People don’t care about being duped as long as they’re happy, which is the shortest form of happiness; hence ‘self-duprication’ becomes a habit.

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself

Second doubles had a great day. In the last match, they were down 4-1 and came back and won it 7-5 so that was really huge. I was pleased with them. It was fun to...

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...

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That’s basically the highest compliment I can give.

People who get offended by your not saying ‘Thank you!’ … after they’ve paid you a compliment were merely desperate to be thanked.

There is an easy way to silence your critics; just try to do what they say you can’t do. If they are still not content, do more of it! Keep doing it until you become...

Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism–unless the criticized isn’t within earshot.

I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now.

Darling, if you danced like an elderly elephant with arthritis, I would dance the sun and moon into the sea with you. I have waited a thousand years to see you dance in that frock.

I become quite melancholy and deeply grieved to see men behave to each other as they do. Everywhere I find nothing but base flattery, injustice , self-interest, deceit and roguery. I cannot bear it any...

I need your compliments to feed my ego, because it’s bored of mac and cheese. And honestly, so am I.

I will be generous with my love today. I will sprinkle compliments and uplifting words everywhere I go. I will do this knowing that my words are like seeds and when they fall on fertile...

Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

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

We ought to punish pitilessly that shameful pretence of friendly intercourse. I like a man to be a man, and to show on all occasions the bottom of his heart in his discourse. Let that...

I refuse the compliment that I think like a man, thought has no sex, one either thinks or one does not.

Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.

Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love.

The saying ‘flattery gets you everywhere’ appalls me. If you’re going to pay someone a compliment make sure it’s 100% genuine or not at all.-Flattery is deception and who wants to be lied to?

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

I think that it’s a compliment.

Using my nipples as bait, I went fishing for compliments. I got a few bites, but nothing to write about in Field & Stream.

Once you tell a man he’s pretty, there’s no taking it back. They think they’re pretty all the time, and I suppose, in a way, they are. It’s got to do with believing it.

Ah well that I can’t tell you.” Diana ducked her head so that the brim of her bonnet covered her face. “Some things must remain a mystery and for now I think I’ll keep my...

There’s a lot of good things about England, but I don’t want to tell you too many of them.

He is a type of our best — our rarest. Electrical, I was going to say, beyond anyone, perhaps, ever was: charged, surcharged. Not a founder of new philosophies — not of that build. But...

Compliments land assoft and gentle on my earsas a butterfly.

Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

Always take a compliment, Caroline. Always take it for the way it was intended. You girls are always so quick to twist what others say. Simply say thank you and move on.

This gentleman here, Michael Hussey, is just an absolute freak.

The team will spend considerable time evaluating existing transportation plans and looking for ways they might connect to or compliment the transportation plan I unveiled last year.

Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.

Instead of complimentary breakfasts, why not complimentary compliments? Telling someone they’re looking skinny is sure to help them lose weight faster and feel better than, you know, actually eating.

True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments.

I have to compliment my team because they kept their composure when our outside shots weren’t falling. They did what they needed to do to get the win. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to...

Paine was a grand fellow — high—with the most splendid sense of justice. But he was a reasoner — not warm — not letting out the natural palpitating passion… which perhaps he didn’t have. But...

Great. Just what I needed was a compliment on my wardrobe from someone who’s always on the worst-dressed list.

I think that’s a compliment to Larry.

…gracious your form and your eyes as honey : desire is poured upon your lovely face Aphrodite has honored you exceedingly…

There were still times I was nervous. Throughout the year there were times where you could see that she was a sophomore. But I thought she stepped up to the plate really well. Like I...

One of the best compliments you can give to a teammates is that he makes others better. I speak for all the guys when I say we’re very grateful to have him here.

When you’re appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone’s need for your approval.

A compliment is verbal sunshine

It was pretty neat, really. I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said ‘Small things seem great to people of small circumstances.’ That seemed like a pretty great thing to me. It was a tremendous...

We got a lot of compliments around the room, … We make mistakes . . . (but) every day, we try to improve.

When we get compliments for our good works we naturally feel elated and happy. On the contrary listening to evil thoughts make us skeptical and confused.

So how did you get this job, anyway?’ I asked.’My science teacher.”Why’d he pick you?”For my brains and good looks, obviously.”Yeah, right. My social studies teacher picked me, but I can’t really figure out why.”‘For...

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!