Compliments Quotes

261 quotes by 209 authors

We have a long way to go to being the perfect couple, we certainly donâ€™t live the fairy tale marriage, he doesnâ€™t shower me with… — Cecelia Ahern
It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking… — Oscar Wilde
The two of you together are a menace,â€ Penelope remarked. â€œMy aim in life,â€ Lady Danbury announced, â€œis to be a menace to as great… — Julia Quinn
You should be thankful that dark colors suit you. Not everyone wears black well." "Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?" "Not so much as… — Julia Quinn
Men. They were all so incredibly easy to sway. Pat them on their heads, give them something to eat, and they'll follow you anywhere. Add… — Julie Garwood
I am a free manâ€•and I need my freedom. I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion;… — Henry Miller
Women need food, water, and compliments That's right. And an occasional pair of shoes. — Chris Rock
You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered. — John Green
He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love. — Alan Hollinghurst
Feelings, she learned, were hard to fight. She treasured his smiles and compliments and tried not to dwell on the fact that he gave this… — Tamora Pierce
She kept up her compliments, and I kept up my determination to deserve them or die. — Mark Twain
Your eyes have turned as black as a Crowâ€™s,â€ she blurted out. He didnâ€™t even blink over her bizarre comment. â€œNot this time, Christina,â€ he… — Julie Garwood
I love your bracelet!â€™ I said to the brunette next to me, because, while most girls are onto the whole stranger-with-candy thing, the strangers-with-compliments strategy… — Ally Carter
Nowadays we are all of us so hard up that the only pleasant things to pay are compliments. Theyâ€™re the only things we can pay. — Oscar Wilde
Compliments are the helium that fills everyone's balloon; they elevate the person receiving them so he or she can fly over life's troubles and land… — Bernie Siegel
If husbands could realize what large returns of profit may be gotten out of a wife by a small word of praise paid over the… — Mark Twain
I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making… — Benjamin Franklin
Art critic! Is that a profession? When I think we are stupid enough, we painters, to solicit those people's compliments and to put ourselves into… — Edgar Degas
Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel. But for me,… — Gary Krist
The dullest thing in the world is waiting for your scene. But the most exciting thing is seeing yourself on the screen and then getting… — Casey Kasem

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