“ Goldwater hardly ever mentioned a statistic. He hardly ever used it EXAMPLE. He presumed you already knew what he meant. Reagan SHOWED you. Rick Perlstein
“ Johnson had a sense of humor, and he could kid with me,” he would say. “Johnson didn’t enjoy talking with most liberals. He didn’t think they had a sense of humor. Hubert H. Humphrey
“ A dash of humor will only add intense gravity to the proceedings, even as a flash of lightning only makes midnight dreariness all the more impressive. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going. Jeffrey Toobin
“ It's much easier to be convincing if you care about your topic. Figure out what's important to you about your message and speak from the heart. Nicholas Boothman
“ The key is to put your outrage in a place where you can get it when you need to, but not have it bubble up so much, especially when you're asked to explain new ideas or explain what you observed two p… Ron Suskind
“ The letter is too belligerent. If I were you, I would state the facts as they were, without the pepper and salt. Abraham Lincoln Harold Holzer
“ You can only manage to convince a person to admit to being wrong, not ignorant, arrogant, or stupid. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Teddy White lamented that TV might spell the death of serious politics: to give a thoughtful response to serious questions, politician needed a good thirty seconds to ponder, but television allowed on… Rick Perlstein
“ Although Martin Luther's theological message was couched as an exhortation to all Christian people, his frame of reference, the human experiences on which he drew and his emotional sympathies, or almo… Andrew Pettegree
“ A candidate with no experience they would package as a citizen politician, a lifetime hack as an elder statesman. Rick Perlstein
“ The Andrians were the first of the islanders to refuse Themistocles' demand for money. He had put it to them that they would be unable to avoid paying, because the Athenians had the support of two pow… Herodotus
“ Every self-respecting act of persuasion must find appeal to curiosity, then to vanity, and lastly to kindness or remorse. Isabella looked down and slowly nodded. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
