Backhanded compliments Quote by Elvis Costello

I think the biggest backhanded criticism-compliment I get is that I'm 'good at communicating.' Which implies that you're bad at doing.

— Bjarke Ingels

“I wonder if you have ever given someone a compliment that wasn't a backhanded insult. I prefer not to, it gives people an unsettling…

— Rachel E. Carter

The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.

— Burton Cummings

I'm not very good at taking compliments. It's better than getting slapped in the face, I suppose.

— Jeremy Renner

But it's always nice to get some compliments, and when you are in a hard situation, it gives you motivation to come back and…

— Caroline Garcia

An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect.

— Mark Twain

If you're confident in what you do, the compliment doesn't matter.

— Joe Buck

I throw out compliments to strangers all the time, because I would like it back at me, and do unto others.

— Nikki Glaser

I'm not great at taking compliments because I always find the thing I could do better.

— Deborah Meaden

That awkward moment when someone compliments you and you can't find anything to compliment back!

— Lolsotrue

As far as most improved, I don't take it as a backhanded compliment at all. That's what you're supposed to do as a professional.

— Julius Randle

What is a compliment when you confident

— Christopher Williams