Bits Quote by Neil Gaiman

The real world has no obligation to be convincing, so it throws up some very weird moments sometimes.

— Neil Gaiman

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe

— Carl Sagan

It is foolish to be convinced without evidence, but it is equally foolish to refuse to be convinced by real evidence.

— Upton Sinclair

“That's how they work, though. They don't try to convince you of anything. They make you doubt what you know. Make you jump to…

— David Jacob Knight

You have to suspend disbelief a little bit to buy into your situation and to the story and to how the character will react.…

— Richard Dean Anderson

“Fiction is as easy as telling a convincing lie. The more believable the better the story.”

— T.R. Wallace

Stories are one of the most powerful forces of persuasion available to us, especially stories that fit in with our view of what the…

— Maria Konnikova

The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.

— G. Edward Griffin

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

When you play a character that's someone real, when you're playing a true story, it's really great, 'cause you're not pretending to make up…

— Michael Madsen

The thing is, when everyone is trying to persuade you that a thing you know to be true isn't actually true, you start to…

— Graham Joyce

There can't be a practical reason for believing something that is not true.

— Bertrand Russell