The carrot and the stick are prevasive and persuasive motivators. But if you treat people like donkeys, they will perform like donkeys. — John Whitmore Copy Share Image
Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
The simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the… — Diane Coyle Copy Share Image
We need somebody that can unify a country in spite of a vocal powerful media that's intent on division. It's not about… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale, to dynamism, to consensus, and in… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Democracy destroys the unity of the Rumanian nation, dividing it among political parties, making Rumanians hate one another, and thus exposing a… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Copy Share Image
Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world. — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It would behoove you to have your thesis finely tuned and the logical arguments utilized in support of it tightly woven into… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The draft is a monstrous violation of individual liberty, and even a good motive cannot make it otherwise. In a free society… — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
He must be able to hear them [the counter arguments] from persons who actually believe them; who defend them in earnest, and… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights. — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
The Bible says all men are without excuse. Even those who are given no good reason to believe and many persuasive reasons… — William Lane Craig Copy Share Image
Identity liberalism, as I understand it, is expressive rather than persuasive. — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be. — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
I always thought Woody Harrelson is quite a persuasive guy. He's the kind of guy who can call you up in the… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
If somebody harbours delusions, I think that should disqualify them from office, regardless whether the delusions are religious. Letting someone who thinks… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
David Ray Griffin has done admirable and painstaking research in reviewing the mysteries surrounding the 9/11 attacks. It is the most persuasive… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
A woman in the depths of despair proves so persuasive that she wrenches the forgiveness lurking deep in the heart of her… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It may be something that future generations are more open to, but I am pretty confident that for the foreseeable future, using… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image