As in 1925, creationists are not battling for religion. They have been disowned by leading church men of all persuasions, for they… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
If I was wrong in yielding to persuasion once, remember that it was to persuasion exerted on the side of safety, not… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“You went to school," Lee said. "I mean, at some point. And it didn't suit you very well. They wanted to teach… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
“Logical minds, accustomed to be convinced by a chain of somewhat close reasoning, cannot avoid having recourse to this mode of persuasion… — Gustave Le Bon Copy Share Image
A growing number of respectable scientists are defecting from the evolutionist camp.....moreover, for the most part these "experts" have abandoned Darwinism, not… — Wolfgang Smith Copy Share Image
“Again, it is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“The Jefferson style – cultivate his elders, make himself pleasant to his contemporaries, and used his pen and his intellect to shape… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
A miracle. Here's our own hands against our hearts. Come, I will have thee, but by this light I take thee for… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Modern man uses ideas and persuasion to achieve his goals; primitive man uses guns and brute force to achieve his goals! Moral… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been… — Francis Arinze Copy Share Image
Sometimes it appears that we're reaching a period when our senses and our minds will no longer respond to moderate stimulation. We… — Spiro T. Agnew Copy Share Image
There is a vulgar persuasion, that the ignorance of women, by favoring their subordination, ensures their utility. 'Tis the same argument employed… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
All of which raises the question – your task, burden, privilege, call it what you like – a question which men and… — Ron Currie Jr Copy Share Image
“ 'You can't stop me. Your word voodoo, it doesn't work on me. Right? So how do you think you're going to-'… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, 'I just might try it,' we are at the nexus of… — Andrew Hacker Copy Share Image
Suspicious princes often promote the last of mankind, from a vain persuasion that those who have no dependence except on their favor… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
While a defeat for Obamacare in the Court would be nice, the defeat of President Obama at the polls on November 6… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
To have a firm persuasion in our work - to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
My powers of persuasion are only as strong as the bullshit I have to back it up. - Charley Davidson — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
Odours have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions or will. The persuasive power of an odour cannot… — Patrick Süskind Copy Share Image
Personally I do not resort to force- not even the force of law- to advance moral reforms. I prefer education, argument, persuasion,… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
