Quotes About Praise

It seems I come from a line that is overly emotional and deficient in reason. People have often praised us as sensitive and generous, but we appear to me to have a measure of sentimentality and absurdity in our blood.

He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.

Congrats, Karen. Give yourself a pat on the ass.

And I think Americans are phenomenal people.

You will not get me in one second of an interview criticising another actress for a phenomenal performance.

Sometimes, you wanna be appreciated for what you did.

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.

I do feel it's hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I'm trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.

Once in a while, I see my fellow TV investors praise a business just because they like the entrepreneur behind it. That kind of thinking might make you feel warm and fuzzy inside - but let's get back to reality.

It's a great feeling to be admired... what can I say? It's a warm, gooey feeling.

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child.

Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!

I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

When someone praises me, I get wary. If someone has something negative to say, I invite them over for a long chat. They are important for my growth as an actor.

It's funny how we 'do' Christmas. Christmas is not something that we do, it is something that was done. It celebrates the long awaited arrival of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. We had nothing to do with it, but what we can do is praise God for the coming of the Lord, who washed away the sins of the world by dying on the cross.

That he had not the slightest idea who he was without praise, without steady advancement toward a degree and title, without organized competition for some elite goal?

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Your mind must be set on peace at times of grief .. sorrows may follow when they go beneath but rejoice and give praise for they now will see better days.

Blame is safer than praise.

When they talk of building self-esteem, they often resort to empty flattery rather than character-building honesty. I've heard so many people talk of downward spiral in our educational system, and I think one key factor is that there is too much stroking and too littke real feedback.

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded.

We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding. We need to make sure that our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder. Most importantly, we need to let them know how to judge for themselves how they're coming along.

We now live in an age when parents praise every child as a genius. And here's my mother, figuring "alert" ought to suffice as a compliment.