#convince

In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to whom the idea first occurs. ↗

— Francis Darwin

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The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president. ↗

— David Herbert Donald

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After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists. ↗

— Dorothy Dunnett

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Material comes all kinds of ways, and it's never a question of a lack of material or a lack of projects - I have tons of projects. The issue is to convince someone to give you the money. And it's a very different business than it was just 8 years ago. ↗

— John Landis

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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States. ↗

— Barbara Lee

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I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something. ↗

— Paul Mazursky

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I was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be. ↗

— Candice Swanepoel

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I am convinced that we are in a terminal process. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

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I am strongly convinced that the people or society is the best and the most unerring critic. ↗

— Vissarion Belinsky

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I was convinced I was worth less than my straight peers. I was at best inauthentic, and the longer I went without amending that dishonesty, the more ashamed I felt. ↗

— James McGreevey

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