Cajoles Quotes

#1. It is in this matter that I fall foul of so many American writers on writing; they seem to think that writing is a confidence game by means of which the author cajoles a restless, dull-witted, shallow audience into hearing his point of view. Such an attitude is base, and can only beget base prose.

Robertson Davies

#2. I am thrilled to be joining a club as prestigious and successful as Liverpool.

Peter Crouch

#3. [During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.

Maria Callas

#4. In a world wounded by conflicts, where violence is justified in God's name, it's important to repeat that religion can never become a vehicle of hatred, it can never be used in God's name to justify violence.

Pope Benedict XVI

#5. I confess that when I first read that smog is particularly hazardous to children, senior citizens, and physically active people, for a brief moment I thought, I'm in the clear for at least ten years.

Paula Poundstone

#6. One can find happiness in a variety of places. It can be in a busy city of many, such as Solas; but it may also be alone, deep in a tranquil forest. It is not always among your kind -Rovender

Tony DiTerlizzi

#7. It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.

Francois Rabelais

#8. The Millennial Generation - the biggest American generation in history - is reversing the migration into rural areas and moving back to city centers.

Logan Green

#9. I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.

Pat Paulsen

#10. Let's say honorary favorite New Yorker is John Lennon, and favorite real New Yorker is Biggie, because he's the best.

Paul Dano