There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
it is usually in better taste to praise an isolated action or a production of genius, than a man's character as a… — Elizabeth Wordsworth Copy Share Image
I sometimes wonder whether our churches--living as we do in American death-denying culture, relentlessly smiling through our praise choruses--are inadvertently helping people… — Mark Galli Copy Share Image
We will use the actions of others to decide on proper behavior for ourselves, especially when we view those others as similar… — Robert Cialdini Copy Share Image
My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
Praise is sunshine; it warms, it inspires, it promotes growth; blame and rebuke are rain and hail; they beat down and bedraggle,… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
“Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!… — Robert J. Morgan Copy Share Image
“Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe,… — Abraham Hicks Copy Share Image
“The morning sun brings tender joy With happiness awakes the earth; The dew kissed flowers it's light employ Their petals open in… — Paul Thompson Copy Share Image
Especially when you're at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
“Thus, when Paul says, "Praise the Lord all you nations, and let all the peoples extol him" (Rom. 15:11), he is saying… — John Piper Copy Share Image
A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
I found 'The Twin' sitting on a coffee table at a writers' colony in 2009. It carried praise from J.M. Coetzee. That… — Amy Waldman Copy Share Image
[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Copy Share Image
A company is simply a group of people. And as a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, you… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It is better to be destroyed than to triumph in slaying the spirit... We die praising the universe in which at least… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future.… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he… — Golda Meir Copy Share Image
Prayer is an exchange. We leave our burdens, worries and sin in the hands of God. We come away with oil of… — F.B. Meyer Copy Share Image
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is… — Philip Freneau Copy Share Image
“This play is dedicated to the memory of Clarence Darrow , The Great Defender, whose mental frontiers were the four corners of… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
“It is one of those interesting words that have two contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent it is abut; applied to someone… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Sayin' give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right. Sayin' let's get together and feel all right…There… — Bob Marley Copy Share Image
Hereafter, if you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Although God certainly knows all our needs, praying for them changes our attitude from complaint to praise and enables us to participate… — Ray Stedman Copy Share Image
Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
It is always esteemed the greatest mischief a man can do to those whom he loves, to raise men's expectations of them… — Thomas Sprat Copy Share Image
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
The judges are fun because they bring different personalities. And it's also really exciting to work really hard all week and then… — Lindsay Arnold Copy Share Image
He who brings an offering of praise and thanksgiving honors and glorifies Me; and he who orders his way aright, to him… — Bible Copy Share Image
Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I'm sure that Donald Trump's praise would lead to good relations with Vladimir Putin. But I think that's not what the American… — Philip Gordon Copy Share Image
You can't rely on the approval of others. I used to always look for praise from my directors to reassure myself that… — Jacob Vargas Copy Share Image
“Praise is the approaching God for defeating the devil and his agents. Praise reduces rulers to nothing and makes the earth's leaders… — Ademola Adejumo Copy Share Image
My praise shall be dedicated to the mind itself. The mind is the man, and the knowledge is the mind. A man… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without… — Martial Copy Share Image
Praise is the symbol which represents sympathy, and which the mind insensibly substitutes for its recollection and language. — James Mackintosh Copy Share Image
The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
![“[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more than in most other men. And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put…” quote by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/antonie-van-leeuwenhoek-17943_craving_m-y-work-which-i-ve-done-for-a-long-time_1183072.jpg)
