they fill the room with positive energy.

She’s got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director.

Klopp is a coach with a lot of charisma.

Employing a low-key, Midwestern charisma, Mike Pence proved he knows how to win over an audience.

Personality is essential. It is in every work of art. When someone walks on stage for a performance and has charisma, everyone is convinced that he has personality. I find that charisma is merely a form of showmanship. Movie stars usually have it. A politician has to have it.

Once we went off into the singles world, I noticed there is something very unique about Brother Nero. People are drawn to him, and he has intangibles and charisma that cannot be emulated or duplicated.

Pep has so much charisma that always makes you give more than 100 per cent, not only in matches, but in training too. His way of understanding the game also suits my style perfectly.

If Coors Field is the flashy youngster, Wrigley is a wise and weathered, tattered, beat up old man, but rich in charisma and character.

Let the others have beauty. I’ve got the charisma.

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

Authentic power is the real deal. You can’t inherit it, buy it, or win it. You also can’t lose it. You don’t need to build your body, reputation, wealth, or charisma to get it.

To me, the biggest attraction is a woman’s charisma, her soul, her inner strength.

A lot of people are successful in this business because of a catchphrase or athletic ability or charisma or wrestling; Ric Flair is the personification of all of those things, much like his daughter Charlotte, as she is already a multiple-time champion after only a few years in the WWE.

The Indian television industry has catapulted into a huge business. Films, however, have not lost one shred of charisma or commercial lucrativity.

They say I’m a natural, I have natural charisma. People say that. I don’t know.

You always knew when Seve walked in a room even if you had your back to him. He oozed charisma and brought a whole new meaning to aura.

Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy until the day he was elected. It’s called universal suffrage. When you’re elected, you become the person that embodies France.

People say a lot of things, like “You can’t teach personality” or “You can’t teach charisma,” and I find that it’s not true.

Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.

Dalai Lama has not coming to show us his kindness, so that we can enjoy his charisma, he’s coming with a specific message for the specific circumstances of the world today.

I hate the solo artist aspect of rock-‘n’-roll. I don’t have enough personality or charisma to be a solo star.

Charisma, that’s my strong point. My personality was always good, but with music I had to grow into it. I grew into who I am now.

To fix Panama, you need more than charisma and records: you need a program of action.

Stars have always been very good at what they do. They are born and blessed with charisma and power over the entire nation. One glimpse of a star makes people go berserk. Such magic cannot be created. You are born with it – or not.

I look up to people not necessarily based on what they look like. For example, Edith Piaf is somebody I think is a beauty hero even though she was definitely considered to not be beautiful. It was just her charisma and stage presence, and to me, that really defines beauty.

I was friends with Susan Sontag the last four years of her life. She had this amazing charisma and so much energy, but she had a sad little funeral in Montparnasse in Paris.

Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects.

Reagan was an exceedingly likeable guy, just a heck of a nice fellow, despite his politics. He was funny and loved a good joke, the dirtier, I’m afraid the more ethnic, the better. I don’t think he brought very much to the presidency, except charisma and success.

Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person’s reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn’t think of a way to sufficiently describe the charisma of a certain boy, so the narrator says, “I knew girls who saved his gum.”

Because I’m not blind to how Harry works, you know,” she said. “A bully with a charisma and top marks is still a bully.” She sighed, annoyed. “He’ll probably end up Prime Minister one day. God help us all.

Jim Rohn is the master motivator – he has style, substance, charisma, relevance, charm, and what he says makes a difference and it sticks. I consider Jim the ‘Chairman of Speakers.’ The world would be a better place if everyone heard my friend, Jim Rohn.

The best coaches have strong charisma to motivate the whole team while managing the relationship with the media, which can be tense.

Shelley was an idol of mine — and many — an extraordinary woman with powerful charisma, enormous talent and a keen, perceptive mind.

Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others.

God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.

Those who know New York City primarily through tourism or mass culture may think of us natives as possessing certain shared characteristics, not all of them flattering. But the true, volatile charisma of New York lies in how balkanised it is.

I think generally the heads of terrorist groups are very, very smart people. They’re also great manipulators. I would presume that cult leaders are identical. These sort of individuals are very strong, they have very strong charisma.

