The arc of history is longer than human vision. It bends. We abolished slavery, we granted universal suffrage. We have done hard… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I had to first convince them [prostitutes] that I wasn't a journalist who would yet again put out a notion about them… — Michael Glawogger Copy Share Image
There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
We never really are the adults we pretend to be. We wear the mask and perhaps the clothes and posture of grown-ups,… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
We cannot convince a man to believe any more than we can raise the dead. Such things are the work of God's… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
Trying to stop suiciders -- which we're doing a pretty good job of on occasion -- is difficult to do. And what… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Anyone? On Snow's visit before the Victory Tour, he challenged me to erase any doubts of my love for Peeta. "Convince me,"… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
I do a lot of biking. I need that mileage and the long-distance stuff because tennis demands it. My fitness trainer is… — Tomas Berdych Copy Share Image
For me, it's owning the fact that I have a sensitive disposition along with a rampant imagination that makes up stories and… — Zosia Mamet Copy Share Image
You know, at the end of the day, I can only be me. I could try to convince you that I'm Leonardo… — Joshua Jackson Copy Share Image
I actually am fairly uncomfortable about it, even if our firm stipulation was that they cannot tell us what to do. We… — Theo de Raadt Copy Share Image
History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. To keep the peace, we and our allies… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
People put on their earphones, they lay out their phones, they put - open up their computers, and they convince themselves that… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
Stay simple and true to your gut. If you feel uncomfortable in something, no matter how fashion-forward it is, it's going to… — Analeigh Tipton Copy Share Image
Let us consider, brethren, we are struggling for our best birthrights and inheritance, which being infringed, renders all our blessings precarious in… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Regarding green screen, green screen is really like doing some stage work. You have to make believe that there is a window,… — Benicio Del Toro Copy Share Image
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
If a person is A) poorly, B) receives treatment intended to make him better, and C) gets better, then no power of… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
I also knew that if people have a position on something and you try to argue them into changing it, you’re going… — Myles Horton Copy Share Image
She had been in situations like this, where people said, Convince me, and in none of those had they actually wanted to… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
If you have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is to convince yourself that the person is subhuman. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end… — Adele Copy Share Image
“Why take the time to convince me? If I disagree you could simply kill me, take Fadwa, and do whatever you like.”… — Helene Wecker Copy Share Image
There are a lot of Egyptians who live below the poverty line and are preoccupied with meeting basic needs. Therefore, we have… — Mindy Baha El Din Copy Share Image
The cool thing about making a Western is that people want to be in them. You rarely get the opportunity. With horror… — Timothy West Copy Share Image
Nothing could convince Aunt Nelly to let Vlad stay home for the duration of the school year, which just goes to prove… — Heather Brewer Copy Share Image
I think it would collapse my heart if I was super famous. I don't have the nerve for it, I'm too anxious.… — Bo Burnham 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
Globalization not only has lost its promise but it is embittering many. The forces representing human solidarity and community have no choice… — Walden Bello Copy Share Image
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image