George Groves Quotes

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case.

I am convinced that great ideas that are powerfully presented can change a mind in five minutes.

You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention.

Words do not convince me; I must have deeds.

You can't just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.

Good argument is intended to persuade another.

Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.

You will never convince anyone to do anything unless you believe it should be done.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

I don't think changing minds is possible with just comedy. It's too much to expect from your own art.

I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.

Our job is to convince guys that our way is the best way to cross the road. The tactics and training and facilities are important, but I still have to convince you.

I am a very persuasive man.

I consider myself to be quite persuasive when I want.

At the end of reasons comes persuasion.

I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.

The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing.

Power is getting things done without having to demonstrate that you can bulldoze it through. I'm most effective when I've studied an issue, when I can make a credible argument, and then bring people along.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.