Flattering Quotes

166 quotes by 154 authors

But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people, towards a political… — James Madison
A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. — Oliver Goldsmith
I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and had to sign fifteen autographs before leaving. On one hand,… — Clay Aiken
I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month.… — Augusten Burroughs
Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering. — Catherine Bell
An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
It's very flattering to be remembered as a Bond girl with brains and not just for looking good in a bikini. I was a fan… — Eva Green
Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering. — Amitabh Bachchan
In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour... If criticism becomes a habit, it will destroy the moral energy of the life and paralyze… — Oswald Chambers
And they kind of left to find a guitar player at the very end, so you know, I don't really take it as any slight… — James Iha
Much did I rage when young, Being by the world oppressed, But now with flattering tongue It speeds the parting guest. — William Butler Yeats
Since this girl in front of him represented not a person, but again the image, or something desirable, the last thing we would expect him… — Ted Bundy
Christian! thou knowest thou carriest gunpowder about thee. Desire them that carry fire to keep at a distance. It is a dangerous crisis when a… — John Flavel
I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be… — Anne Frank
It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre. — Eli Roth
What I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director uses a book as a launching pad for his own… — Katherine Dunn
I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends such as Ella… — Emeril Lagasse
The genteel is a mighty catafalque of service-with-a-smile and flattering solicitude smothering every spontaneous movement of thought or feeling. — Marshall McLuhan
Aided and abetted by corrupt analysts, patients who have nothing better to do with their lives often use the psychoanalytic situation to transform insignificant childhood… — Thomas Szasz
The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act. — Matthew Lewis

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