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Men are fighting... because they are convinced that the extermination of adversaries is the only means of promoting their own well-being. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

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The longer I live the more convinced I become that one of the greatest honors we can confer on other people is to see them as they are, to recognize not only that they exist, but that they exist in specific ways and have specific realities. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

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Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is. ↗

— Ogden Nash

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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

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Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas. ↗

— Ron Paul

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Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred. ↗

— Natalie Portman

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Asimov was the reason why we changed some rules in the SFWA, and I'm not convinced we changed it for the best. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

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