Abraham Lincoln Quotes

One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

A man must be himself convinced if he is to convince others. The prophet must be his own disciple, or he will make none. Enthusiasm is contagious: belief creates belief.

Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set afire

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.

If your heart's not into what you're selling, you're not going to make it.

If you really, truly believe in something, you're on fire, and your tongue rolls at the same pace.

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

For me, artists and people that are passionate are fighting for what they believe in and what they want, and that's always appealing. I find that really interesting.

Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.

I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.

The doom of a nation can be averted only by a storm of flowing passion, but only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in others.

I have to have an emotional connection to what I am ultimately selling because it is emotion, whether you are selling religion, politics, even a breath mint.

After I'd preached a message on Sunday night, I'd print it up.

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

I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

I was raised in Austin, Texas, around trial lawyers. My friend and I - we were 14 - would go and watch her father try cases. I also heard of lot of Baptist preachers in little churches saying crazy things with such conviction.

There is a holy mistaken zeal in politics as religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

One man with beliefs is equal to a thousand with only interests.

I used to carry my father's Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.

Enthusiasm is always an interesting spectacle. When it expresses itself with an honest and artless eloquence, it is difficult to listen to it and not, in some degree, to catch the flame.

If I started preaching politics from the pulpit, our church would empty overnight. That's not why people come to church. They want to hear the word of God being proclaimed, not the word of Robert Jeffress.

When you believe in something, it's easy to promote.

There is that definition of leadership that says, 'Leadership is convincing people to do things that they otherwise wouldn't have done because you've made them believe it's the right thing to do.' And a great speech can do that.

I stay in church, listening to the Word.