Quotes About Praise

It's easy to hurl abuse at those awards ceremonies like the Oscars and all that, which we tend to do. We tend to vent our anger at things which we feel are unjust or undeserving. But when you're the recipient, it makes it a lot different.

The lovely daisy, so justly celebrated by European poets, is not a native of our soil; we know it well, however, by cultivation in our gardens and green houses; besides, we are disposed to remember it for the sake of those who have sung its praises in immortal verse.

I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version.

Singing a worship song is not necessarily worship, and neither is writing a check. But when the heart engages in a meaningful way through a praise song or a hymn, it becomes more than just singing. And when the heart engages through a gift that matters, it becomes more than just writing a check.

I looked at Jackie with new respect. "Ingenious," I said, and she gave me a smile that made me want to sing.

Who doesn't love a compliment? But every compliment comes with a warning: Beware—Do Not Overuse. Go ahead, sniff your compliment. Take a little sip. But don't chew, don't swallow. If you do, you risk abandoning the good work that inspired the compliment in the first place. If that happens, maybe it was the compliment and not the job well done that you were aiming for all along.

The Lord is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

You haven't lived until you've basked in the adoration of people.

When somebody says or does something you like. Amen.

America, we believe that praising kids for how smart they are builds their confidence and motivation to learn. We are rather obsessed with the idea of talent and genius and innate abilities. We freely praise our children and others because we think it is helpful. But three decades of research done by Stanford psychologist Carol S. Dweck has proven otherwise.

It's enormously cheering to get a good review by someone who seems to understand your work.

Everyone should be praised by the lips of his neighbor, and not by his own mouth. Everyone should be commended by the work he has done, not by what he wanted to do.

I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only give a 'puff' for a book I truly love.

I'm pleased it turned out the way that it did, because I know lots of other people who did fantastic work and did not see this particular kind of recognition [like Emmy].

We shall have to work like lions, keeping the ideal before us, without caring whether "the wise ones praise or blame us".

Do not worry about who get the credit or praise of the work done. Continue work to give your best.Your reward may come unexpected.

Glorifying people is the most noble act

We glorify God when we celebrate people's gifts

We glorify God when we appreciate humans

The best way to appreciate God is to appreciate His creation

Celebrate God daily by celebrating His creation

God is a God of appreciation

God is a God of glory

We cannot glorify God when we refuse to celebrate others