Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
"What convinces is not necessarily true-it is merely convincing: a note for asses."
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Elliott Smith
Musician
"People think they know all these things about other people, and if you ask them why they think they know that, it'd be hard for them to be convincing."
Gene Brown
Musician
"The toughest thing about raising kids is convincing them that you have seniority."
Hannah Arendt
Philosopher, Political Theorist
"The way God has been thought of for thousands of years is no longer convincing; if anything is dead, it can only be the traditional thought of God."
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur, Investor
"Selling is never about convincing. It is always about helping."
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"I loved Molly. Or at least I told myself I did. Or, if what I felt for her was not love, it was at least a plausible imitation, a convincing substitute."
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"Success is the most convincing talker in the world."
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"I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition."
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