Kevin Mitnick Quotes

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.

The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.

Are you trying to manipulate me? It's working.

If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Flattery was one of Kissinger's principal tools in winning over Nixon, and a tool he employed shamelessly.

Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.

Nothing overshadows truth so completely as authority.

Deals, flattery, threats and promises are part of the process, certainly; do not flinch from any opportunity to scheme and plot, however sordid and demeaning it may appear.

We wouldn’t want to live in a world where we couldn’t be conned. Because, in effect, we would then be living in a world where we mistrusted or refused to trust anyone.

I know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information if they think their captors will believe it.

If people think the boss is manipulating them to get them to work harder, it backfires.

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

In 'Casino,' there was this scene where Bob De Niro tape-records Sharon Stone's phone call. Then he asks her about where she's going, and he catches her in a lie. It was a great scene, especially for Bob's work, but we found that, in light of the whole film, it wasn't needed.

If I can convince you that I'm going to beat you up, and you believe me, that's your fault.

I don’t like being threatened, lied to, or manipulated. You’d do well to remember that. (Simone) Or what? You’re going to snivel at me? (Xypher)

This belief [that people and nations share the same motives and ethics] is … a product of the American psyche, which makes even the most cynical U.S. politicians susceptible to manipulation by those who operate within a different moral framework. […] The open, welcoming, and positive attitude that is the default setting in America is widely regarded in many parts of the world as evidence of gullibility, unseriousness, and naïveté. It is seen, sometimes justifiably, as an attitude that leaves people vulnerable to deception. Not because Americans are stupid, but because their desire to believe in the good of others makes it harder for them to recognize when others are not, in fact, good.

to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.

Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.

Do not listen to her," Alaric said. "She is going to tell you in some kind of code only the two of you will understand, because you are siblings, to call the police on your cell phone. But if you do that, I will kill you and dispose of your body in a place where no one will find it. The river, I think. Your doorman is so stupid, he won't notice if I leave this building carrying a body in a rolled-up carpet.

Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate.

Is that how you're going to take me? Scare me into voluntarily coming aboard, then steal my Ice Cube?" "It's always cubes with you," noted Foaly, somewhat randomly. "What's wrong with a nice sphere?

She wants to believe my excuses so bad. Every time I lie, she wants to believe me so much.

When a man induces his wife to turn suspicious thoughts against her own father, then that is surely cause enough for resentment.