“To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead”
William Hazlitt
“There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory”
Mark Twain
“A soft Tongue may strike hard.”
Benjamin Franklin
“I think the presentation on the White Sands Missile Range issue was a very persuasive presentation. It seemed clear to me at the time that the commissioners were listening to the testimony and were somewhat convinced by it.”
Jeff Bingaman
“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.”
Aristotle
“Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.”
Zig Ziglar
