Convinced Me Quotes
75 quotes by 71 authors
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading it in a…
— Paul Auster
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When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would…
— John Henrik Clarke
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My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the…
— Robert E. Lee
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Culture hides more than it reveals and strangely enough what it hides, it hides most effectively from it's own participants. Years of study have convinced…
— Edward T. Hall
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My cousin Simon Bor, the champion of Los Angeles, convinced me to concentrate on running.
— Martin Lel
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Reading, reflection and time have convinced me that the interests of society require the observation of those moral precepts only in which all religions agree.
— Thomas Jefferson
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I would lie, because no one would know me anyway. My grandmother convinced me to be proud of what I do.
— Andy Hallett
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I was shocked at college to see one hundred of my classmates in the library all reading copies of the same book. Instead of doing…
— John Cage
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Several incidents in my life have convinced me of spiritual interposition - of the promptings of some beneficent force outside ourselves, which tries to help…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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'One Hundred Years of Solitude' convinced me to drop out of Harvard graduate school. The novel reminded me of everything my Ph.D. program was trying…
— Francine Prose
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Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.
— Chuck Jones
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There's no limit to what working with the breath can accomplishmy own first-hand experiences with this natural healing method have convinced me that breathing well…
— Andrew Weil
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I am wondering what would have happened to me if some fluent talker had converted me to the theory of the eight-hour day and convinced…
— Thomas A. Edison
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As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of…
— Howard Dean
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What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.
— Steven Pressfield
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Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than…
— Phil Cousineau
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In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was…
— Burton Richter
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When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues.
— Johnny Winter
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Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.
— Elizabeth Moon
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Working with drug addicts, alcoholics, and so-called juvenile delinquents in New York City convinced me that instead of working with individuals, more effective methods would…
— Jacque Fresco
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