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I was described as a dreamer, a fantasist, even as the village idiot. I didn't care. What I cared about was convincing people to allow me to go on with my work.

~Ada Yonath

Topics: About Allow Care Cared Convincing Dreamer Even Go Idiot Me People Village Work

Keywords: Abhors


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I tell my children what I think myself: That religion is not necessarily convincing, but it is still interesting and not to be laughed at or denigrated.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Children Convincing Interesting Laughed Myself Necessarily Religion Still Tell Think I Think

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Several excuses are always less convincing than one.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Always Convincing Excuses Less Several Than

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Many people - especially those people who earn livings by convincing editors and bookers that rich and influential strangers consider their thoughts and opinions interesting - have ideas about who should or should not run for president.

~Alex Pareene

Topics: About Consider Convincing Earn Editors Ideas Influential Interesting Many Opinions People President Rich Run Should Strangers Those Thoughts Who

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I knew I wanted the parties in 'The Queen of the Night' to be convincing, beautiful, and also dramatic: situations where significant things happened on a scale that was both grand and intimate. There were several texts that helped me think about how to do this, and one of the most important ones was Charlotte Bronte's novel 'Villette.'

~Alexander Chee

Topics: About Also Beautiful Both Charlotte Convincing Dramatic Grand Happened Helped How Important Intimate Knew Me Most Night Novel Parties Queen Scale Several Significant Situations Texts The Most Important Things Think Wanted Were Where

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I think that's how any actor would make their performance convincing: by bringing an element of themselves into the character.

~Alfie Allen

Topics: Actor Any Bringing Character Convincing Element How Make Performance Themselves Think Would I Think

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Producers generally don't like me; directors do, generally. Convincing the producers is hard. They can't see the commercial value behind such a face, nor would they get a commercial value, necessarily - and I don't mean that in a good way or a bad way.

~Amanda Plummer

Topics: Bad Bad Way Behind Commercial Convincing Directors Face Generally Get Good Good Way Hard Like Me Mean Necessarily Nor Producers See Value Way Would

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And in this respect, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim.

~Amos Oz

Topics: Another Been Between Claim Clash Conflict Convincing Israeli-Palestinian Land Less Over Painful Powerful Respect Tragedy Very

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I was an agnostic until I realized that I had to choose between God and fate. The idea that humanity and nature are the result of fate was not convincing at all. I find the presence of God everywhere.

~Andrea Bocelli

Topics: Agnostic Between Choose Convincing Everywhere Fate Find God Had Humanity Idea Nature Presence Realized Result Until

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I am honored I have performed 'Quizas Quizas Quizas' with Jennifer Lopez, an eclectic artist who thanks to the charismatic power of her voice and to her soft sensuality, has managed to make this song particularly convincing.

~Andrea Bocelli

Topics: Am Artist Charismatic Convincing Eclectic Her Honored Jennifer Make Particularly Performed Power Sensuality Soft Song Thanks Voice Who I Am

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