Convincingly Quotes

56 quotes by 55 authors

I think in order to write really well and convincingly, one must be somewhat poisoned by emotion, dislike, displeasure, resentment, fault-finding, imagination, passionate remonstrance, a… — Edna Ferber
We've made three World T20 finals and won one - that's not by power-hitting. We've beaten the power-hitting sides quite easily and convincingly in all… — Kumar Sangakkara
Literary qualifications have no more to do with it than oratory has with salesmanship. One must be able to express himself briefly, clearly, and convincingly,… — Claude C. Hopkins
First, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much. — Chuck Klosterman
Optimistic lies have such immense therapeutic value that a doctor who cannot tell them convincingly has mistaken his profession. — George Bernard Shaw
Instead of creating aesthetically pleasing prose, you have to dig into a product or service, uncover the reasons why consumers would want to buy the… — Robert W. Bly
In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh. — Paul Feig
Light and funny has a more compelling quality when you're younger. But I haven't abandoned the genre: I love falling down; I love Lucille Ball.… — Julia Roberts
Interestingly, the actress who, in her own persona, may be gentle, shy, and socially awkward, someone whose hand trembles when pouring a cup of tea… — Wallace Shawn
Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly. — Stephen King
Must you go? I was rather hoping you'd stay and be a ministering angel, but if you must go, you must." "I'll stay," Will said… — Cassandra Clare
Being a fiction writer is really like being an actor, because if you're going to write convincingly it has to sound right and play right.… — Ridley Pearson
No man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him. — Algernon Blackwood
This perplexing, good natured boy who can spin out lies so convincingly to be hopelessly in love with me ... and I admit it there… — Suzanne Collins
Why else is politics the perfect refuge for every liar, cheat, and self-serving toad that was ever born? All you need is a good set… — Stuart Hill
The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to… — Mikhail Bulgakov
I think-I need to ask an embarrassing question. Do you think I could borrow a pair of scrubs? I-uh-my pants-" "Oh!" Cried the poor nurse.… — Maggie Stiefvater
Isana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?" The lady smiled. "That's a question rarely asked here at court."… — Jim Butcher
You are so terribly nimble, so clever. I distrust your cleverness. You make a wonderful pattern, everything is in its place, it looks convincingly clear,… — Anais Nin
All fiction is a process of imagining: whatever you write, in whatever genre or medium, your task is to make things up convincingly and interestingly… — Neil Gaiman

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