Laozi
Philosopher
"One who believes in himself has no need to convince others."
Convince quotes
Convince
75 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Lucian Freud
Painter
"What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince."
Simone de Beauvoir
Philosopher, Writer
"To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it's hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody."
Stefan Zweig
Writer
"One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others."
Edgar Allan Poe
Poet, Writer
"Convinced myself, I seek not to convince."
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"Compelling reason will never convince blinding emotion."
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"The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others."
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"God lies ahead. I convince myself and constantly repeat to myself that: He depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved."
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"Nothing can convince me that people are at one with their work unless they're joyous about it."
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"People who are most afraid of their dreams convince themselves they don't dream at all."
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"Now you have to be a collaborator and you have to bring on governments and convince people."
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"You can't succeed in beating the insurgents unless you can convince the people that they can be protected."
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"You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you."
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"You have only one way to convince others, listen to them."
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"How do you convince someone to change, to stop being afraid of himself? How do you convince yourself not to be so scared all the time?"
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"We own up to minor failings, but only so as to convince others that we have no major ones."
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"It’s mostly just you have to convince yourself that there’s nothing else in the room but John Lennon and suddenly things start John Lennon-ing!"
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"We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own"
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