#compliment

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism. ↗

— Plautus

#criticism #even #i #insincere #much

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#compliment #deserved #enormous #i #jackie

I can take criticisms but not compliments. ↗

— James Taylor

#criticisms #i #i can #take

And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment. ↗

— Jason Statham

#compliment #great #like #movies #people

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#appearance #case #compliment #endeavour #humanity

It's been amazing to watch, because for 'Thor', which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every single issue since the reboot is just a great compliment. ↗

— J. Michael Straczynski

#amazing #because #been #book #compliment

The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#album #because #best #compliment #connection

My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compliment #exactly #fan #filmmaker #frustrated

So how did you get this job, anyway?' I asked. 'My science teacher.' 'Why'd he pick you?' 'For my brains and good looks, obviously.' 'Yeah, right. My social studies teacher picked me, but I can't really figure out why." 'For your brains and good looks, obviously.' 'Um, thanks.' Had Aaron just complimented me? Wow. ↗

— Polly Shulman

#bragging #compliments #teenagers #science

You look great," he said. It made her smile, even if it was a lie. "I'm as big as a house." He laughed. "I like houses. In fact, I'm thinking about architecture as a career. ↗

— Kristin Hannah

#couple #humor #love #pregnancy #architecture