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The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
I don't persuade to suicide.
Good argument is intended to persuade another.
The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
Provided someone can persuade me, I will invest in anything.
You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.
The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us.
The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.
Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
I've managed to persuade Yoko Ono to put some of her work in my Penguin book!
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.
I feel that it's my duty to persuade more people to take part in relevant causes.
My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
It is an uphill fight to persuade workers that the minimum wage is not in their interest.
A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
For thousands of years, humans have used the art of storytelling to motivate and persuade.
I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.
People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.
That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.
It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything.
I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.
We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.
I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.
My father was an opera singer who constantly tried to persuade me not to enter into an artistic career.
As a Shakespeare character, if you can persuade someone in a sentence or a speech, you've got it right.
For years, I have been trying to persuade people that George W. Bush, although no Einstein, is not stupid.
The Egyptian FA have tried to persuade me to play for them, but all I'm dreaming about is the blue jersey.
Confidence is contagious, but so is failure. Even the Yankees will lose if you persuade them that they will.
When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.
I can't persuade myself that one of the problems facing the planet today might be a shortage of books by me.
If you assume away most or all of the questions or difficulties, you can persuade yourself of just about anything.
Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesn't have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.
I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.
Presidents are evaluated not by what they did by the stroke of their own pen; it's what they persuade Congress to do.
I think the real problem is it's easy to persuade young kids of particular kinds of ideas, because they are flexible.
I try to persuade people to act in ways that are not only in their own interest, but in the interest of society at large.
We shouldn't persuade people that we can simply conjure up the sun and the moon: at the most, we can deliver a telescope.
If you want to persuade people, you've got to talk with your heart. You've got to talk about why your policies matter to them.
I'm not hyper-opinionated, but when I do have an opinion, I'm very stubborn, and I want to persuade everyone to my point of view.
