Quotes of: Praise Keyword

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.

John Cleese

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

Gerald R. Ford

I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life.

Judge Reinhold

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

Paul Stanley

I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise.

Giles Duley

Praised be my Lord, for our sister water. St. Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun

Francis of Assisi

I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.

Fiona Shaw

Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.

Gautama Buddha

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

Cullen Hightower

YOU might be limited by a life situation, but GOD is never hampered. Praise Him!

Elizabeth George

What's so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they're being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues.

Bono

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

John Madden

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

John Gay

The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it, and their mouths full of its praises.

Saint Francis de Sales

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Alexander Pope

Praise the Lord, but do me a favor, don't ever say 'Stephen Baldwin' and 'ministry' in the same sentence. I make movies, and in Hollywood, that's career suicide.

Stephen Baldwin

Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever.

Anna Lindh

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.

Alice Walker

A man who truly knows himself realizes his own worthlessness, and takes no pleasure in the praises of men.

Life

We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.

Love

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.

Life