#convincing

My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former clothing, over what I now wear, which is a thoroughly convincing proof of the remarkable change. ↗

— William Banting

#change #clothing #conceivable #convincing #diminished

Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#evidence #example #find #milk #occasionally

I think the fact that I'm so well known to be gay makes it very difficult to have a convincing relationship with a woman on screen. It wouldn't be at all difficult for me to kiss a woman - I'll kiss a frog if you like. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#difficult #fact #frog #gay #i

And in this respect, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim. ↗

— Amos Oz

#been #between #claim #clash #conflict

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#apart #argument #before #child #convincing

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! ↗

— Portia de Rossi

#convincing #gay #had #hell #i

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#been #convincing #especially #nothing #poetry