Persuasive Quotes

111 Persuasive quotes by 101 unique authors

Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph… — Robert McKee
Modern literary theory sees a similarity between walking and writing that I find persuasive: words inscribe a text in the same way that a walk… — Geoff Nicholson
Breaking an old business model is always going to require leaders to follow their instinct. There will always be persuasive reasons not to take a… — Clayton Christensen
An oyster, that marvel of delicacy, that concentration of sapid excellence, that mouthful bwefore all other mouthfuls, who first had faith to believe it, and… — Henry Ward Beecher
We like to imagine that in history, truth will prevail through sheer persuasive power. Sadly, this is not the case. Truth needs champions... — Llewellyn Rockwell
There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an… — Mark Twain
The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the extent of their… — Diane Coyle
McIntosh is persuasive in his arguments that the scientific facts of evolution cannot stand alone ... science shows that historical evolution, whatever its contingencies, is… — Holmes Rolston III
Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech,… — Charlotte Beers
Speaking passionately from the very center of who you are is compelling, forceful, persuasive: that’s what leadership sounds like. — Charlotte Beers
Although I was once sharply critical of the argument to design, I have since come to see that, when correctly formatted, this argument constitutes a… — Antony Flew
The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome,… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
Democracy destroys the unity of the Rumanian nation, dividing it among political parties, making Rumanians hate one another, and thus exposing a divided people to… — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding, but,… — George Whitefield
To win in November, Republican candidates must show they are in touch with voter concerns about growth, jobs, paychecks, government spending and debt. The only… — Karl Rove
A monumental decision such as starting a family requires persuasive dissertations, licences, spreadsheets and field research. That's what I assumed until one night when we… — Ryan Knighton
As I search the archives of my memory I seem to discern six types or methods [of judicial writing] which divide themselves from one another… — Benjamin Cardozo
Questions are often more effective than statements in moving others. Or to put it more appropriately, since the research shows that when the facts are… — Daniel H. Pink
Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener — Dale Carnegie
To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be demonstrated… — Benjamin Graham
Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments. — Euripides
Speaking with passion born of your own authentic experience and belief is always persuasive. — Charlotte Beers
The goal is not to make something factually impeccable, but seamlessly persuasive. — John Szarkowski
Thomas Sowell is America's foremost public intellectual and for good reason. His work covers almost every subject imaginable- race, economics, Marxism, ethnic groups, immigration patterns,… — Fred Barnes
While the distance between the United States and Iraq is great, Saddam Hussein's ability to use his chemical and biological weapons against us is not… — Dianne Feinstein

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