Quotes About Convincing

I know," he said, looking down his nose at the SandWing. "Obviously I figured that out. That's the only reason I'm agreeing to this." "Oh," Qibli said with a rakish grin. "I thought perhaps it was because I'm so charming and convincing.

One in four men said women would need some convincing in order for sex to happen; this was not twenty or thirty years ago, mind you: this was 2016. Those perception gaps are a setup not only for assault- out of unexamined entitlement, if not flat-out ill will- but also for boys' subsequent denial of responsibility and, quite possibly, their claims of false accusation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

What I like about music is its ability to be convincing, to carry an argument through successfully to the finish, though the terms of the argument remain unknown quantities.

Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable.

You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem formidable.

Never argue. To win an argument is to lose a sale.

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared.

There was a sense of gravity and richness to his teaching because you knew he really believed what he was saying.

These repetitive words and phrases are merely methods of convincing the subconscious mind.

I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Sometimes an imitation of love can be pretty damn convincing.

I love vegan tacos... soooo good! I invite friends over to have some, and they can't believe they aren't eating real meat.

The reason I grew so fast in the supermarket business, without help of the banks in those days, was through my vendors. I convinced my vendors, the companies I was doing business with, if I did more business, they would do more business.

It's very easy to do a fundraiser and spend a lot of money on food and venue and not raise any money. You really do need to twist people's arms into giving, even if they support you.

Since I am not actually a real human being, my emotional responses are generally limited to what I have learned to fake. So I did not feel shock, outrage, anger, or even bitter resolve. They're very difficult emotions to do convincingly, and there was no audience to do them for, so why bother? But I did feel a slow cold wind from the Dark Backseat sweep up my spine and blow dry leaves over the floor of my lizard brain.

You wouldn't. You're an aberration," he said. "How do I know you won't kill us all anyway?" I said. "You're the one I need to feed to the fire," he said. "Drop the gun and you can save this girl." "Not terribly convincing," I said, stalling for time, hoping for that time to bring something.

I watched Hugo Barrington when he gave his evidence. The same self-confidence, the same arrogance, the same half-truths spouted convincingly to the jury, just as he'd whispered them to me in the privacy of the bedroom.

It's the little added bonus of realism that makes the difference between an adequately done stunt and a really convincing one.

Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths.

Once you can fake sincerity, you can fake anything.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake.

The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that's all.