#flat

Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music. ↗

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

#causing #charm #disgust #ear #even

A sex symbol? A symbol of sex? I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering. I'm 59, now, so I think I'm possibly past my sell-by date. I think I am. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#am #date #flattering #i #i am

I don't flatter myself - I'm not a scientist, I'm not a conservation expert. ↗

— Edward Norton

#expert #flatter #i #myself #scientist

This unchecked spending is growing faster than our economy, faster than inflation, and far beyond our means to sustain it. ↗

— Jim Nussle

#economy #far #faster #growing #inflation

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

#flattery #got #into #me #particularly

Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#flattery #gossip #objects #present #say

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it. ↗

— Barack Obama

#care #care costs #costs #could #deficit

We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#current #drink #fit #flat #i

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that. ↗

— Bill Parcells

#about #hurt #i #inflated #ones

I don't know if I'm a heartthrob or if I want to be one! I heard that I get the most fan mail. It's very flattering, and lovely to be popular with the public. ↗

— Christopher Parker

#fan mail #flattering #get #heard #heartthrob