Quotes About Persuasion

Mankind is inherently inclined towards cooperation, Holmes said. It is how we create societies and moral consensus. We want to agree with one another, on the whole. Thus, if one of us insists a certain thing is true, and maintains his standpoint in the face of all opposition, others will eventually come around to his way of thinking.

What now?" Plagueis asked the moment Palpatine broke the connection. Sidious shook his head in disbelief. "Valorum somehow managed to persuade the Council to send two Jedi to Naboo.

Rafe was trying to convince an older couple that they needed an extra toilet.

You want to change someone's mind? Start with their ears.

It sounds like you sort of made that woman buy you the bear—" "Celeste." "Celeste, whether she wanted to or not. Do you see what I'm saying?

We start talking about current events. I ask him, "What's the story about weapons of mass destruction?" "I wanted them." "Did you get them?" "No." "So why did you kind of lead everybody on that you had weapons of mass destruction?

When Carl Monroe wants something from you, he'll talk you into submission if he has to. I had seen this before and now he started up with me again.

I tell you how I feel and how we're going to solve it. That's my unique personality and that's how I carry myself. It is different from most people, but when something comes out of your mouth, people tend to listen more.

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.

Whatever your religious persuasion, if you believe that that the universe is governed by benign forces, at some point you have to explain why there is so much suffering, misfortune and misery in the world.

Without the ability to criticize unjust laws in powerful symbolic ways, we can't change them. And the point of a democracy is that people should be able to convince other people to change a law.

The only way a woman can ever reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life.

Overly persuasive a woman's ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.

Women who make men talk better than they are accustomed to are always popular.

Anyone who says that women do not have influence in men's decisions makes a vast and stupid mistake.

Whether they yield or refuse, it delights women to have been asked.

The ability to have our own way, and at the same time convince others they are having their own way, is a rare thing among men. Among women it is as common as eyebrows.

Women are more credulous than men.

Haply a woman's voice may do some good When articles too nicely urged be stood on.

Women don't like to be told what to do. They like to be the ones telling us what to do. You want her to do something, you're gonna have to go about it a different way.

If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait.

But men are bound to saySome things that, though untrue, Will get you down the aisleUntil you say "I do.

No matter what stage of life you are graduating from or entering, learning how to build and state your case is something every person in the world should know how to do.

Questions are often more effective than statements in moving others. Or to put it more appropriately, since the research shows that when the facts are on your side, questions are more persuasive than statements, don't you think you should be pitching more with questions?