Flattering Quotes

166 quotes by 154 authors

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse… — Jane Austen
While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress. — Halle Berry
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Paparazzi need more flattering lenses. — Sandra Bullock
Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles,… — Pamela Anderson
Drunkenness is a flattering devil, a sweet poison, a pleasant sin, which whosoever hath, hath not himself, which whosoever doth commit, doth not commit sin,… — Saint Augustine
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. — George Bernard Shaw
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The fact that anyone would find me sexy is very, very flattering, but ridiculous. I so don't believe it. But I'm flattered. Truth is, I… — Laura Prepon
Some of the angles that photographers get on court are not always flattering. — Jelena Jankovic
I suppose my bodily proportions are quite flattering. I'm ripped, doing something I wouldn't normally do with my body, or having done to it, involving… — Benedict Cumberbatch
So, I'm the Eighth Wonder of the World. It's flattering and very, very funny. — Eva Longoria
You know, it's flattering when there's a rumor that says I'm bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. I'm open to whatever… — Jake Gyllenhaal
Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering. — Colin Firth
Not to sound egomaniac or anything, but just to get under people's skin like that, and for them to believe in you and believe strongly… — Glenn Quinn
I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me. — Rick Moranis
Women think black is the most flattering color, but they're wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink… — Oscar de la Renta
My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as… — Mary Wollstonecraft
To think of myself as a role model is extremely flattering, but I could never accept that, because Im just learning like everybody else. — PJ Harvey
If someone loves you for what you can do then it's flattering, but why do you love them? If someone loves you for who you… — Ann Patchett

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