Quotes About Praise

The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.

By worshiping God wholeheartedly with our lips and lives, we get to do the greatest thing in the greatest way for the greatest One.

A.C.T.S.—Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.

Your ways are higher than my ways. What I really want, Lord, is that You receive glory from my life. Maximum glory. The full weight of Your glory. Work in my heart and in each of my situations, Lord, so that You are most glorified. In Jesus' name, amen.

An humble, faithful life, O Lord, Forever let me walk; Let my obedience testify My praise lies not in talk.

Townes van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.

Mr. McKenna: In the unlikely event that you achieved this of your own accord without any outside assistance, you're to be commended. Otherwise, disregard the accolade.

I don't look at God as some boring dude in the sky that tells me what to do all day. I legitimately be like, 'Yo, you know what, G, that's crazy how that happened. That's dope. You know, you the real MVP.'

I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam. At least it sounds that way to me.

What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it.

One critic called me nothing but a blues singer, as though that was a slight. That is the highest compliment there is.

More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept that our brains are a myriad of smaller components, you must reject such notions as character, praise, blame, and free will.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes.

My father was a successful real estate developer, and he was a very tough man but a good man. My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person.

They're the smartest, most cunning, slick, coolest group of people on the planet. Generation Z, I love y'all.

You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.

When the best manager in the world says you're one of his favourite players, you act like it's nothing, but you still can't help but have a smile on your lips.

I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders.

I feel lucky that so many people admire me.

Grudging praise is the most flattering of all.

It seems to me we do ourselves a disservice when we over-praise a talent. It feels good to praise and idealize, but then we risk making art inaccessible to those who aspire.

How defenseless we are in the face of flattery!

How defenceless we are in the face of flattery!