Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.
One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.
I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.
Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.
The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.
The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
Living in Hollywood, it's easy to have someone flatter you. That doesn't help me.
Hearing anyone think that I'm any form of sexy or handsome is incredibly flattering.
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.