To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.

Quote by Edward R Murrow

Topics: Belief Quotes, Honesty Quotes, Sincerity Quotes, Truth Quotes

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

I think in our desire to create a better America, we have to have civilized...

I think in our desire to create a better America, we have to have civilized...

Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword.

Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword.

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The...

Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The...

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.