Convincing Others Quotes

• Sooner I'd try to change history than turn political, than try convincing others to write letters or to vote or to march or to do something they didn't already feel like doing.

  Richard Bach

  Change, Writing, Political

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• Unless we repeal the illegal Byrd amendment, American exports will be vulnerable to retaliation, and the U.S. will continue to face a difficult task convincing other countries to make their laws comply with international rules.

  Jim Ramstad

  Country, Law, Faces

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• People who are really happy do not concern themselves with convincing others of the fact.

  Germaine Greer

  Happiness, People, Facts

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• If the only thing that you are good at is convincing others that you are good, then being in biz with you is bad experience.

  Orrin Woodward

  Bad Experiences, Convincing, Ifs

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• We can lie to ourselves, saying we believe one thing, and sometimes we convince other's it's true, with the hope that by convincing others, we can convince ourselves. Wars are often waged not because of what we believe, but because of the things we want others to believe.

  Neal Shusterman

  War, Lying, Believe

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• President Lincoln was trying to convince some people, he used some arguments, convincing other people, he used other arguments. That was a great - I thought a great display of presidential leadership.

  Hillary Clinton

  People, Presidential, Trying

  "Transcript of the Second Debate". www.nytimes.com. October 10, 2016.

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• This is the most elaborate and luxurious method of convincing others that you can cook. Take everybody out on your yacht until they're green in the face. Then you can rave for weeks about your sauce marinara and no one will gainsay you.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Funny, Sailing, Green

  P. J. O'Rourke (1987). “The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig”, Pocket

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