Persuade Quotes

344 Persuade quotes by 293 unique authors

We all want to believe in impossible things, I suppose, to persuade ourselves that miracles can happen. — Paul Auster
To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
For, besides what has been said, it should be borne in mind that the temper of the multitude is fickle, and that while it is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he's sincere. And once he's sincere, all deception… — Ian Mcewan
Nothing frustrates me more than someone who reads something of mine or anyone else's and says, angrily, 'I don't buy it.' Why are they angry?… — Malcolm Gladwell
You count snouts,” Straha said. “Whichever side can persuade most snouts to join it prevails. It does not have to be clever. It does not… — Harry Turtledove
Yes you're getting your tattoo." I threw my arms around Dad's neck. "Thank you!" "Hey," Mom said. "I'm the one who had to persuade him… — Kelley Armstrong
I know people who will gently persuade you to be forthcoming. — Ilona Andrews
I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more — Jane Austen
Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to… — Seth Godin
A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel. — Frank Herbert
People try to persuade us that the objections against Christianity spring from doubt. That is a complete misunderstanding. The objections against Christianity spring from insubordination,… — Soren Kierkegaard
Without your wounds where would your power be? It is your melancholy that makes your low voice tremble into the hearts of men and women.… — Thornton Wilder
Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all. — Alain de Botton
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
I earnestly wish to point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists. I wish to persuade women to endeavor to acquire strength, both… — Mary Wollstonecraft
I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers… — Anthony Horowitz
Mat had tried to make her say she saw a hat floating around Mat's head. That would persuade Tuon to stop trying to get rid… — Robert Jordan
When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be… — Michael Ende
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. A handsome woman talks nonsense, you listen and hear not nonsense but cleverness.… — Leo Tolstoy
I imagine that it will not be easy to persuade Mortmain into a bonnet," Magnus observed. "Though the color would be fetching on him." Henry… — Cassandra Clare
I don't believe in "original sin." I don't believe in "guilt." I don't believe in villains or heroes - only right or wrong ways that… — Tennessee Williams
You have witchcraft in your lips, there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council; and… — William Shakespeare
He hadn't realized yet that Gansey could persuade even the sun to pause and give him the time. — Maggie Stiefvater
It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes them feel bigger. — Robert Louis Stevenson

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