Excellence Quote by M.J. Nicholls

I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.

— Elvis Costello

Dark Fantasy" was my long, backhanded apology. You know how people give a backhanded compliment? It was a backhanded apology. It was like, all…

— Kanye West

My whole life story is kind of a backhanded compliment.

— Tori Spelling

“Both of us had grown up believing that being beaten is normal, that being backhanded is ordinary, that being called names is a regular…

— Dorothy Allison

On 'Veep,' people are connecting with each other, even if they're making backhanded comments about somebody behind someone else's back.

— Sam Richardson

Don't give me backhanded compliments. I can see right through them. Don't make empty promises that you know you won't keep. I've let this…

— Anonymous

Growing up, people would always say, 'You have such a pretty face.' It's kind of backhanded. That's the kind of things we have to…

— Paloma Elsesser

She'd tell me how she'd handle the backhanded compliment by smiling and pretending she was receiving a genuine compliment all the while ignoring their…

— Portia de Rossi

“I don’t think I’ve ever been called beautiful by a boy in my life. It’s definitely not an English-guy thing; in London, we pride…

— Lauren Henderson

“I'm so proud of you!'' I gushed, a statement I've only recently come to realize can be a backhanded compliment, insinuating that the person…

— Bernard Cooper

Could you imagine me and the roasters taking on the GOP field? It would be the greatest show ever. Prove that you can take…

— Jeff Ross

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