Persuading – Quotes

It only takes a

It only takes a day to change someone from an anti-intellectual to an intellectual by persuading him that he might be one! Edwin Land

The heart must be kept tender and pliable; otherwise agnosticism converts to skepticism. In such a case, the value of apologetics is voided, for apologetics is aimed at persuading doubters, not at refuting the defiant. He who demands a kind of proof that the nature of the case renders impossible, is determined that no possible … Read more

The three main elements

The three main elements of public relations are practically as old as society: informing people, persuading people, or integrating people with people. Of course, the means and methods of accomplishing these ends have changed as society has changed. Edward Bernays

I had in mind

I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn’t intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. E. O. Wilson

The best way to

The best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in society. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I would rather try

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Obama has had two

Obama has had two raging successes in his term: He has slashed unemployment by persuading millions to give up hope and leave the labor force; and He has cut illegal immigration by casting the United States into a permanent job shortage. Some achievements! Dick Morris

Propaganda is the art

Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don’t believe yourself. Decimius Magnus Ausonius

I’m not good at

I’m not good at standing on platforms and persuading people to my political point of view. Nor would I seek to. My gift is completely different. It’s for presenting an imaginative version of the world which I hope people would recognize and be affected by. David Hare

How lacking in intuition

How lacking in intuition men could be in persuading themselves that mending some stranger’s socks, and attending to his comfort, could content a woman. Daphne du Maurier