In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
The largest weight is now on Germany's shoulders. Chancellor Merkel must continue to convince people of the EU's importance; she must spearhead… — Anthony Glees Copy Share Image
In the last 25 years, we've convinced ourselves and a majority of the country that women can do what men can do.… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of it. Have you seen the contraptions these magicians build to accomplish the most mundane feats? They are a… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
As for people who are politically backward, Communists should not slight or despise them, but should befriend them, unite with them, convince… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
Not a single one of the doctrines of Marx has ever been accepted by any economist or any philosopher. But what of… — Thomas Nixon Carver Copy Share Image
I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books.… — Jan Brett Copy Share Image
To put into practice the teachings of our holy faith, it is not enough to convince ourselves that they are true; we… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
You have to believe what you're saying if you're going to convince me. I just can't break that rule, even if I… — Ashly Lorenzana Copy Share Image
I will take responsibility for any impression or anything I've ever done that people have legitimate questions about. But I think that… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Come away, my dear brethren, fly, fly, fly for your lives to Jesus Christ; fly to a bleeding God, fly to a… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
I was pretty confident that I'd be playing something, if James Gunn could convince Marvel Studios and Disney to cast me. He's… — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a… — Jacques Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince. — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We falsely interpret the world around us. We ignore evidence that doesn't support our prior beliefs and we convince ourselves we know… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when… — Dorothea Benton Frank Copy Share Image
Air travel reminds us who we are. It's the means by which we recognize ourselves as modern. The process removes us from… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
It’s mostly just you have to convince yourself that there’s nothing else in the room but John Lennon and suddenly things start… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
“I shove him back. “I can convince him.” “What? By seducing him?” Morpheus scoffs. “I have half a mind to let you… — A.G. Howard Copy Share Image
Faith is not a political strategy and should not be a political strategy. If it is being used as a tool to… — John Edwards Copy Share Image
I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
