Ability Quote by Catherine Crier

If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.

— Anonymous

If you assume away most or all of the questions or difficulties, you can persuade yourself of just about anything.

— Richard N. Haass

When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less…

— Mark Goulston

What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.

— Ertharin Cousin

I've always been very good at convincing people. For instance, if I arrive in an airport and I'm in economy, I can always convince…

— Emmanuelle Seigner

If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. We are advertis'd by our loving friends.

— William Shakespeare

...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

— Dean Rusk

If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it.

— Danny Boyle

And when is it ever convincing, the belief others have in your abilities? You know perfectly well they can't see the mess inside you.

— Elizabeth Hay

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their own

— Joseph Joubert