#convinced

Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence. ↗

— Chauncey Wright

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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#because #best #career #career choice #choice

I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the population of the universe really consists of. ↗

— Fritz Zwicky

#became #brain #consists #convinced #empty

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous. ↗

— Maimonides

#convinced #end #man #preparatory #reach

The more she rejected us the more convinced I was that she was another version of the real Molly, her disdain for authority, her scepticism that she had to do what the white man told her because it was good for her... She is Molly. ↗

— Phillip Noyce

#authority #because #convinced #disdain #good

I think airports are places of huge human drama. The more I see of it, the more I am convinced that Heathrow is a secret city, with its own history, folklore and mythology. But what has surprised me is the love the people who work there feel for the place. Everyone seems to think they are plugged into something majestic. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#city #convinced #drama #everyone #feel

Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject. ↗

— John Henry Patterson

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The physiologist who succeeds in penetrating deeper and deeper into the digestive canal becomes convinced that it consists of a number of chemical laboratories equipped with various mechanical devices. ↗

— Ivan Pavlov

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I am firmly convinced that, in future years, China and India will join hands in playing a more active role in maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world at large and make due contribution to the cause of human progress and development. ↗

— Li Peng

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A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best. ↗

— Alain Prost

#bit #convinced #could #german #good