To best influence someone’s behavior, be a personal example. – Be the one who points out the bright side and serves compliments rather than complaints.

To hear how great your friends think you are: fake your death, or, get married.

Stop giving complaints to people about what you can’t do. Start giving compliments to God for what you can do. It’ll amaze you; you’ll see yourself doing amazingly!

You stood up to the dragon so Beckendorf would have his chance to jump – now that was brave.””Or pretty stupid.””Percy, you’re a brave guy,” she said. “Just take the compliment. I swear, is it...

I don’t trust compliments. I’ve been getting them for years. Sometimes I deserve them, sometimes I didn’t. But generally when people give you compliments there’s one of two things wrong with them. Either they’re false,...

He who frowns when they say that he sucks shouldn’t smile when they say that he rocks.

Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all.

Black as night and as beautiful as forever.

Well, I think every now and again, some people deserve to get their butts chewed. Every now and again some people deserve a pat on the back. What I try and do is compliment folk...

I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you’ve given me the nomination I feel that I am one.

To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is.

A tree with red leaves is like an old man with gray hair. Likewise, my love for you was blue, but now it’s orange, and that’s a compliment.

thank you” an insufficient expression that makes my voice sound miserly and ungrateful.” (169).

Certainly not the way someone will have told you the same thing yesterday, made you feel alternately – simultaneously – angry and guilty, guilty because complicit because flattered, therefore unfairly angry.

They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,’ he said.

Most people say that Shakespeare rocked merely because most people say that Shakespeare rocked.

Watch out for what people commend you for and do it diligently. Don’t stop if compliments no longer come.

If you can’t say anything nice, at least have the decency to be vague.

You don’t have to lie to me to be nice, Jake. You can just say, ‘Wow, your nails look crappy.'” I did my best boy voice.”Well, I will tell you that’s a crappy imitation of...

The best compliment for a man is to be treated like a true leader; one who is real, correct and righteous in his approach, attitude, temperament, behavior and most importantly, character.

A cowardly critique starts with a compliment.

When I compliment you, I compliment myself, because I am who I associate with.

I’m so honest, that in order to compliment you, I’d improve you first.

I’m sure I look like a drowned cat.””You look fine. The wet look works for you.”I scowled. “Now I know you’re lying.

Don’t complain but compliment.Don’t compete but empower.

You’re the prettiest thing I’ve seen fall from the sky today.

Stop tagging everyone into your life’s profile. For all you don’t know, some will neither comment nor commend you; some may not like or hike with you! Evil companies corrupt good morals… Watch who goes...

I’ve been sampled so much and I’m glad it’s happened, it’s a great compliment.

Am I glowing?””Like a Christmas tree.””Not just the star?”The bed moved a little, and I felt his hand brush my arm. “No. You’re super bright. It’s kind of like looking at the sun.

Pay it forward with free compliments. They are returned in due time.

Contrast and compliment. The blue is never more blue than it is when paired with orange. And the orange is never bluer than when eaten on a cloud in the sky.

At least I don’t look like a Christmas tree.””You look like the star atop the tree.

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

You look too pretty to be useful.

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure — that is all that agnosticism means.

tall, dark, and handsome” and made it his little bitch.

…For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core.

Reality is, Hope and Despair lie in the same places. And they’re just a matter of perspective.What changed my perspective, was her.

A woman never argues with a compliment.

You’re beautful. Yes you are, you’re very very beautiful. Extremely beautiful.

It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort…only to find a big bear hug coming his way.

One of the rarest and most beautiful things in this world is to meet someone who has the ability to intoxicate you. Every moment with her was exhilarating, and every moment without her was spent...

Never choose a situation which is a burden to your command only to satisfy fellows’ standards; rather choose a situation that may be difficult but is compliment to your will.

I’ll go further and say she was one of the best cooks in the world! The compimentary expression, “This food will make you slap yo’ Aint Emma” was apt in her case.

You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won’t do a thing unless you believe it yourself.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It’s how true friends talk.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, alistening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, allof which have the potential to turn a life around.