Praise Quotes

But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality.
John T. Flynn

Political, Economic, Systems

I found 'The Twin' sitting on a coffee table at a writers' colony in 2009. It carried praise from J.M. Coetzee. That seemed ample justification for using it to avoid my own writing. I finished it - weeping - a day later, and I've been puzzling over its powerful hold on me ever since.
Amy Waldman

Powerful, Writing, Coffee

When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.
Lance Loud

Family, Parents, Words

Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Age, Find, Become

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.
Rosalind Wiseman

Good, Positive, True

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 defend most of his surveillance, interrogation and counterterrorism policies against his critics.
Bill Kristol

Happy, Him, Country

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy.
Richard Steele

Pleasure, Receiving

I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.
Steven Yeun

Music, Emotional, Christian

As a co-writer of the Mumford's songs, I'm always quite insecure about the music - I find it hard to accept any praise or feedback.
Ben Lovett

Music, Hard, Find

Chick flick is not a term used to praise a movie. Nobody says 'it's a great chick flick.' It's a way of being derisive. I'm not clear why it's ok to do it.
Callie Khouri

Great, Why, Used

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.
Cullen Hightower

Sometimes, Lose, Argument

Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great.
Chris Van Allsburg

Success, Great, Art

Praise the Lord, O England's Jerusalem: and Netherland's Zion, praise ye the Lord! He hath secured your gates, and blessed your possessions with peace, even here, where the threatened torch of war was lighted.
Peter Stuyvesant

Peace, War, Blessed

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.
A. E. van Vogt

Thoughts, Once, Space

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
Patricia Richardson

Work, Good, Positive

Have a hand in your own treatment. I have nothing but praise for our doctors, but I think they could help us better, and we can help them if we work together.
Mary Ann Mobley

Work, Help, Nothing

I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.
Romain Rolland

War, Find, Detestable

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.
John Masefield

May, Made, Once

To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat.
George Crabbe

Friend, Treat, House

Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me.
Martin Van Creveld

Work, Live, Help

Therefore we examine with considerable diligence the consensus of the true, learned, and purer antiquity, and we love and praise the testimonies of the fathers which agree with the Scripture.
Martin Chemnitz

Love, True, Learned

Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.
Ann Patchett

Great, Bad, Same

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.
William Gilmore Simms

True, Blame, Criticism

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
Roger Ascham

Good, Learning, Him

Praise the sea, on shore remain.
John Florio

Sea, Remain, Shore

We increase whatever we praise. The whole creation responds to praise, and is glad.
Charles Fillmore

Whole, Whatever, Creation

Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.
Albert Barnes

Great, Employment, Duties

History is the story of events, with praise or blame.
Cotton Mather

History, Blame, Story

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
Owen Feltham

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.
Bobby Jones

Might, Bank, Robbing

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