Persuasive Ability Quotes

I consider myself to be quite persuasive when I want.

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.

It was difficult to contradict this artist—this seducer.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

Anyone who knows me knows how sharp my mind is. I speak at a thousand miles an hour. I'll hold a discussion or a debate with anyone.

Words were another sword for the man who wielded them well.

A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.

Trump has a way of driving a message so people hear it.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Polk...is just qualified for an eminent County Court lawyer....He has no wit, no literature, no point of argument, no gracefulness of delivery, no eloquence of language, no philosophy, no pathos, no felicitous impromptus; nothing that can constitute an orator, but confidence, fluency, and labor.

There is no talent so pernicious as eloquence to those who have it under command.

Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.

I am not the most eloquent guy in the world.

Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.

In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.

I always thought Woody Harrelson is quite a persuasive guy. He's the kind of guy who can call you up in the middle of the night and tell you, 'Let's all go get a donut!' And you're thinking, 'It's the middle of the night,' but somehow you still get up and go get a donut.

To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

I know how to win people over if things aren't going my way.

Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is hung up in the shop window like a loaded pistol for sale.

Every lawyer is an actor. The place where a lawyer's acting ability shines most is certainly in the courtroom, but it works very well in the boardroom and in the office.

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything.

I really like the director [for Weeds]. I don't know if you've spoken to him yet but he's really, really intelligent. He was just really kind when I met him and nice and really told me why I should play the part...and kind of really didn't argue with him. He's just really, really smart and assembled these really great people. I felt like he really knows how to enlist his intelligence to get you - I don't know - he's really hard to argue with I find.

You've got to find a difierent approach. You've got to create some interest in your language, in the words and pictures you create. If a candidate can't give a 10-minute speech and have reporters reaching for their pens in the first 90 seconds, he probably shouldn't be running.

My father has many talents, but his best is marketing.