Persuasion Quotes

“'Tis more than reason that goes to persuasion.”

“Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.”

“What is illiberal is not persuasion but imposition of one's views.”

“I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.”

“The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.”

“Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.”

“The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.”

“Wikipedia: Persuasion”

“Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.”

“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”

“Variant:You won't persuade [peiseis] me even if you convince [peisēs] me.”

“Wiktionary: Persuasion”

“Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art.”

“It ain't that he's not interested in, like, persuasiveness, get me? He's interested in it. Like something in a jar.”

“Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.”

“They have the knack of persuading men before instructing them; although truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by first persuading.”

“To yield readily--easily--to the persuasion of a friend is no merit.... To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either.””

“We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.”

“In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech.”

“I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.”