Compelling Quotes
434 quotes by 400 authors
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Among the most compelling truths in some of the early photographs is their implication of silence.
— Robert Adams
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The Arctic has a call that is compelling. The distant mountains [of the Brooks Range in Alaska] make one want to go on and on…
— William O. Douglas
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It is easy enough to say, I do not believe in God. For God permits all things to be said of Him with impunity. he…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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The witness of the Holy Ghost is even more compelling than the witness of sight. As members of the Church, we become witnesses of the…
— Loren C. Dunn
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Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.
— John F. Kerry
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The Declaration has a moral power which is of enormous weight and influence. The statement of the rights represent a goal, or a standard, to…
— H. V. Evatt
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We need to believe in a bright, compelling and sustainable future. Fear neither motivates people long-term nor brings out the best in them. Hope is…
— Arron Wood
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I think that today, more so than ever, corporate responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses can follow. For…
— Jeffrey Hollender
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As a younger woman, that pressure got me down, but I've made my peace with it. With airbrushing and digital manipulation, fashion can project an…
— Emma Watson
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Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct....
— Joel Achenbach
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Some of the freshest, most compelling, and most soulful music I have heard recently. Bob Reynolds is an amazing musician, with something very exciting and…
— Joshua Redman
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Cinematic and symphonic: this is a compelling story revealed in a sequence of voices that are as pitch-perfect as they are irresistible. This is a…
— Rikki Ducornet
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Eva Stachniak has given readers a thrilling glimpse into the scandals and secrets at the heart of the Russian Imperial court. With deft prose and…
— Deanna Raybourn
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I really like Shakespeare a lot. The characters that he writes for females, I think, are really great and a lot more compelling than what…
— Julia Stiles
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I am not an atheist. An atheist is someone who has compelling evidence that there is no Judeo-Christian-Islamic God. I am not that wise, but…
— Carl Sagan
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I am struggling, though. It’s f-cking hard. So little sleep. It’s 23 hours and 59 minutes of exhaustion. They do one little thing in that…
— Liev Schreiber
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Breathes life into a vital but oft-neglected chapter of our history. Amy Belding Brown has turned an authentic drama of Indian captivity into a compelling,…
— Eliot Pattison
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Michael Koryta isn’t just one of the finest authors working in the crime genre today. He’s simply one of today’s finest authors, period. His stories…
— William Kent Krueger
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Cormoran Strike is an amazing creation and I can't wait for his next outing. Strike is so instantly compelling that it's hard to believe this…
— Mark Billingham
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Paul Davies takes us on a logically and rhetorically compelling modern search for human agency. This outstanding analysis, well informed by naturalistic views of our…
— Jaak Panksepp
Who Wrote These Compelling Quotes
400 authors contributed a total of 434 Compelling Quotes, led by these top contributors: