Quotes About Praise

As may be seen, there is only one sensible piece of advice to give to those who find themselves having to talk to an author about one of his books without having read it: praise it without going into detail. An author does not expect a summary or a rational analysis of his book and would even prefer you not to attempt such a thing. He expects only that, while maintaining the greatest possible degree of ambiguity, you will tell him you like what he wrote.

I danced for a while, and I knew I could sing, so I just began singing in a praise band at church and doing musical theater and jazz vocal performance in school. One didn't really lead to another; I was just always interested in the performance arts.

My voice has definitely been my plus point and many compliment me for the power of my vocal chords.

Praise is nothing that accumulates. Praise is a sequence, especially if you've toiled for a long time. Praise does not pile up. So in a way, you can't get too much. I don't consider it to be a quantity that you can measure by volume.

It means a lot to be voted for awards by the fans and your team-mates.

You mustn't take any award so seriously.

It's great to be up for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Sexiest Male.'

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

Awards don't really mean much.

Of course awards matter.

I've always said about awards that they're meaningless until you win one, and then they're best thing in the world. The other thing about awards is that they engender respect from areas where it might never have come from without it.

Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

I don't give much thought to individual awards.

My audiences are giving me awards every day.

Your performance should be acclaimed. If awards come, I am happy.

I don't know anything about awards, I really don't.

I feel so undeserving of all these awards and accolades.

It's lovely to be told you're wonderful by someone when you're used to being told how awful you are.

I hate good press, and I abhor bad press.

I like Barack Obama.

Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.

If I murmur in the least at affliction, if I am in any way uncharitable, if I revenge my own case, if I do anything purely to please myself or omit anything because it is a great denial, if I trust myself, if I take any praise for any good which Christ does by me, or if I am in any way proud, I shall act as my own and not God's.