#persuading

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? ↗

— Gilbert Highet

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Business today consists in persuading crowds. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

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Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball. ↗

— Henry L. Stimson

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I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?' ↗

— Tammy Baldwin

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I was little impressed with this rough and ready way of persuading people to renew their contracts and decided that I was now quite free of any obligations. ↗

— Pietro Mascagni

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You have to believe what you're saying if you're going to convince me. I just can't break that rule, even if I want to. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

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There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves. ↗

— Junius

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So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds. ↗

— Lucretius

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