Convince Quotes

805 Convince quotes by 672 unique authors

The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities,… — Mark Twain
Honesty isn't enough for me. That becomes very boring. If you can convince people what you're doing is real and it's also bigger than life… — Gene Hackman
Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of socialization… — Carlos Castaneda
The most difficult part is to convince a human being that in the entire creation, he is the most highly evolved being; that he is… — Nirmala Srivastava
You're 30: You know stuff now. Your 20s were for 'ducking up,' as my auto-correct would say, and learning from those mistakes. (For instance, never… — Olivia Wilde
We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think… — Michael Josephson
But in science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs. Not the… — Francis Darwin
People who see no gray tend to convince others to follow them. If someone talks with great conviction and joy, people tend to agree with… — Julie White
The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen. — Kevin Spacey
Football was always a deal we made with ourselves. We adopted it for its brutality, which was embedded in a context that happened to be… — Charlie Pierce
I want to promote the introduction of art history in primary schools and to convince the general public that, even in a period of economic… — Camille Paglia
When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them. — Dani Shapiro
Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives. — P.J. O'Rourke
Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists, and the rest… — P.J. O'Rourke
The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room. — Brendan I. Koerner
In this work, you have to convince everyone all the time, at different levels, to support your dream. I learned you have to be confident… — Nicolas Ghesquiere
I understand the importance of political power, so I will use my strength and influence to convince as many people as I can within the… — Danny Danon
I do not want to convince Christians to work for the abolition of war, but rather I want us to live recognizing that in the… — Stanley Hauerwas
The numbers matter: underreporting of Lyme disease obscures the true burden of the illnesses, on individuals as well as on health-care systems. It also makes… — Michael Specter
Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise. — Johan Cruyff
I do a lot of biking. I need that mileage and the long-distance stuff because tennis demands it. My fitness trainer is always trying to… — Tomas Berdych
Faith is not a political strategy and should not be a political strategy. If it is being used as a tool to garner votes, to… — John Edwards
Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince - move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time. — Christine Lagarde
Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women… — Karen DeCrow
The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a liberal conspiracy. As… — Shane Smith

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