Persuasion Quote by Scott Adams

“that people are more influenced by visual persuasion, emotion, repetition, and simplicity than they are by details and facts.”

— Scott Adams

“Human behavior is influenced more strongly by the rules we have about how things are supposed to work than by our actual experience.”

— Susan M. Orsillo

The widest influence emerges from the wisest thoughts and the wildest actions. But the weakest one comes from a withered attitude

— Anonymous

“normative influence (SNI)—versus individuals who are not as easily influenced by others’ opinions (low SNI).”

— David DiSalvo

“To Drive Home a Point People think that the more they elaborate and explain, the more convincing they will be. They confuse quantity with…

— Bill McGowan

People are influenced by what we are, what we radiate. This has greater appeal than what we say.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

— Francis Bacon

Facts may be colored by the personalities of the people who present them.

— Reginald Rose

“Humans are more likely bound to act in response to emotion. Our emotions tend to influence our behavior greatly.”

— Jonny Bell

But facts always convince, and another man's opinion rarely convinces.

— Anthony Trollope

“Some people are far more cognizant than others but sensitivity has its own cross to bear and ample insight, in many cases, can bring…

— Donna Lynn Hope

“Altogether too often, people substitute opinions for facts and emotions for analysis.”

— Andrew S. Grove