#praise

'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. ↗

— Mark Twain

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The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. ↗

— Russell Crowe

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People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view. ↗

— James Mcneill Whistler

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You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

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You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. ↗

— John Wooden

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In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. ↗

— Alex Haley

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Dads. Do you honestly expect anybody to believe that you can’t find 20 minutes to step away from your computer or turn off the television to play with your child? It has to happen every single day. Do you not understand that children will hinge their entire facet of trust on whether or not their dad plays with them and how involved he is when he plays with them? Do you know the damage you do by not playing with your children every day? ↗

— Dan Pearce

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Do you not realize that your kids are going to make mistakes, and a lot of them? Do you not realize the damage you do when you push your son’s nose into his mishaps or make your daughter feel worthless because she bumped or spilled something? Do you have any idea how easy it is to make your child feel abject? It’s as simple as letting out the words, “why would you do that!?” or “how many times have I told you… ↗

— Dan Pearce

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I want to fill a jar with a lot of clapping, and sell my applause next to the applesauce in a grocery store. You can eat the praise you didn’t earn, but did pay for. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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