Quotes About Compelling

Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.

As a journalist, as a screenwriter and as a director, I'm trying to tell compelling and truthful stories.

I haven't even really tried to win you over, Roza. When I want to, I can be very persuasive.

Kristen Stewart is kind of captivating; she can just stare at stuff and it works because I still want to watch it.

The job of the first eight pages is not to have the reader want to throw the book at the wall, during the first eight pages.

The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you're with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.

I think it's up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.

Quite often, when I describe to people what I want, I'll say "overwhelming" - I want it to feel like it's phy

Stories and metaphors are compelling ways to communicate information and change attitudes and behavior.

Leila Saatchi never gave orders, never had to. It was a knack she had. Her suggestions were so compelling.

The Tartaruchis were, perhaps, the most infamous of the eloim throngs, and undeniably the most compelling. They had a reputation for wildness, indiscreet supping, and general over-indulgence. They were also incredibly talented; all their projects were maverick successes. Consequentially, the Tartaruchi throng were one of the most affluent.

Life aboard the beast was bizarre; the creature rocked from side to side, or undulated, but very soon the rhythm of it became compelling, needed. The Roughtys called it Beraftiel; they considered it to be a god, although they knew that a few generations forward, it would die and have to be burned and eaten. Then a new god would have to be found, or the family would die out.

Holly Barker series was a great read for me. Stuart gives short chapters and continued action all through his books.

I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not understand it. I believe it to be the most fragrant blossom of all this thorny existence. —Theodore Dreiser

We remain committed to inspiring and compelling social change to the world's most pressing problems through the power of great stories and engaging our audiences to take meaningful action.

I'd met some awfully tough gals in my life, and I find them compelling, if I don't have to socialize with them too much.

IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues.

What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues.

I think Nintendo is fortunate, having been in this business for over 30 years, to really understand the dynamics and recognize that it's software that drives hardware, and it's new, unique, compelling experiences within software that make it stand out.

As a human, I feel extremely compelled to use my platform and my influence in whatever way for the benefit and not just for my sole benefit.

Local news taught me to take each moment as one of extreme importance - don't waste people's time. Give them solid information in a compelling fashion so they will remember it and use it in their lives.

Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy.

I love the concept of the romance that exists when people are broken. Like, the promise of a romance when you're at the bottom. I think that's infinitely compelling and romantic.

the most arresting eyes