Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.
Interpretation
Using persuasion rather than force leads to cooperation and unity.
This quote highlights the importance of influence and persuasion over coercion in achieving one's goals. It suggests that rather than forcing someone to act against their will, it is more effective to inspire and guide their thoughts, making them a partner in the endeavor.
In practice
In a leadership meeting to emphasize teamwork, one might say this quote to encourage collaboration rather than confrontation.
I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit
Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.
Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.
Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
We have plenty of technologies we could use to destroy the planet, and we don't. There's more love on this planet than hate; there's more creativity than destructive power.
An exchange of empathy provides an entry point for a lot of people to see what healing feels like.
Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do.
The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.
The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings.
There are people of spirit and there are people of passion, both less common than one might think. Rarer still are the people of spirit and passion. But rarest of all is a passionable spirit.
Wine gives strength to weary men.
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