I do believe every artwork has its own charisma. Sometimes it’s different from what I expect. When a work is finished, it exudes its own charisma and lives its life independently.

You’re a star — and so am I. I’m a genius — and so are you.
Your success encourages my brilliance, and my charisma enhances your power.
Your victory doesn’t require my defeat, and vice versa.

I do not think anyone who ever saw Lyndon Johnson give a speech would call him charismatic, even though he was one of the most effective presidents in U.S. history. Same with Lincoln. Charisma is only one source of power, and probably not a very important one, at that.

I’m not sure what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it’s Willie Mays.

I have heard Ori Kam on several occasions over the last few years and have always been deeply impressed with his playing. He possesses a rare combination of musical talent, technical facility, intelligence, and charisma, and he is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary young artists I have heard in recent years.

Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

No one has more charisma than me in WWE.

Charisma is the transference of enthusiasm.

Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice.

When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.

Hillary Clinton doesn’t have any natural talents. Hillary doesn’t have any natural connection to people. Hillary doesn’t have any charisma, magnetism. All of that has to be manufactured by the media.

The number one quality is charisma. You have to be able to connect with the audience. That is that magic “it” factor that designates a star from someone who is just never going to be a star.

Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that’s where charisma comes from, from the leading.

I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.

I’m not dripping with charisma like many of my friends are. But I do have candour, which is close.

I met David Croft. He was a man of few words. But he had great charisma.

I wonder if there’ll ever be a time where you’re not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you’ve got to, your appearance is always discussed. It’s never said about men. We talk about a man’s charisma, not his looks.

Mandela means a lot to the world. He’s something special. There’s only a few people in the history of mankind with that kind of charisma.

Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility, unable to change

You’ve got to have charisma and other things in addition to athleticism. But I’ve got my background in fitness, I’ve done my training and put time in to develop my craft. So I can push the envelope with those seductive storylines but still show people that I can kick butt, too.

It’s not about charisma and personality, it’s about results and products and those very bedrock things that are why people at Apple and outside of Apple are getting more excited about the company and what Apple stands for and what its potential is to contribute to the industry.

Cultists do not want to admit they have been manipulated by charisma. Nigerian money scheme victims do not want to accept that they had been swindled. To accept those realities is to accept their own faults. Denial of our own weaknesses is something we all suffer from time to time.

I really think my fun personality is my ace in the hole. I will never claim to be the most beautiful or most talented queen, because I can think of many queens who fit that description. However, it’s my “charisma” that takes me to a higher level in my drag!

If you want a great replacement, like, who can follow Barack and still have that swag, that charisma, that charm and be historic – I think it would be Tina Fey for president.

The confidence and charisma it takes to stand up in front of a group of children absolutely terrifies me.

We have the reverse of the Puritan work ethic in America now. No one ever becomes a star by plugging along year after year. What is needed is flair, talent, ‘an eye,’ contacts, charisma, and, most of all, naturalness.

Lack of charisma can be fatal.

I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma.

Beauty is an asset, just like physical prowess, charisma, brains or emotional intelligence. The key with any gift is in the way that you use it. It doesn’t define you as a person. Rather, it’s an asset to be used judiciously and with an understanding of how it is just a small part of who you are.

Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn’t have more charisma than Maradona had.

Charisma is charisma.

I’ve got a lot of charisma, plus women are forgiving and they can be charmed.

Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you.

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.

Charisma is a sign of the calling. Saints and pilgrims are defiantly moved by it.

There are a very few consistent, common threads among the most successful NFL quarterbacks. Most of them are intangibles, which you can’t measure with a physical test. You need leadership ability, competitiveness, drive, and will. You need focus, poise, and charisma.

I’m a dirty, filthy animal and I’m a dirty comedian, but I got a lot of charisma and charm.

We can find athletes. The biggest challenge is personality. It’s finding charisma. In most sports, they tell you to turn down the personality. Look like everyone else on the team. It’s the team; it’s not you. In this, it’s the opposite. It’s you, not the team. We want you to become the big star.

The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee.

History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power – bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distributing favours to their minions, and conflating their own desires with the interests of the community.

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising, or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.

The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

Charisma- the divine force that manifests itself in men and women. The supernatural power we don’t need to show to anyone because everyone can see it, even usually insensitive people. But it only happens when we’re naked, when we die to the world and are reborn to ourselves.

