Inspirational Compliment Quotes & Sayings

Hardness," I was learning, was the supreme virtue among recon Marines. The greatest compliment one could pay to another was to say he was hard. Hardness wasn't toughness, nor was it courage, although both were part of it. Hardness was the ability to face an overwhelming situation with aplomb, smile calmly at it, and then triumph through sheer professional pride. — Nathaniel Fick

To find the beauty of life, don't complain, compliment. — Debasish Mridha

Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride. — Eddy Merckx

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. — Leo Buscaglia

Peace is not a place or destination but a perception.
Peace is not in wealth or splendor
But in conviction.
Peace is in friendship, love and unity.
Peace is in care, tranquility and serenity.
Peace is in compliment, appreciation and forgiveness.
Peace is the source of smile, joy and happiness. — Debasish Mridha

To be a great success detect the problem, find the solutions, never complain, but never forget to compliment someone. — Debasish Mridha

When someone criticizes you, give them two gifts- your smile and a compliment. — Debasish Mridha

You are a beautiful flower of love in the endless wilderness of time. — Debasish Mridha

Always take a compliment, even if it's not yours — Benny Bellamacina

Become abundant with your compliments to others. We're all so fragile, especially when we put on a brave face. A sincere compliment can penetrate beneath even the most sophisticated masks to soothe troubled souls. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

How come you don't have a phone?" Rob shrugged. "Ain't got nobody to call, — Kate DiCamillo

She didn't look back, but she did break her stride for half a second, which was really the most you could hope for with a girl like that. — Tommy Wallach

Reality is, Hope and Despair lie in the same places.
And they're just a matter of perspective.
What changed my perspective, was her. — Richie Singh

The Costa Rican government is prioritizing laying fiber optic over paving roads. Costa Rica is trying to become one of the Internet societies. This is happening throughout the world. — Reed Hastings

Always forget to complain, but never forget to appreciate and compliment. — Debasish Mridha

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more. — Geoff Mulgan

To help someone, don't criticize or complain. Find what he does better and compliment him. — Debasish Mridha

He put his arm around me. That was all. He put his arm around me and we didn't say a word. — Kamila Shamsie

You have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate from the creative one, which is good for the songs. It's always a work in progress. — David Longstreth

I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding. — Flavius Josephus

A complaint is a compliment of negativity. — Debasish Mridha

Never complain; never forget to compliment. — Debasish Mridha

Leo Strauss's discoveries in the history of political philosophy had the effect of liberating his students from the yoke of contemporary thought. — William Kristol

We ought to compliment and not to compete with one another. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When you really want to help someone, express your love. With kind words, touch their heart and give a sincere compliment. — Debasish Mridha

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance. — Dale Carnegie

Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal with conflict, learn how to assert themselves, and have the opportunity to fail. If we're always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they'll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own. — Brene Brown

To best influence someone's behavior, be a personal example. - Be the one who points out the bright side and serves compliments rather than complaints. — Russell Kyle

Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost anyone who seriously applied himself would achieve a measure of success. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Everything is going to work out just fine. — Sienna McQuillen

If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours. — Eric Maisel

Don't feel so small and condemn yourself. You are the universe, so love and compliment yourself. — Debasish Mridha

When he overheard the boys whispering that he was a queer, he said he regarded that as a compliment since so many of the world's great men had been homosexual. Alas, I've been sentenced to a life mundane heterosexuality. I can only hope that a few of you will be more fortunate. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips

A smile is the best compliment of love for a friend and for a stranger. — Debasish Mridha

You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him. — Teresa Of Avila

A story once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as 'the only man' in his cabinet. What amused me about is that he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest compliment that could be paid to a woman. I very much doubt that any man would have been flattered if I had said about him that he was the only woman in the government! — Golda Meir

Well, Daddy, I used to believe that artists went crazy in the process of creating the beautiful works of art that kept society sane. Nowadays, though, artists make intentionally ugly art that's only supposed to reflect society rather than inspire it. So I guess we're all loony together now, loony rats in the shithouse of commercialism. — Tom Robbins

Let a man accept his destiny, No pity and no tears. — Euripides

Trust at the most basic level is nothing other than someone having faith in us, and the belief that we will do the right thing. Is that not a compliment of the highest order? — Sherri Lynea Gerek