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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.
Christopher Alexander, Architect (1936) |
Clifton Davis, Actor (1945) |
Roy Evans, Athlete (1948) |
Brendan Gill, Critic (1914) |
Chuck Hagel, Politician (1946) |
Marv Harshman, Coach (1917) |
Barbara Johnson, Critic (1947) |
Joseph P. Kennedy III, Politician (1980) |
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Soldier (1903) |
Buster Keaton, Actor (1895) |
Janis Joplin, Musician (1970) |