We used to have to convince people we were funny, and it didn't always work. — Julian Barratt Copy Share Image
Every man has a commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“We can, Each of us, Do the impossible As long as we can convince ourselves That it has been done before.” — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
I learned many years ago never to waste time trying to convince my colleagues. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If you have to convince someone you are right for them, then maybe they are not right for you !! — AaRon CcHan Copy Share Image
Only a man who cannot conquer his deficiencies feels the need to convince the world that he has none. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We know us,” said Mother. “They’re wrong. And don’t ever allow them to convince you otherwise. Do you understand?” — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
The Democrats' ads convince me that Governor Romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and I… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
I'm going to do less performing because I'm tired. It's hard to convince anybody that you're just going to take it easy. — Elaine Stritch Copy Share Image
I've been around enough to realise that there are two things that once people have them, they don't want to give up,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
And one of the challenges, of course, is to convince people that Muslims would like to be free, that there's other people… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from… — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
In my work, I want to convince people that I'm that character. If they know everything about Lesley Manville - private life,… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of… — Lee Grant Copy Share Image
The people who benefit from this state of affairs have been at pains to convince us that the agricultural practices and policies… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
People are prone to taking mental shortcuts. They may know that they shouldn't give out certain information, but the fear of not… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of… — Pieter Zeeman 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
Love is not breathlessness; It is not excitement; It is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being… — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's not like I write very specific, it's more like I add an atmosphere almost to something that might have been… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think it takes an amazing amount of energy to convince oneself that the Forever Person isn't just around the corner. In… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
We have nearly complete misunderstanding between people of different faiths in Lake Wobegon, and that's probably one reason why we get along… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
We must first realize that dancing is an absolutely independent art, not merely a secondary accompanying one. I believe that it is… — George Balanchine 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
I think there's a huge parallel that affects my musical taste, and connections that have to do with my ethnic diversity and… — Miguel Copy Share Image
I think when people try to use their art for political views, I think they're art becomes smaller, less interesting. And so… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
Here's the trick, just as Marxists use the disparity, economic disparity among people to lure them into believing and supporting socialism to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need… — Philip Greenspun Copy Share Image
