Quotes About Persuasion

You can't build a house without nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a questions to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war.

You can't build a house without nails and wood. If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

They were hopelessly caught in a mire of pretty words, which they seemed to believe themselves.

In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility

Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes.

You perceive the force of a word. He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense... Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.

You perceive the force of a word. He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. I don't say this by way of disparagement. It is better for mankind to be impressionable than reflective. Nothing humanely great—great, I mean, as affecting a whole mass of lives—has come from reflection.

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.

Cigarette companies succeeded in using these methods to cast doubt on scientific findings that smoking was bad for health; and firms of all kinds succeed in persuading individuals to buy products that they might not otherwise have bought

The important thing is to keep them pledging," he explained to his cohorts. "It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what 'pledge' and 'allegiance' mean.

Mr. Henry had without a doubt the greatest power to persuade, [but] Mr. Madison had the great power to convince.

A suggestion has no power in and of itself. Its power arises from the fact that you accept it mentally.

The subconscious accepts only your convictions and beliefs, not just words or statements. The dominant idea or belief is always accepted by the subconscious mind.

Your copy has to put the prospect into a relaxed buying environment.

Axiom 4 Your ad layout and the first few paragraphs of your ad must create the buying environment most conducive to the sale of your product or service.

Axiom 5 Get the reader to say yes and harmonize with your accurate and truthful statements while reading your copy.

It's not enough to bash in heads. You've got to bash in minds.

A woman convinced against her will is of the same opinion still.

If we say a thing often enough, silently in our hearts or verbally, we will believe it.

From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive. Kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. PROVERBS 16:23–24 NLT

Pony eyed the pitcher of hot fudge sauce Nellie had placed on the table. "And if you pass that pitcher, I will reveal a nugget of information that will please you and instantly return me to your good goddess graces." Nellie pushed the pitcher forward. "Spill. Not the fudge sauce. The info.

I am an accomplished flirt and you are a sublime fool.