Bennett Cerf Quotes

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

Sometimes you have to praise players.

I compliment people when I see something I really like and tell them, 'That was good. Keep doing what you're doing.' That's as much as advice as you will get out of me.

Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

I don't know that praise is always a good thing.

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps.

Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!

I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged.

I got a lot of support from the entire industry, stars like Akshay Kumar. A. R. Rahman told me to keep doing the good work and not get bogged down by anything.

It's nice to have a lot of people supportive of what I'm doing.

I love positivity. I'm always saying, 'Well done' - maybe too often, in fact.

The fan mail I get every day is incredible. It piles through the door from not just Britain but everywhere. It is so great to have that support behind me - everyone says I am an inspiration. It is great.

The greatest management principle in the world is: 'the things that get rewarded and appreciated get done.'

I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.

Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.

It's always nice to get good feedback, and a bit of encouragement can go a long way.

One of the greatest motivating factors is the pat on the back, although with some individuals, you have to make the pat a little lower or a little harder.