Arthur Boyd Quotes

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.

In sales, it's not what you say; it's how they perceive what you say.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

I'll talk. You'll listen.

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

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors.

What I'd really like to control is not machines, but people.

Understanding is a two-way street.

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

Talking to people is not giving them anything.

Whom we wish to talk to is as important as what we say.

I can't force people to agree with me.

We are shaped by our conversations.

To get others to do what you want them to do, you must see things through their eyes.

Whether you lead a nation, an enterprise, a community, or a family, we are all in the communication business.

There's only a certain amount of times you can tell somebody what they should or shouldn't be doing. If they don't want to take it on board there's little you can do.

'Dialogue' is not a dirty word; it's our word.

It's important for people to give every leader the chance to step forward and look for ways to have dialogue.

I think people don't want to be persuaded. And people don't even like to do the persuading.

You cannot make a person want to fight.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.

A man may well bring a horse to water but he cannot make him drink.

I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life.Forcing people to give it to you,or making them want to give it to you.