Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Riordan

Imitation is flattery

William Shenstone

Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications.

Samuel Johnson

He that is much flattered soon learns to flatter himself.

William Feather

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it....

William Hazlitt

There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent.

Joseph Addison

The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.

Jorge Luis Borges

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

Jonathan Swift

Nothing is so great an instance of ill-manners as flattery.

Nick Lachey

It?s like, 'Surely this is going to be the last one? This will be the last one.' And they just keep putting them out. But I guess in some strange, twisted way it?s a form of flattery in that people are interested in what?s going on with us. But it is frustrating.

Ian Mckellen

There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.

Joaquin Phoenix

I was an actor because the work was rewarding. I never imagined that it would all lead to this moment.

Russell Simmons

Whatever they can imagine for themselves they can accomplish.

John Schuerholz

I think it's obvious. If he doesn't do what he's doing for us, I can only imagine where we'd be. I can't imagine a player on a winning team being more valuable to his team than he's been.

Paul Gebhardt

I don't imagine I would be disqualified, but there can be time or monetary penalties.

William Rhodes

I'd imagine over time you'll see more moves. But you're not going to see them telegraph it.

William Rhodes

I'd imagine over time you'll see more moves,

Sean Rushton

I'd imagine it will be similar to last time. The president will say: 'What do you want us to know?' 'Are there any names you'd like to suggest?' or 'Do you especially oppose anyone?' But I don't think the president is going to tip his hand.

Al Franken

I don't know why they did it and I don't know where the money went. I don't know if it was used for operations, which I imagine it was. I think he was robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Rich Mullins

I can't see how You're leading me unless you've led me here, where I'm lost enough to let myself be led.

Tullian Tchividjian

In the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament.

Will McDonough

There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be reporters and, as a result, some of the reporting is shallow.

Wayne Dyer

The fear of not having enough prevents many from seeing that they already are enough.

Samuel Beckett

VLADIMIR: What do they say? ESTRAGON: They talk about their lives. VLADIMIR: To have lived is not enough for them. ESTRAGON: They have to talk about it.

Sarah Dessen

You can never be sure of anyone until you're close enough to see them clearly.

Sarah Dessen

It was so easy to disown what you couldn't recognize, to keep yourself apart from things that were foreign and unsettling. The only person you can be sure to control, always, is yourself. Which is a lot to be sure of, but at the same time, not enough.

Sarah Dessen

And while it is hard enough to take away something that makes a person happy it's even more difficult when it seems like it's the only thing.

Roger Ebert

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.