#convince

George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#biological #blair #bush #chemical #claimed

What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#argument #believe #brilliant #case #chain

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities. ↗

— Chuck Jones

#distinct #early #experiences #me #personalities

I am convinced that we as a body must conduct a formal and legitimate debate about election irregularities. ↗

— Stephanie Tubbs Jones

#am #body #conduct #convinced #debate

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#because #convince #convinced #good #good quality

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me. ↗

— Portia de Rossi

#few #had #high #high school #i

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#convinced #discovery #every #every time #feel

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#arc #away #convinced #every #every time

I am absolutely convinced that Florida will become the most exciting place in the world to live and work. ↗

— Rick Scott

#am #become #convinced #exciting #florida

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture. ↗

— Hu Shih

#chinese #christian #convince #could #culture