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Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.

What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you.

I can try to convince somebody else of my beliefs, but I should not be imposing.

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

Every day, you have to prove yourself and convince - move forward and challenge yourself. And doubt all the time.

You have to give people the opportunity to prove themselves.

Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.

I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.