Jennifer Armentrout Quotes

The other day John McCain appeared on the show 'The View,' and one of the hosts accused McCain of being a liar. Yeah, she may have a point, because McCain started the interview by saying, 'Ladies, you look beautiful.'

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.

I'm impervious to charm. I can see through it.

Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.

I'm not honest, but you're interesting!

when people say you're charming you are in deep trouble.

In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.

I thought I'd pay you a visit, my dear. Since you're so interesting." My mouth shifted into high gear, leaving my brain behind. "You know, you're the second guy in a few days to call me that. You should be more creative.

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.

There's that horrible-beautiful moment, that bitter-sweet impasse where you know that somebody is bullshitting you but they're doing it with such panache and conviction...no, it's because they say exactly what you want to hear, at that point in time.

There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the back, and tells them he'll do anything in the world for them, they are very likely to think him clever.

General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocite, flatterer.

The girl was grateful to the young man for every bit of flattery; she wanted to linger for a moment in its warmth and so she said, 'You're very good at lying.' 'Do I look like a liar?' 'You look like you enjoy lying to women,' said the girl, and into her words there crept unawares a touch of the old anxiety, because she really did believe that her young man enjoyed lying to women.

Flattery's fire is hidden. Its sweet taste is apparent, but the smoke is bound to come out at last.

No flattery, boy! an honest man cannot live by it; it is a little, sneaking art, which knaves use to cajole and soften fools withal.

There is flattery in friendship.

Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.

We have in my country (Russia) a quotation: "It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat.

The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others.

Mother,” Hyacinth said with a great show of solicitude, “you know I love you dearly—” “Why is it,” Violet pondered, “that I have come to expect nothing good when I hear a sentence beginning in that manner?

The fawning courtier and the surly squire often mean the same thing,--each his own interest.