“ He who influences the thought of his times influences the times that follow. ”
- Elbert Hubbard- Copy
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“ The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
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“ But in his duty prompt at every call, he watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. ”
- Oliver Goldsmith- Copy
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“ Though men determine, the gods do dispose: and oft times many things fall out between the cup and the lip. ”
- Robert Greene- Copy
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“ One of the best ways of keeping your temper in an argument, as most of us know only too well, is not to listen to anything the other person has to say. ”
- Alice Miller- Copy
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“ A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is, but often prompts us to rearrange the past. ”
- Eric Hoffer- Copy
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“ Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring another out of his bad sense into your good sense. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. ”
- Josh Billings- Copy
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“ My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
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“ I voted 'yes' and I urge all Iraqis, no matter their different ethnicities and religions... to vote 'yes' to the constitution. ”
- Jalal Talabani- Copy
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“ Force a hand... and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally. ”
- Dan Brown- Copy
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“ To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth. ”
- Ludwig Wittgenstein- Copy
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“ One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears — by listening to them. ”
- Dean Rusk- Copy
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“ Let us not forget that we can never go farther than we can persuade at least half of the people to go. ”
- Hugh Gaitskell- Copy
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“ One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them. ”
- Dean Rusk- Copy
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“ I don't like to think of laws as rules you have to follow, but more as suggestions. ”
- George Carlin- Copy
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“ Some of the things that I'm trying to do are to strengthen those other forces, and give them a better chance of having some influence. ”
- Peter Singer- Copy
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“ It's going to take a certain man for me to ever get involved with, because he'll have to realize I don't have two children, I have three. Tommy is always going to always be a part of my life. ”
- Pamela Anderson- Copy
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“ Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
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“ Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ Some gay rights activists have said that some conservative political organizations like the Christian Coalition, the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family are contributing to this anti-homosexual atmosphere by having an ad campaign saying if you are a homosexual you can change your orientation… ”
- Katie Couric- Copy
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“ It will be interesting to see how she reconciles her rhetoric of 2004, when she said that the election (for governor) was all about experience, when in this race, she's at a decided experience disadvantage. ”
- John Hancock- Copy
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“ Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind. ”
- Paul Theroux- Copy
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