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title: "36 Persuade People Quotes by 34 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Persuade People quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Persuade People sayings and thoughts."
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> [When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-james/when-people-disagree-with-you-what-you-ultimately-have-to-do-is/)

[Bill James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-james/)

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> [It's Not My Job To Try To Persuade People To Love Me, It's Only To Try To Make Them Love The Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-brown/it-s-not-my-job-to-try-to-persuade-people-to-love-me-it-s-only-to-try/)

[Chris Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-brown/)

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> [Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/getting-to-the-top-has-an-unfortunate-tendency-to-persuade-people/)

[Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/)

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> [If pandemic theater gets mixed up with scientifically sound practices, we will not be able to persuade people to continue with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeynep-tufekci/if-pandemic-theater-gets-mixed-up-with-scientifically-sound-practices/)

[Zeynep Tufekci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeynep-tufekci/)

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> [We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/we-confess-our-little-faults-to-persuade-people-that-we-have-no-large/)

[Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/)

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> [We shouldn't persuade people that we can simply conjure up the sun and the moon: at the most, we can deliver a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-claude-juncker/we-shouldn-t-persuade-people-that-we-can-simply-conjure-up-the-sun/)

[Jean-Claude Juncker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-claude-juncker/)

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> [The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-rusk/the-best-way-to-persuade-people-is-with-your-ears-by-listening-to-them/)

[Dean Rusk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-rusk/)

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> [My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-lewis/my-job-is-to-persuade-people-to-toe-the-line-and-play-within-the-laws/)

[Alan Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-lewis/)

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> [When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/when-you-re-trying-to-persuade-people-more-often-than-not-they-feel/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

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> [You persuade people with passion, so you've got to have a product or service you feel emotionally charged about. Then you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-roddick/you-persuade-people-with-passion-so-you-ve-got-to-have-a-product-or/)

[Anita Roddick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-roddick/)

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> [Its better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-johnson/its-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad-i-try-not-to-get-so-insulted/)

[John H. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-johnson/)

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> [I feel like it is easy to get people to see eye-to-eye with you on little things, but if I were to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-thiessen/i-feel-like-it-is-easy-to-get-people-to-see-eye-to-eye-with-you-on/)

[Matt Thiessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-thiessen/)

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> [I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/i-sit-here-all-day-trying-to-persuade-people-to-do-the-things-they/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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> [It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-johnson/it-s-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad-i-try-not-to-get-so-insulted/)

[John H. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-johnson/)

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> [ Ever since \[Ronald\] Reagan, they've been able to capture the message and an understanding - or persuade people of a certain understanding… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-inskeep/ever-since-ronald-reagan-they-ve-been-able-to-capture-the-message-and/)

[Steve Inskeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-inskeep/)

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> [Whenever there is an organized movement to persuade people to believe or do something, whenever an effort is made to "propagate" a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-way-teale/whenever-there-is-an-organized-movement-to-persuade-people-to-believe/)

[Edwin Way Teale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-way-teale/)

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> [Americans were convinced in their own minds that they were very miserable, and those who think so are so. There is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hutchinson/americans-were-convinced-in-their-own-minds-that-they-were-very/)

[Thomas Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hutchinson/)

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> [“To Drive Home a Point People think that the more they elaborate and explain, the more convincing they will be. They confuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mcgowan/to-drive-home-a-point-people-think-that-the-more-they-elaborate-and/)

[Bill McGowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mcgowan/)

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> [Now, you'll hear people call here on my show claiming they used to be lib and they've changed their minds. That happens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/now-you-ll-hear-people-call-here-on-my-show-claiming-they-used-to-be/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [“When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ende/when-your-turn-comes-to-jump-into-the-nothing-you-too-will-be-a-2/)

[Michael Ende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ende/)

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> [I feel that it's my duty to persuade more people to take part in relevant causes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-min-ho/i-feel-that-it-s-my-duty-to-persuade-more-people-to-take-part-in/)

[Lee Min-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-min-ho/)

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> [It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-is-wise-to-persuade-people-to-do-things-and-make-them-think-it-was/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-smith/hopefully-people-will-be-inspired-to-cook-it-s-my-mission-to-persuade/)

[Delia Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-smith/)

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> [We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-snow/we-ve-got-to-rebuild-human-hearts-and-persuade-people-that-hope-isn-t/)

[Tony Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-snow/)

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> [Life happens too fast for you ever to think about it. If you could just persuade people of this, but they insist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/life-happens-too-fast-for-you-ever-to-think-about-it-if-you-could/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/it-is-a-great-thing-if-you-can-persuade-people-that-they-are-somehow/)

[Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/)

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> [I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-schlosser/i-try-to-persuade-people-to-act-in-ways-that-are-not-only-in-their/)

[Eric Schlosser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-schlosser/)

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> [It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-inge/it-was-said-that-mr-gladstone-could-persuade-most-people-of-most/)

[Dean Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-inge/)

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> [I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-corbyn/i-m-a-leader-not-a-dictator-i-want-to-persuade-people-rather-than/)

[Jeremy Corbyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-corbyn/)

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> [Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/leaders-have-two-characteristics-first-they-are-going-somewhere-and/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/we-only-confess-our-little-faults-to-persuade-people-that-we-have-no/)

[Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/)

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> [For years, I have been trying to persuade people that George W. Bush, although no Einstein, is not stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-ivins/for-years-i-have-been-trying-to-persuade-people-that-george-w-bush/)

[Molly Ivins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-ivins/)

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> [I think if you're good and you can persuade people you're going to be able to do that role and ultimately the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-siddig/i-think-if-you-re-good-and-you-can-persuade-people-you-re-going-to-be/)

[Alexander Siddig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-siddig/)

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> [It is said that great leaders are born, not made. The saying is true to this degree, that no man can persuade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-barton/it-is-said-that-great-leaders-are-born-not-made-the-saying-is-true-to/)

[Bruce Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-barton/)

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> [It was not hard to persuade people that the market was sound; as always in such times they asked only that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kenneth-galbraith/it-was-not-hard-to-persuade-people-that-the-market-was-sound-as/)

[John Kenneth Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kenneth-galbraith/)

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> [I don't really usually push an agenda, and I don't feel that my main job is to persuade people of something. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-menand/i-don-t-really-usually-push-an-agenda-and-i-don-t-feel-that-my-main/)

[Louis Menand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-menand/)

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