Compliment Quotes

Everybody appreciates a compliment.

— Abraham Lincoln

When you touch me, good God.

— James Brown

You can't eat compliments.

— Charles M. Schulz

“You look too pretty to be useful.”

— Richelle Mead

Send an anonymous compliment.

— Anonymous

I don't give out compliments easily.

— Pat Summitt

A compliment is verbal sunshine.

— Robert Orben

Crazy is a compliment.

— Linda Rottenberg

Anytime anybody impersonates you, it's a great compliment.

— Robert Wagner

Anytime anyone compliments me on my figure, I'm wearing my Spanx undies.

— Isla Fisher

My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears.

— Zooey Deschanel

Saying you'd make a hideous drag queen was intended to be a compliment.

— Anonymous

I guess I've never been too comfortable taking a compliment.

— Carey Hart

The awkward moment when you accept a compliment that wasn't meant for you.

— Anonymous

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

— H. Rider Haggard

You come into my dreams from a whisper to a scream.

— Van Morrison

It's a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it's all about football. That's what they remember…

— George Best

“The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment.”

— Steven Pressfield

I think the fact that Rajamouli sir wrote the character of 'Baahubali' for me has been the biggest compliment in itself.

— Prabhas

“You look . . . better than before." Was that a compliment? I could have sworn Lucien gave Tamlin an encouraging nod.…

— Sarah J. Maas

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.

— Don Nickles

Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment.

— Scott Caan

The love and unwavering support I get from my admirers is the biggest compliment.

— Gautam Rode

A few people have called me the U.K.'s Kylie Jenner, which is a big compliment.

— Megan McKenna

He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi…

— Alvin Lee

“Okay, I just gotta say it." The guy touches my arm. "You are fucking gorgeous for a big girl." I freeze. "It's…

— Becky Albertalli

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are…

— Walter Lippmann

“Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and…

— Roy T. Bennett

This sounds really lame, but I'm pretty proud of my feet. I've gotten so many compliments for having nice feet. If someone…

— Torrie Wilson

I was honored to wear 'Arizona' across my chest. I am extremely blessed to have my education completely paid for and take…

— Jennie Finch

As an adult I generally feel this pressure to be thin, not from men, but from other women. As a silent or…

— Kate Christensen

[Christians] practiced moderation and chastity in marriage, for example, and Galen was puzzled at how they were able to do so. His…

— Larry Hurtado

“When you think a girl looks pretty, say it. But don’t reference the thing that might reveal you are aware of the…

— Mindy Kaling

I keep very close in touch with the fans - to see what they like. I'm very in touch with my audience;…

— John Waters

if your subject is an actor, he or she will also be shorter in person than they appear onscreen. This, also, you…

— Jancee Dunn

Yves Saint Laurent gave women power, Chanel liberated them and when I joined Lanvin, I thought 'what do I bring to women?…

— Alber Elbaz

I think when he [Vladimir Putin] calls me brilliant I will take the compliment, okay? I mean, the man has very strong…

— Donald Trump

Tum ko paaya hai toh jaise khoya hoon (I have found you but lost myself Kehna chahoon bhi toh tumse kya kahoon)…

— Anonymous

Acting is not a genteel profession. Actors used to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through the heart. Those people's…

— David Mamet

The compliments you are about to pay could only sadden me, because what you love in our dear peninsula is exactly the…

— Filippo Tommaso Marinetti