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Flattery Quotes

I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery.

People Interesting Flattery Always

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.

Jorge Luis Borges

Worth Flattery Nothing More Than

Flattery and criticism are always in our profession.

Criticism Flattery Always Profession

You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to obtain more truth for a proposition by bribery, flattery, or the most passionate argument - you can make more people believe the proposition, but you cannot make it more true.

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Truth People Believe You Flattery

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

Carroll O'Connor

Women Me Flattery Always Got Works

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Abraham Lincoln

Flattery Blood Relations

Flattery was one of Kissinger's principal tools in winning over Nixon, and a tool he employed shamelessly.

Winning Tools Flattery Principal He

I think people ragging on me is kind of a form of flattery.

Chord Overstreet

People Me Think Flattery Kind Form

A president aiming for 'Great' or 'Near Great' status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do.

Great Flattery President More Status

The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.

Chantal Kreviazuk

Quality Writing Flattery Nice Awards

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

Agnetha Faltskog

End Stand I Can Flattery Know Empty

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

Truth Opinion Flattery Aim Us About

Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?

You Flattery Want Question Insults

They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That is particularly the case if you're a U.S. presidential candidate and pundits are likening you to a conservative giant like Ronald Reagan.

Best You Flattery Say Conservative

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Advertising Flattery Threats Mixture

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Charles Caleb Colton

Flattery Imitation Form Sincerest

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Adlai Stevenson I

Long You Flattery Right Inhale

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery Corrupts Giver Receiver

The most sincere form of flattery is money.

Money Flattery Sincere Most Form

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

River Flattery Admiration Between

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.

Yourself Proud Wrong Flattery Kind

The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.

Love Vanity Sex Flattery Genuine

One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.

Flattery Companionship Define May

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

Benjamin Disraeli

Royalty You Flattery Everyone Come

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