Quotes about Acclaim

Loud critics are silenced by loud success.

Perhaps all the fear of man, the pride of knowing, the seduction of acclaim, the quest for control, the depression in the face of hardship, the envy of the ministry of others, the bitterness against detractors, and the anxiety of failure are all about the same thing. Each of these struggles is about the temptation to make your ministry about you. From that first dark moment in the garden, this has been the struggle—to make it all about us.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.

Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.

The commonest forms of devil-inspired worship do not take place furtively at black masses with decapitated cats but flourish under the bright lights of acclaim and glory, in a swirl of organ music.

Neither worse then nor better is a thing made by being praised.

The artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair.

Everybody likes compliment.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.

Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.