I called her "the Chiquita Banana Lady" and I meant it as…

“A very ex-boyfriend once described me as a little china doll. He meant it as a compliment. I didn't take it that way. There…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“Why did you decide to be an architect?" "I didn't know it then. But it's because I've never believed in God." "Come on, talk…

— Ayn Rand

“When first we met, I thought you foolish, inept, and too gullible to work for the Master of the City. But you have grown…

— Patricia Bray

She meant it as a compliment.

— Don Ameche

“I don't believe in God. And I certainly don't feel chosen." "I think you may be." I smiled dubiously. "Thank you." "It is not…

— John Fowles

“Thank you,” she said. “That wasn’t meant as a compliment,” he said. “I was criticizing you.” “That made the compliment all the more sincere,”…

— Claire LaZebnik

“You really are the most irritating woman I have ever met.’ ‘Really?’ Joey smiled appreciatively. Gideon eyed her in exasperation. ‘It wasn’t meant as…

— Anonymous

I know when people say I'm some sort of Cinderella Man that it's meant as a compliment. I appreciate that, but to be totally…

— Andrew Robertson

“I thought we had a deal," I said. "Training in exchange for full disclosure." He shook his head. "I promised I'd share everything I…

— Heather Hildenbrand

“I use the term survivor to describe what some might call a victim. I hope you can embrace the word survivor because it is…

— Shannon Thomas

I think being called a she-devil by a trial lawyer is meant as a compliment.

— Ann Coulter

“He leaned back in his chair. “Detective Gillian, what I want to say at this moment would no doubt be considered extremely inappropriate and…

— Diana Rowland

I have been called a stallion before, and it was always meant as a compliment.

— Cynthia Bailey