Praised Quotes

238 Praised quotes by 187 unique authors

My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get… — Mem Fox
Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to… — William Kristol
I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it… — Curtis Jackson
None can be pleased without praise, and few can be praised without falsehood. — Samuel Johnson
South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders… — Kim Il-sung
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and… — Bernard of Clairvaux
Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure. — Francis of Assisi
The very things I used to be told off for - daydreaming, exaggerating, making mistakes, wild guessing, contradicting, spying, being obsessive, being reckless - for… — Selima Hill
When I look back on my life nowadays, which I sometimes do, what strikes me most forcibly about it is that what seemed at the… — Malcolm Muggeridge
Short-lived are both the praiser and the praised, and rememberer and the remembered: and all this in a nook of this part of the world;… — Marcus Aurelius
All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little. — Oliver Goldsmith
There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is… — Charles Caleb Colton
Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised. — Roger Ebert
I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I… — Christopher Hitchens
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors… — Billy Joel
Oasis are not just influenced by the Beatles; they actually take stuff. Then they get praised. — Lenny Kravitz
The Democrats can engage in the most reprehensible, mean-spirited, vile, vicious verbal attacks known in politics, and they get praised for it. — Rush Limbaugh
Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever. — Anna Lindh
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than… — Niccolo Machiavelli
You are damned and praised, or encouraged or discouraged by those who listen to you, and those who come to applaud you. And to me,… — Miriam Makeba

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