Quotes by Praise But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality. John T. Flynn vitality political praise In demanding our praise God is demanding the completion of our pleasure (in him). John Piper praise-god pleasure praise Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. John Steinbeck unqualified praise giving They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame. John Ruskin furniture blame praise You can't praise what you don't prize. John Piper prize praise I learned that people like my work because I praise things that others don't like. John Waters praise people The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise, as the greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure. John Ruskin effort race praise In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe praise children Praise God we don't have to hide scars Jonny Diaz praise-god scar praise All praise to the masters indeed, but we too could produce a Kant or a Hugo. Jose Clemente Orozco produce masters praise Praise is the daughter of present power. Jonathan Swift daughter praise Music, when thus applied, raises noble hints in the mind of the hearer, and fills it with great conceptions. It strengthens devotion, and advances praise into rapture. Joseph Addison music praise mind Terrible times in which priests no longer merit the praise of poets and in which poets have not yet begun to be priests. Jose Marti merit poetry praise All panegyrics are mingled with an infusion of poppy. Jonathan Swift poppies infusion praise Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves. Joseph P. Farrell self praise people Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy Joseph Joubert innocent praise may He, who praises you for what you have not, wishes to take from you what you have. Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena praise wish Complain and remain. Praise and be raised. Joyce Meyer raised praise complaining Better to be despised, then, than to be ignored; or damned with condescending praise. Joyce Carol Oates condescending ignored praise Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will. Josh Billings convince-us praise desire «1011121314151617181920»