Persuade Quotes

344 quotes by 294 authors

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our present consciousness is only one out of many worlds of… — William James
Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or… — Douglas Bader
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. — Seneca the Younger
The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches, and we must be contented to secure what we can get from time to time… — Thomas Jefferson
To most people, I fancy, the stars are beautiful; but if you asked why, they would be at a loss to reply, until they remembered… — George Santayana
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring another out of his bad sense into your good sense. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But I own that I cannot see as plainly as others do, and I should wish to do, evidence of design and beneficence on all… — Charles Darwin
A Jesus had to be crucified because he was an alive man. He must have called in his childhood, "Jesus, don't be befooled by others."… — Rajneesh
For awareness you need not go to the Himalayas; you need not go anywhere. Your life gives you enough opportunities to be aware. Somebody insults… — Rajneesh
Remember from this very moment: always choose that which is good for you and good for others. Choose creativity. Become a blessing to existence, because… — Rajneesh
Now bring what we have into common stock, and communicate to everyone in need; we who hated and destroyed one another, and on account of… — Justin Martyr
A brain you can convince, a simpleton you have to persuade. — Curt Goetz
It's easier to scare someone than to persuade him. — Edwin Feulner
No one understood better than Stalin that the true object of propaganda is neither to convince nor even to persuade, but to produce a uniform… — Alan Bullock
Yes, would to God that I could persuade the rich and the mighty that they would permit the whole Bible to be painted on houses,… — Martin Luther
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It… — Nhat Hanh
These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories, all with ignorance, indifference, or… — Stephen Crane
Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay — Milton Friedman
How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the… — Aneurin Bevan
Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men… — Brian Tracy

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