Die for who you acclaim to love

People don't like to be judged negatively, but they welcome being judged positively...

— Anonymous

The so-called Christian virtues of humility, love, charity, personal freedom, the strong prohibitions against violence, murder, stealing, lying, cruelty-all these are washed away by…

— John T. Flynn

The artist who is after success lets himself be influenced by the public. Generally such an artist contributes nothing new, for the public acclaims…

— Andre Gide

The great piano virtuoso Paderewski was once playing before an audience of the rich and the royal. After a brilliant performance, an elegant lady…

— Eric Butterworth

I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards.

— Michael Jackson

History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has…

— Anonymous

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists.

— Witter Bynner

Hitler appeared, a man with limited intellectual abilities and unfit for any useful work, bursting with envy and bitterness against all whom circumstance and…

— Albert Einstein

We do not diminish the value of what women or men achieve in any worthy endeavor or career -- we all benefit from their…

— D. Todd Christofferson

There are so many things to think about when you make an album. Like, who am I trying to impress? Am I going to…

— Ellie Goulding

If I were to go the major route, again, attention would probably be the first and foremost. You want attention, you want support, you…

— Joe Budden

A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded.…

— Soren Kierkegaard

Is success just about winning? Acclaim? Trophies? Wealth? Our personal happiness or satisfaction? I have been blessed to experience some of these over the…

— Tom Osborne

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

— David Guterson

Nothing but disaster follows from applause.

— Thomas Bernhard