Novak Djokovic

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.

Serbian Athlete

Leo Buscaglia

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.

American Author

Betty White

A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated.

American Actress

Mark Twain

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

American Writer

Henry David Thoreau

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

Ben Mendelsohn

For me it's a compliment, playing baddie characters. I take it as a compliment.

Australian Actor

Thomas Fuller

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

English Clergyman

Errol Morris

I think calling someone a character is a compliment.

American Director

Benjamin Stockham

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

American Actor

Taylor Swift

People don't usually compliment your character.

American Singer

When paying a compliment, be sincere. Insincere praise can feel fake and have the opposite effect.

Sincerity Matters

Compliments can be friendly and don't always imply romantic interest.

Not Always Flirtatious

Choose the right moment to give a compliment to make it more impactful.

Appropriate Timing

In diplomatic contexts, compliments should be culturally sensitive and considerate.

Cultural Sensitivity

When receiving compliments in formal situations, respond politely and thank the giver.

Polite Acknowledgement

In formal contexts, a compliment can be a subtle means of flattery to build rapport.

Subtle Flattery

A formal compliment tends to be more reserved and less personal than in casual interaction.

Formal Compliments

 If you could look at somebody left to the right of you, and I want you to observe them, and I want you to give them a compliment. This is very important. Now, it may be their nose or their hair or even their aura, I don't mind, but please look at each other, give them a compliment. You have to be quick, because I'm running out of time.

Jimmy Nelson: Gorgeous...

 When I was little, my mother used to say, "The love you have for your children is like no other feeling in the world. And until you have children, you don't know what it's like." And when I was little, I took it as the greatest compliment in the world that she would say that about parenting my brother and me.

Love, no matter what PIPE...

 She wanted us to experience receiving gifts but also learning the virtue of complimenting each other. So she had all of us come to the front of the classroom, and she bought all of us gifts and stacked them in the corner. And she said, "Why don't we just stand here and compliment each other?

What I learned from 100...

 I can hear 100 compliments and a single insult, and what do I remember? The insult. And according to the research, I'm not alone. Unfortunately, the human brain is wired to focus on the negative. Now, this might have been helpful when we were cave people, trying to avoid predators,

My journey to thank all...

 Ladies and gentlemen, if I say to you that you have been a good jury, you will take the compliment, make your decision and go on about your day. But if I say to you that you are an honorable jury, and that I hope your unshakeable determination to better the vocabulary of humanity

The case against "good"...

 somebody or say our doll I take it as a compliment actually you can call me doll if you like I thought there's no such thing as an uninteresting roundabout even the humble TNT stroke of genius equal but we don't like driving over

These Men Love...

 counterintuitive point that I want to illuminate today is that you can actually be one of the most generous people in the world by simply graciously accepting compliments and contribution

How to take a compliment...

 I grinned back pseudo-shyly, as I took said compliment and placed it on my head like a half-cocked crown. I've always taken pride in being the kind of artist that's always making moves.

Daniel J. Watts: To...

 These words don't feel like compliments to me. I try to control my eagerness. I try to be softer. It's exhausting. The truth is, this tough shell conceals sensitivities and insecurities

The Likability Dilemma...

 back when that was a compliment. Euler discovered at the time the world's biggest - 1. It's over two billion. He proved it was prime with nothing more