#convince

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb. ↗

— Nadine Gordimer

#convinced #i #i am #innocence #power

The signs that the world is spinning out of kilter are increasingly difficult to misinterpret. The question is how to convince enough people to join a critical mass of urgent opinion, in the U.S. and the rest of the world. ↗

— Al Gore

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When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life. Sidney had gone ahead of every other African American actor. ↗

— Lee Grant

#african #african american #ahead #allowing #american

Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction. ↗

— Franz Grillparzer

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I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive. ↗

— Bo Gritz

#back #came #convinced #home #hoping

Everybody is a True Believer. Everybody has a little nugget they're convinced of that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side. And they're convinced it's fact. ↗

— Jane Haddam

#convinced #everybody #fact #little #opposite

From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by handling their food with unwashed hands. ↗

— Alice Hamilton

#became #breathing #convinced #dust #first

Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#changed #convinced #feel #i #i feel

There've been periods where I had to convince the audience or win them over. ↗

— Dan Hicks

#been #convince #had #i #over

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable. ↗

— Judy Holliday

#business #convinced #experience #hating #i