Quotes about Persuasion

He has something we don't have, he has the word.

The ability to concoct plausible lies is a talent not to be underestimated

The devil is so subtle that he dominates man and persuades him at the same time that he is not being dominated.

Marketing is the act of telling stories about the things we make—stories that sell and stories that spread.

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.

It's not enough to find a niche that shares a worldview. That niche has to be ready and able to influence a large group of their friends.

great marketing is the generous and audacious work of saying, "I see a better alternative; come with me.

Marketing is the act of telling stories about the things we make—stories that sell and stories that spread. Marketing elects presidents, and marketing raises money for charity. Marketing also determines if the CEO stays or goes (Carly Fiorina learned this the hard way). Most of all, marketing influences markets.

The greatest enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--delierate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth persistent, peruasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Indeed, the dirty secret of Christian apologetics is this: there is no human argument that is guaranteed to overcome unbelief.

When we trustfully resign ourselves, and all our affairs into God's hands, fully persuaded of His love and faithfulness, the sooner shall we be satisfied with His providences and realize that "He doeth all things well.

When we trustfully resign ourselves, and all our affairs into God's hands, fully persuaded of His love and faithfulness, the sooner shall we be satisfied with his providence and realize that "He doeth all things well.