Consensus Quote by Herman Kahn

So persuasive is the power of the institutions we have created that they shape not only our preferences but actually our sense of possibilities.

— Ivan Illich

A linear projection into the future of any science or technology is like a form of propaganda &emdash; often persuasive, almost always wrong.

— Pamela McCorduck

Learning how to be persuasive has been really crucial to my life both professionally and personally.

— Amanda de Cadenet

I consider myself to be quite persuasive when I want.

— Ana Patricia Botin

In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through…

— Alan Dundes

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

— Ertharin Cousin

It seems that simply being willing to express our views clearly, persuasively and without malice, can be a powerful invitation to others who may…

— Mary C. Gentile

Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity.

— John C. Maxwell

“perception shapes priorities, priorities shape people”

— Ben Thompson

The goal is not to make something factually impeccable, but seamlessly persuasive.

— John Szarkowski

If you design a future that inspires others as much as it inspires you, the world will conspire to make it happen.

— Vikrant Parsai

The more modest its intellectual ballast, the more exclusively it takes into consideration the emotions of the masses, the more effective [propaganda] will be.

— Adolf Hitler