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“does that emotional stuff really well. She's just plays it in a simple way, in a convincing way. Without turning things into melodrama, she sucks you in and makes you want to cry for her.”
David Shore
“When I tell any truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those who do.”
William Blake
“The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“These experiences, and others from my previous postings, have convinced me that American engagement is critical in helping countries such as Angola and Zimbabwe move beyond crisis,”
Christopher Dell
“I'm convinced I'm still going to fall off one and crack my head wide open.”
Tony Stewart
“The best young writers are convinced they need blurbs from famous writers before an editor will even read the first page of a manuscript. If this is true, then the editorial system that prevails today stinks. And let's start reforming it.”
William Shakespeare
“Strong and convincing art has never arisen from theories”
Mary Wigman
“I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time.”
Charles Stanley
“In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.”
William Osler
“My father is convinced that if I hadn't been a minister's daughter, I wouldn't have anything to write about,”
Tori Amos