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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2016

      Someone asked me what charisma is. A big part of it is seeming to care a lot about whoever you're talking to.

      14 replies 109 retweets 407 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2016

      People who've met Bill Clinton all say the same thing: when he talks to you, you feel like you're the center of the world.

      8:39 AM - 11 Nov 2016
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      • Colin Brauns Chris Ciaccia Samee Ahmad Khan Alexander David Qorashi 🖖🏽 Harpreet Singh Max Stoiber Simar ⚡️Andrew So⚡️
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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          The seeming to care need not be fake; indeed, the best way of seeming to care about people is actually to care about them.

          7 replies 27 retweets 136 likes
        3. Colin Coulthard‏ @colincoulthard 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          it's a mindset. "What's the most interesting thing I can find out about this person?

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        4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @colincoulthard

          I think not. That's what a nerd like me does. A charismatic person asks what the other person would most like to talk about.

          1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
        5. Colin Coulthard‏ @colincoulthard 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          some might say that you're in the latter category Paul?

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        2. Bruno Jahn‏ @foxyforecaster 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          But is that charisma? A lot of times ppl describe someone as charismatic whom they have only seen addressing a crowd.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @foxyforecaster

          People who are really charismatic can make a whole crowd feel that.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Bruno Jahn‏ @foxyforecaster 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          Fair enough.

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        1. ForGrubSake‏ @forgrubsakeus 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          my wife says the same thing. She would vote for Bill Clinton in a heartbeat.

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        1. knavely‏ @knavely 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          they say the same thing about Manson ...

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        1. Steven Spencer‏ @sspencer_smb 11 Nov 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          yes. off the charts charisma for him...

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        1. Alex Rabbit‏ @RiotBot 11 Nov 2016
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          Nice try hillary, nice try.

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        1. Cameron Roe‏ @cameronjroe 11 Nov 2016
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          True leadership.

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        1.  🤑Dano 🤑‏ @algierz 11 Nov 2016
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          and people said the same thing about George w bush too. All the people who win pres have charisma. (Hillary has zero)

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        1. Richard W. Hendrix III‏ @Drixer 11 Nov 2016
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          that’s much more a function of adept emotional expression than intellectual understanding

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        1. Pablo Fernandez‏ @pablof7z 11 Nov 2016
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          There's A Book For That. Charisma = presence + power + warmth

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        1. Arianna Simpson‏ @AriannaSimpson 11 Nov 2016
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          how does one do this?

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        1. палачинак‏ @vrshift 11 Nov 2016
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          especially if there's a cigarette involved

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        1. Colin Brauns‏ @ColinBrauns 11 Nov 2016
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          that was my experience.

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