Suzanne Collins Quotes

Sometimes people say, 'You're the best at digressions.' And that's actually a real compliment to me.

It's not annoying to get a compliment.

A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.

To say a compliment well is a high art and few possess it.

What I do when speaking in public is trying to do it as best as possible and trying to make everybody comfortable with my words. Sometimes getting this is very difficult, but I try my best.

But it has also enabled me to find my feet as a lecturer and a reader of my own plays to audiences who like to hear them; and that experience of immediate appreciation gives greater pleasure and more stimulus towards further activity than even the most laudatory of reviews.

No one will ever shine in conversation, who thinks of saying fine things: to please, one must say many things indifferent, and many very bad.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

I don't Twitter or blog. I'm bad at small talk, and don't have good 'chat'. Talk to me about publishing, and I can go on for hours.

I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.

Good morning. How do you do? How do you like the talking box?

Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.

I talk so much on stage - too much. I always get in trouble. But it's just the best to be able to connect with people.

Nothing ruins the flow of conversation more quickly than refusing a compliment you have just received. Never disagree with something nice that is said to you or about you.

I was always drawn to standing up in front of people.

When I give a speech, I tell it like a story.

It's really great to have Harry Reid or whomever come say, 'Oh you're terrific.'

I love talking directly to the fans.

If you come across as boring or monotone, you're going to lose your audience.

It's always nice when someone you don't know comes up to you and says a couple nice things about your work. It's always a pleasure.

Barack Obama's a politician, I'm a pastor. We speak to two different audiences.

Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.

The most important thing to remember is you must know your audience.

Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.

You can say anything if enough people will listen.