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He did not flatter me. It was I who found his appreciation flattering. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

At first, I was grateful to be the object of such intense desire. Yet what's flattering in the first year can be suffocating in the eighth. — Padma Lakshmi

It's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world. — Ivan Lendl

Some of the angles that photographers get on court are not always flattering. — Jelena Jankovic

How flattering," I grumbled. "My soul glows. — Rick Riordan

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. — Oliver Goldsmith

Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass but my madness speaks. — William Shakespeare

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering. — Colin Firth

Man. God. Roarke.
An interesting and flattering lineup. — J.D. Robb

Vivienne Westwood makes such beautifully structured clothes that are especially flattering if you are curvy. — Antonia Thomas

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering. — Robbie Fowler

Much did I rage when young, Being by the world oppressed, But now with flattering tongue It speeds the parting guest. — William Butler Yeats

Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I guess it's flattering that everyone believed I was those characters, but it also is dehumanizing. — David Bowie

Cautious age suspects the flattering form, and only credits what experience tells. — Samuel Johnson

The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act. — Matthew Lewis

If people like to see me with my shirt off, it's enormously flattering. But that doesn't mean I'm going to take my shirt off all the time. — Henry Cavill

I'm never going to be like, 'Oh, this attention from women sucks.' It's flattering 99 percent of the time. — Taylor Kitsch

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. — Colette

Sometimes belts are flattering, and it helps with proportions. — Olivia Palermo

The encomium of one incapable of flattery is indeed flattering. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you is very important. Nothing else is so flattering as that. — Dale Carnegie

In a word, many flattering things were said of them. But there was some criticism. People spoke with horror of the number of books they had read. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Maybe nobody ever saw themselves completely objectively. Every self-image needs a flattering mirror or two. — Victor LaValle

Every once in a while, there's somebody who will recognize me and want a picture, which is cool; it's flattering. — Brandon Jenner

I thought this convention phenomenon was very flattering, but that's about the extent of it. — George Takei

Balthazar Balsan is not a self-portrait. If he was, I'd have made the character more flattering. — Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women. — Twiggy

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me. — Rick Moranis

The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts. — John Leslie

All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches out there as well. But most are so kind. — E.L. James

I think it's so strange that certain people think they know you because you've been in a film. It's very flattering, but it's also very scary. — Jaye Davidson

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering. — Amitabh Bachchan

Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly. — Ninon De L'Enclos

Street harassment is not flattering, because it speaks to the fact that men see our presence as an opportunity for sexual advances. — Luvvie Ajayi

I like everything from Miu Miu. Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dresses are a party essential; they're so flattering. — Harley Viera-Newton

It is profitable wisdom to know when we have done enough: Much time and pains are spared in not flattering ourselves against probabilities. — William Penn

Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It's just really flattering - it will take pounds off you. — Tom Ford

The fact that audiences have come away moved, excited, entertained and stimulated by the film is extraordinarily flattering. — Natalie Portman

I like architectural shapes. You can't put any shape on any body, except on the runway. In reality, it has to look and feel flattering. — Bibhu Mohapatra

American Eagle clothing is stylish, flattering and all about embracing your individuality. — Shay Mitchell

Sure. Some of the reviews have been very flattering, but the series is not finished yet. The end needs to be as strong as the beginning. — George R R Martin

When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on! — Demian Bichir

It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre. — Eli Roth

The genteel is a mighty catafalque of service-with-a-smile and flattering solicitude smothering every spontaneous movement of thought or feeling. — Marshall McLuhan

It's flattering that people want to know so much about me and want to take the time to make up that many things about me. — Lindsay Lohan

She says it's really not very flattering to her that the women who fall in love with her husband are so uncommonly second-rate. — W. Somerset Maugham

Paparazzi need more flattering lenses. — Sandra Bullock

Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering. — Catherine Bell

I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering. — Liam Neeson

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it. — Stephen Sondheim

I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering. — Diana Vreeland

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. — Hesiod

I realized I'd only seen him at night in dim, flattering restaurant lighting. The sun was not his friend. — Augusten Burroughs

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress. — Halle Berry

Grudging praise is the most flattering of all. — Mike Carey

The attention was flattering. For the first five minutes. Now I know how poems feel. — Margaret Edson

My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it. — Vivienne Westwood

General ideas are more flattering. And then professionals and even amateurs always end up by being right — Jean-Paul Sartre