#vinci

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#apart #argument #before #child #convincing

But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#actions #character #commonplace #convincing #each

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. ↗

— Max Planck

#because #convincing #die #does #eventually

A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#list #lot #ourselves #putting #start

If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am Woman. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#anything #i #i am #i can #invincible

Light and funny has a more compelling quality when you're younger. But I haven't abandoned the genre: I love falling down; I love Lucille Ball. It's just that a lot of those stories revolve around problems that I can't convincingly portray at this age. ↗

— Julia Roberts

#age #around #ball #compelling #convincingly

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need. ↗

— Will Rogers

#art #convincing #money #need #people

The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark. ↗

— Elihu Root

#assemblage #common #common faith #convincing #exhortation

Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms. ↗

— James Beattie

#faith #inflexible #invincible

Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#different #differently #effort #every #into