#convince

When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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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

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We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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

— Chuck Jones

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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

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I lost some weight, grew my hair and now every woman in America over 40 wants to date me. It's their daughters I want to convince. ↗

— David Krumholtz

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The role of Charlie Eppes has changed me. I never imagined I would play a role like this. I lost some weight, grew my hair and now every woman in America over 40 wants to date me. It's their daughters I want to convince. The truth is all this talk makes me blush. Me, I look in the mirror and all I see is this Jewish kid from Queens. ↗

— David Krumholtz

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On network TV, I'm still Phoebe to people, and it would be hard to convince them otherwise in the bright lights of a sitcom. ↗

— Lisa Kudrow

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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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

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