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“In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM.”

Men Real Problem Jobs Special Authority Immigration Convince Contracts Permit Real Work Mgm

Author:Rod Taylor

“How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?”

Men Actors Convince

Author:Richard Donner

“When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool”

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Book:The letters of Peter Plymley, essays, and speeches

Source: The letters of Peter Plymley, essays, and speeches

“In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.”

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer