Persuasion Quotes

He seemed to believe that indignation was a sufficient guardian.

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.

When describing the University of Virginia: Here, We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.

Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art.

The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart.

Heart language is logic set on fire.

Most people would instantly start feeling ten years older if someone were to convince them that they were actually born a decade before their birthdate.

Words and magic are two powerful forces that can change the world.

Take a step towards actualizing the very thing you are persuaded for and do not allow injustice to silence your voice.

A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument

(on the portrayal of women in literature) Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree

The stranglehold of the departed was much resented by the new generation of aspiring authors. Which is why it is who did make the breakthrough were so admired.

It is the tendency of deep feeling to subdue the manner rather than to render it too energetic.

Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.

We need to know not only what is done but what is purposed and said by those who shape the destines of states and realms." Horace Greeley

The art of oratory was considered part of the equipment of a statesman.

Even though he said no store in uncanny things, he was soldier enough to value with whatever weapon came to hand.

To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.

Rapport is the link between meeting and communicating.

Politics look very simple to the outsider whether he is a businessman or a soldier – it is only when you get into it that all the angles and hard work become apparent. James Forrestal

In spite of his Cold War credentials, Kennedy still believed in the power of words.

When manipulation flutters around everywhere, neither pull nor push anyone. Just do one thing - don't trust anyone!

All great people had critics but they still believe in the beauty of their dreams, fully persuaded to stay focused and determined for the realisationof their dreams.

Words have power.

[Everything you write is] not simply a collection of words, but a means of influence not to be taken lightly. Let your recipient's emotions be the gondola, and your words, its gondolier.

When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.

She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time

the battle for our culture must be waged at the level of the imagination.

Its all about perception, that is how you look at. Your own thoughts and outlook defines whether it is good or bad. And your definition determines your response.

It is the crimson tongue that paints the world others think they see.

You can lead and motivate people without a certificate or title, what you need to do is to tell people a compelling secret that was only known to you.

If we cannot prevail with men for God, we will at least endeavor to prevail with God for men.

The key for any speaker is to establish his own point of view for the audience, so they can see the game through his eyes.

Every self-respecting act of persuasion must find appeal to curiosity, then to vanity, and lastly to kindness or remorse. Isabella looked down and slowly nodded.

A candidate with no experience they would package as a citizen politician, a lifetime hack as an elder statesman.

The values most important to us are always the most easily exploitable.

His plain, undecorated, and utilitarian work reeked week of provincialism.

Growing a culture requires a good storyteller. Changing a culture requires a persuasive editor.

It’s amazing, the lies you can tell yourself. Even more amazing, the lies you can believe when you’re desperate enough.

Horace Greeley pursues temperance to extravagance." Lord Acton

Stephen Douglas's oratory was designed for the galleries, Lincoln's for his peers

The letter is too belligerent. If I were you, I would state the facts as they were, without the pepper and salt. Abraham Lincoln

Lewis was studying literary history with the present and future in mind.

Lewis at his best is about trying on ways of looking at the world.

You can LOBBY anyone. It is the great equalizer." – Chief of Staff Russell Jackson

He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going.

A dash of humor will only add intense gravity to the proceedings, even as a flash of lightning only makes midnight dreariness all the more impressive.

Johnson had a sense of humor, and he could kid with me, ” he would say. “Johnson didn’t enjoy talking with most liberals. He didn’t think they had a sense of humor.

Goldwater hardly ever mentioned a statistic. He hardly ever used it EXAMPLE. He presumed you already knew what he meant. Reagan SHOWED you.

Reagan is described as "delivering Barry Goldwater's doctrine with John F. Kennedy's technique.