[On George H.W. Bush:] By 1990 I had learned that I had to defer to him in conversation and not to stint… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
True leadership is serving God and not looking for the glory that might come from it. You don't do it for the… — Vonette Bright Copy Share Image
The Bible is not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“Children are accustomed to a continual stream of criticisms and praise, but adults can go weeks without a compliment while enduring criticism… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Who shall blame whom, who praise whom? Whom to seek, whom to avoid? I seek none, nor avoid any, for I am… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
If the praise of others elates me and their blame depresses me; if I cannot rest under misunderstandin g without defending myself;… — Amy Carmichael Copy Share Image
“Shocked? I consider Bob one of the constellations of our time — of our country — America — a bright, magnificent constellation.… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Like the shepherds of old, we need to say in our hearts, “Let us see this thing which is come to pass.”… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Fortunately for those who pay their court through such foibles, a fond mother, though, in pursuit of praise for her children, the… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
With tears running down her face, Cecily had reminded him of the moment at her wedding to Gabriel when he had delivered… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Let still woman take An elder than herself: so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart, For,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Happy will be the men who, having the power and the love and the benevolent forecast to [create a park], will do… — John Muir Copy Share Image
“Don't lose hope. If your hope gets lost, the other side called "failure" begins to win! The quickest medicine to heal a… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Sentimentalists ... adopt whatever merit is in good repute, and almost make it hateful with their praise. The warmer their expressions, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I don't want to stand with somebody's praise. Whereas now when people come up to me, they say, "I love the bookstore"… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“One thing I know beyond doubt. Had [Babbage] overheard someone he respected praise him highly it would have sweetened life for him… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Each individual creature on this beautiful planet is created by God to fulfil a particular role. Whatever I have achieved in life… — Abdul Kalam Copy Share Image
If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“Outbreaks of unvarnished truths in the backyard of our true self can be very precious and inspiring, even though we might inconsistently… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
To a child who dies, and to the parents of this child, will you speak, if religion consoles them, in praise of… — Andre Comte-Sponville Copy Share Image
This is a good look. I'm gonna mess him up," Pattinson praises Stewart. "And I'm just like, I don't know what's going… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
“Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. — It is not fair. — He has fame and profit… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Off we skip like the most heartless things in the world, which is what children are, but so attractive; and we have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To use what has a boundary to pursue what is limitless is dangerous; with this knowledge, if we still go after knowledge,… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
Daily simple, sincere, and mighty prayers lift our lives to a higher spiritual altitude. In our prayers we praise God, give thanks… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Every year the literary press praises dozens if not hundreds of novels to the skies, asserting explicitly or implicitly that these books… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
After eating, an epicure gives a thin smile of satisfaction; a gastronome, burping into his napkin, praises the food in a magazine;… — William Safire Copy Share Image
The sneakiest form of literary subtlety, in a corrupt society, is to speak the plain truth. The critics will not understand you;… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“Even with the very best of intentions, even with the ambition of making the world a better place, when we cast judgment… — Agnostic Zetetic Copy Share Image
“I remember on one of my many visits with Thomas A. Edison , I brought up the question of Ingersoll . I… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“Our receptivity to praise stands in no relationship to our vulnerability to mean disdain and spiteful abuse. No matter how stupid such… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
“I heard all these birds singing and singing so loud and so cheerful. Little birds were chirping and chirping. Big birds were… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Psalms offer us a way of joining in a chorus of praise and prayer that has been going on for millennia… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
The general nature of the speech act fallacy can be stated as follows, using "good" as our example. Calling something good is… — John Searle Copy Share Image
If a journalist shows a facility for praise he's liable to be offered a job in public relations or advertising and the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
People who make the choice to study, work hard or do whatever they endeavor is to give it the max on themselves… — Evander Holyfield Copy Share Image
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