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> # Yes, if every other form of persuasion fails.

[W. C. Fields](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields)\#70

[Choice](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/choice/)[Force](https://quotesby.net/topics/force/)[Method](https://quotesby.net/topics/method/)[Persuasion](https://quotesby.net/topics/persuasion/)

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## About this quote

What does it mean?This fragment suggests using force or extremes when other methods fail.In plain termsUse this only when nothing else works.What can you take from it?Reserve extreme measures for last resorts.

### Where it applies

- negotiations
- conflict
- decision making

### Putting it to work

- exhaust other options first
- know when to escalate
- be decisive

### Questions to consider

- What do you do when words fail?
- Is escalation ever justified?

### Another view

It lacks context to know what method is meant.

## More from W. C. Fields

1. > Women are like elephants, to me: I like to look at 'em, but I wouldn't want to own one.

[Permalink to quote \#69](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/69/ "Permalink to quote 69")
2. > You can't cheat an honest man. He has to have larceny in his heart in the first place.

[Permalink to quote \#71](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/71/ "Permalink to quote 71")
3. > When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours

[Permalink to quote \#68](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/68/ "Permalink to quote 68")

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