I love to work. It fascinates me. And I love seeing who’s coming up, who’s got the charisma to last, who’s got the intelligence to move on to other things. I’m so glad now that I’m stuck behind the piano, because when you’re getting older it’s very hard to waddle around the stage.

A panel at a beautiful annual literary festival in Brazil, held in the almost Utopian coastal town of Parati, found me matched with Fernando Gabeira. This comparison reduced my own limited charisma value to something like zero: Gabeira has excelled at every cultural activity in Brazil.

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.

Nice to see Christian return as he’s been on the injured list for months. ‘Captain Charisma’ is due to have a big 2011. Very skilled, underrated talent.

Pentagon not only has the untrainable ‘It’ factor but also the rare ability to adapt and succeed wherever he competes. He has a unique charisma about him that fans connect with, and regardless of where he competes or what style is prominent, he seamlessly blends in – yet stands apart from everyone else on the card.

The extravagant and ostentatious lifestyles that pass for charisma in a time when almost anybody talks about charisma but if you think about it there’s precious little to be seen.

It’s as if inside the White House the belief in Obama’s inspirational charisma is still such that every time the ugliness of brute politics intrudes, it’s a startling revelation.

With somebody like Harrison Ford, they’re so commanding and confident, and you know, he does have a certain power or charisma, and those are things that are sort of ineffable.

I attract a crowd, not because I’m an extrovert or I’m over the top or I’m oozing with charisma. It’s because I care.

If your wife briefly corrects someone with “Actually, I’m bisexual” during conversation, it hardly sounds like attempting to remain an object of desire to me. If she went around saying, “Actually, I’m still very interested in men, particularly you, you massive dose of sexual charisma,” you might have a case.

I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore – she teaches me to dance.

When I wasn’t sure what the word “charisma” meant, I met Steve Jobs, and then I knew.

In ‘ABCD1,’ it was only me. The character I play has his own charisma. But In ‘ABCD2,’ the film has gotten bigger with stars like Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan teaming up with me. The story is also completely different, so viewers can expect something totally new.

There’s a lot of false prophets around and that’s the trouble. People say they think they know what’s right and other people get people to follow them because they have a certain type of charisma, and there’s always people willing to take over. People want a leader. And there will be more and more of them.

Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy… until the day he was elected. It’s called universal suffrage. When you’re elected, you become the person that embodies France.

People say I’m charming, but I’m uneasy with that word. Quentin Crisp said: ‘Charisma is the ability to influence without logic,’ which is terrifying.

I would like to work with my ideal type, Song Hye Kyo sunbae. Although she has an elegant and classic style, her charisma is also strong, and her acting talent is outstanding. If we act together, I think I could learn a lot from her. But I’d probably be nervous a lot of times.

Helen Mirren is, I think, one of the fascinating actresses. Period. She captivates people and has tremendous power and charisma because she has never cashed in on being an exquisite beauty, even though I think she is. I can’t say I’m anything like her, but I hope something similar will happen with me.

Charisma’s good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You’ve got to believe it.

There is a long list of psychology research demonstrating that appearances matter more than most us would care to admit. As shallow as it may be, better-looking people have been shown in various studies to have higher self-esteem and more charisma, are considered more trustworthy and are better negotiators.

First of all, ‘Sarkar’ is not an underworld film. It’s about a man at the head of a feudal set-up in the middle of a cosmopolitan city, where he almost runs a parallel government largely due to his personal charisma. And the film is about his friends and enemies and his family.

Ronald Reagan had a kind of shallow movie-star charisma – a combination of makeup and the skill of a good actor – but it wasn’t the real thing, and was something that he could turn off when the cameras weren’t running.

You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence – or you don’t.

When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.

If charisma were rain, Blackman would be a desert.

My strong point is not rhetoric , it isn’t showmanship, it isn’t big promises – those things that create the glamour and the excitement that people call charisma and warmth.

In the performer’s body, you don’t care how you look. It doesn’t matter if you’re old, fat, beautiful, or ugly. It doesn’t change anything. The only thing is your charisma and how you express your idea.

I don’t have a steady relationship. That’s something that women in politics deal with. For some reason, men in politics seem to have a larger charisma, and women drop around their feet. I haven’t noticed that so much for me.

