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When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. ↗

— William Blake

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At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

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That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment. ↗

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them to the next world. These deathbed visions are authentic and convincing; they are often followed by a state of euphoria and seem to ease the transition. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

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Then I sit down, work at it, because now I have a convincing feeling about what that place wants to be, you see? And it's not just me. Me and my talent comes in taking that consensus and then making something wonderful out of it - a work of art. ↗

— Lawrence Halprin

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Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star. ↗

— Richard D. Zanuck

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What could be more convincing, moreover, than the gesture of laying one's cards face up on the table? ↗

— Jacques Lacan

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I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career. ↗

— Anne Parillaud

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Feeling has as much to say as the words do. You can have the greatest words in the world and if they're not believable, they don't strike a chord and they're not said convincingly, it's not a great song. ↗

— Sam Phillips

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