Quotes About Flattery

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.

Anytime you can get people to watch you on anything, it's very flattering.

We are all a lot more attracted to someone who finds us incredibly attractive. It's very flattering. It feels good.

It's always flattering when others are talking about you.

My performing and my singing leave much to be desired, but having other people record my songs is the most flattering thing that can happen.

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.

Sometimes, you can learn more from criticism than you can from flattery.

I think people ragging on me is kind of a form of flattery.

Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.

The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.

A little flattery goes a long way.

Imitation is always insult--not flattery.

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.

But popularity is no guarantee of truth, and human flattery does not bring God's approval. Sadness lies ahead for those who chase after the crowd's praise rather than God's truth.

O que eu peço à crítica vem a ser — intenção benévola, mas expressão franca e justa. Aplausos, quando os não fundamenta o mérito, afagam certamente o espírito e dão algum verniz de celebridade; mas quem tem vontade de aprender e quer fazer alguma coisa, prefere a lição que melhora ao ruído que lisonjeia.

Aplausos, quando os não fundamenta o mérito, afagam certamente o espírito e dão algum verniz de celebridade; mas quem tem vontade de aprender e quer fazer alguma coisa, prefere a lição que melhora ao ruído que lisonjeia.

Il n'est point d'autre moyen de se garder de la flatterie que de donner à entendre aux gens qu'ils ne t'offensent pas à te dire le vrai; mais quand chacun peut te dire le vrai, on cesse de te respecter.

Calvin said, Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses? I'm blind as a bat without them. I'm near-sighted, like father. Well, you know what, you've got dream-boat eyes, Calvin said. Listen, you go right on wearing your glasses. I don't think I want anybody else to see what gorgeous eyes you have.

Well, I think you're handsome

You're not bad-looking, Kit. Fellows are always saying that you look terrific. Could you sort of set yourself at him and get him. Distract him from Anna … then she'd come back to me.' Her first instinct was to laugh. Kit McMahon, a Mata Hari who could attract the desire of any man away from a little blonde beauty like Anna Kelly!

The only way to success in American public life lies in flattering and kowtowing to the mob

Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have.

To tell the truth, my dear count, I must own that of all nauseating human emanations, literature is one of those which disgust me most. I can see nothing in it but compromise and flattery. And I go so far as to doubt whether it can be anything else.

Say things you'd like to hear if you were in the audience. Make the audience feel good. Flatter them." "Flatter them." "Just use good sense." "Claudia?" "Yeah?" "I think maybe I was born without good sense.