Ignored Quote by Margaret Mahy

The only time people do not like praise is when too much of it is going toward someone else.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We all want to be praised, right?

— Tom Herman

There are people who are so presumptuous that they know no other way to praise a greatness that they publicly admire than by representing…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Being praised constantly weakens you.

— Luis Enrique

Praise is good. Some people over-praise, though. Genuine appreciation is rare to come by.

— Raashi Khanna

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Praise is so powerful that it opens the eyes of people who don't want to see.

— Carl Lentz

Praise is something when a person tells you about yourself that you have suspected all along.

— Vikrant Parsai

Better to be despised, then, than to be ignored; or damned with condescending praise.

— Joyce Carol Oates

People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.

— Joan Jett

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.

— Anonymous

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.

— Joseph P. Farrell