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• I also knew that if people have a position on something and you try to argue them into changing it, you’re going to strengthen that position. If you want to change people’s ideas, you shouldn’t try to convince them intellectually. What you need to do is get them into a situation where they’ll have to act on ideas not argue about them.

  Myles Horton

  Ideas, People, Trying

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• Many will be affected with some gross sins of theirs against the law, who never see the venom of their unbelief of the gospel. But this is the sin that draws deepest; and therefore that is the sin which the Spirit is in a special manner to convince of.

  Thomas Boston

  Law, Special, Spirit

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• We can deny angels exist, convince ourselves they can't be real. But they show up anyway, at strange places and at strange times. They can speak through any character we can imagine. They'll shout through demons if they have to. Daring us, challenging us to fight.

  Zack Snyder

  Real, Character, Angel

  "Fictional character: Sweet Pea". "Sucker Punch", 2011.

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• An idea isn't worth that much. It's the execution of the idea that has value. If you can't convince one other person that this is something to devote your life to, then it's not worth it.

  Joel Spolsky

  Ideas, Execution, Persons

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• It might take an act of God to convince some Americans that parts of their government are corrupt, but at the same time, you cannot, under any circumstances, persuade an Iranian that his government is not corrupt!

  Mahbod Seraji

  Government, Might, Circumstances

  Mahbod Seraji (2009). “Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel”, p.268, Penguin

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• Fiction must convince our bodies for it to have any chance of convincing our minds.

  Bonnie Friedman

  Mind, Fiction, Body

  Bonnie Friedman (1993). “Writing past dark: envy, fear, distraction, and other dilemmas in the writer's life”

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• After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to convince anyone of anything.

  Michael Foley

  Long, Trying, Passionate

  Michael Foley (2012). “Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life”, p.186, Simon and Schuster

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• I don't need to convince men that feminism is important, that just isn't a goal of mine. I can't even have that conversation of whether or not it's important, because if someone asks me that... I don't want to have a conversation with them until they grow up.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Growing Up, Men, Goal

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• If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody. And this is because the most powerful things happen when the church surrenders its desire to convert people and convince them to join. It is when the church gives itself away in radical acts of service and compassion, expecting nothing in return, that the way of Jesus is most vividly put on display.

  Rob Bell

  Jesus, Powerful, Compassion

  Rob Bell (2006). “Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith”, p.167, Harper Collins

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• God is not pleased by blood – and not acting reasonably is contrary to God's nature. Faith is born of the soul, not the body. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats... To convince a reasonable soul, one does not need a strong arm, or weapons of any kind, or any other means of threatening a person with death.

  Manuel II Palaiologos

  Strong, Mean, Blood

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• The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

  Dalai Lama

  Honesty, Compassion, Concern For Others

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• To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

  George Washington

  Race, Design, May

  George Washington (1837). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. V. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses”, p.201

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• The future depicted in a good SF story ought to be in fact possible, or at least plausible. That means that the writer should be able to convince the reader (and himself) that the wonders he is describing really can come true... and that gets tricky when you take a good, hard look at the world around you.

  Frederik Pohl

  Mean, Looks, Stories

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• There’s a special place in hell for men who convince women their intuition is insecurity to protect their duplicity.

  dream hampton

  Men, Duplicity, Insecurity

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• If they have to put the word 'natural' on a box to convince you, it probably isn't.

  Michele Simon

  Natural, Boxes, Ifs

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• You must be ready in mind, body, and spirit before you can make a change. People cannot convince you to do it. You cannot force you to do it. Everything you think, say, and do until that happens is just preparation. So love yourself right now. Honor yourself. Keep talking to yourself. Keep thinking ready thoughts. In the meantime, try to remember you will not be ready until you are ready.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Love You, Thinking, Remember You

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from May 05, 2016

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• I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and do it with ease.

  Tennessee Williams

  Believe, Writing, Play

  Tennessee Williams, Margaret Bradham Thornton (2006). “Notebooks”, p.12, Yale University Press

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• Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Believe, Limits, Have Faith

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• Interviewer: [What do you get up to] In real time?
  Brian Molko: I go on Placebo sites and have a terrible time trying to convince fans it's actually me. No one ever believes it. I've spent about four hours, giving away intimate details about myself that I'd never tell a journalist, in an effort to prove that it's me.

  Brian Molko

  Real, Believe, Giving

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• A need for approval lies behind all efforts of evangelism. If someone else can be convinced, that will show us that we are on the right path. The attempt to convince someone of anything is a mark of insecurity. (173)

  Ravi Ravindra

  Lying, Effort, Insecurity

  Ravi Ravindra (2009). “The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide”

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• You have to believe what you're saying if you're going to convince me. I just can't break that rule, even if I want to.

  Ashly Lorenzana

  Believe, Want, Break

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• It is important to speak your truth, not to convince anyone else of it. Everyone must make up their own minds.

  Barbara Marciniak

  Mind, Important, Speak

  Barbara Marciniak (1998). “Family of Light: Pleiadian Tales and Lessons in Living”, p.56, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

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• When you manage people, you must first convince them they need managing. So you create the problems and then let the people cry for solutions.

  Barbara Marciniak

  People, Needs, Firsts

  Barbara Marciniak (1998). “Family of Light: Pleiadian Tales and Lessons in Living”, p.31, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

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• It's hard to convince people that you're killing them for their own good.

  Molly Ivins

  People, Killing, Hard

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• It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

  Muhammad Ali

  Believe, Accomplish Nothing, People

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