For example, a man who might not have enormous charisma, who could be president 40 years ago, and who was a deserving president, I don’t know that George Washington would be a president today, I don’t know that Abe Lincoln would, I don’t know that Roosevelt would.

A great conductor possesses that certain charisma and talent that demand the ears and the attention of an audience. I can’t tell you how that happens, but I’m sure it has an inner basis that is never learned.

I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

With realistic and deglamourised roles and live sound, the charisma of a star is not enough. Can you be many different people?

Jeanne Moreau, Lauren Bacall, they had this unconventional beauty, this amazing charisma.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was a very savvy character. His drinking and carousing, his charisma and intelligence… the things he did in Congress. He passed for white, then became a black advocate.

A good villain exudes charisma and power. He has principles, though; that just gives him a level of dimension. It makes him seem to be a bit unpredictable, because he’s usually deemed as some type of evil, ruthless person, and then he shows you his principles, and you don’t know what to think of it.

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.

We shouldn’t be too naГЇve, or taken in by charisma.

Charisma is not so much getting people to like you as getting people to like themselves when you’re around.

Keith Lee is one of the most fascinating, exciting people alive. The guy is the size of Dusty Rhodes, moves like a luchador and has charisma.

Charm is an intangible. Chutzpah, charm, charisma, that kind of thing, you can’t buy it. You either have it or you don’t.

Not many people do what Jameis Winston did: first year as a starter winning a national championship, only one loss in his two years as a starter. He’s got great charisma. He’s polarizing for some people, but he’s a rare talent.

If the company depends entirely on you – your creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, salesmanship or charisma – nobody will want to buy it. The risk and the dependency are too great.

In its lowest, most common form, inspiration is simple charisma that becomes magnified by the media, as with Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

[I like in Kanye West] confidence in him, but also his aggressiveness, ambition and charisma.

You see, some lawyers have the talent, have the charisma, but no discipline. They come into court unprepared, without having done their research.

A great politician has great charisma.

Brendan Fehr has such charisma and such natural ability.

Charisma is not just saying hello. It’s dropping what you’re doing to say hello.

Walter Mondale has all the charisma of a speed bump.

Places have charisma, in short, as much as people do.

To be successful, you have to develop certain traits such as courage, dignity, charisma and integrity. You also have to recognize that you have to work harder on yourself than on your job. You attract success because of the person you are. Personal development is key.

Good actors aren’t enough. You need charisma. Can you imagine ‘Casablanca’ without Bogart and Bergman?

Too many people are confusing charisma with autocrat, fat cat. So I think we have to be a little more sophisticated when we hold up or tear down these stereotypes. Whether we call it charisma or not, a leader cannot be self-effacing to the point of being wimpy.

There isn’t a single player I would pay to watch. A great entertainer needs to have charisma.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but, on the contrary, very ordinary ones. Charisma is easy; presence, self-remembering, is terribly difficult, and where the real work lies.

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.

Mike Stanton is our preeminent aficionado and raconteur of Rhode Island’s flamboyantly criminal political follies, and The Prince of Providence is the chronicle of a great American rogue, Mayor Buddy Cianci—a paragon of charisma and corruption.

Nothing has ever touched on what fun childhood was. Summer holidays were bliss. We made home movies, with real stories in them. My father had such charm and charisma, and made everything so funny.

God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma.

I’m a believer that charisma makes a huge difference in people’s decisions to follow you. However, it’s not just that you say it well, but it’s that you know it well. It helps if you can say it well enough that people want to follow you. Charisma isn’t required, but it makes a big difference.

I have no natural charisma or personality, really.

I do like British guys. If I had to pick one it would be Ewan McGregor. I met him once and he was gorgeous even if he is a little short. He has the most amazing charisma.

Seldom do we experience the charisma and character of a dynamic personality such as Lou Holtz, the very successful former football coach of Notre Dame. Lou has left his distinctive mark of success everywhere he has coached. Winning Every Day is not just a catchy phrase, but with Coach Holtz, a way of life.

Charisma on stage is not necessarily evidence of the Holy Spirit.

When you put together deep knowledge about a subject that intensely matters to you, charisma happens. You gain courage to share your passion, and when you do that, folks follow.

Muhammad Ali was such an original – his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.