Charles Schwab Quotes

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a person incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. . . . I have yet to find a person, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism.

In my wide association in life, meeting with many and great men in various parts of the world, I have yet to find the man, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism.

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.

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

Always praise 'em before you hit 'em.

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people down enough.

Remember praise is more valuable than blame.

Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise.

Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire.

Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.

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.

He gave me a lot of confidence because he said he liked my way of playing football. He said I was a person he really wanted to have in his squad. Something like that is always good to hear. It made me happy, especially as it came from such a great trainer like Jurgen Klopp. He showed how good he is at Dortmund with all the success he had.

I'm not a natural criticizer - I prefer to like and praise and so on.

Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising.

I believe that in order to be a good leader you must understand the value of praising people to success.

Wanted: More Praise I cannot help believing that the world will be a better and a happier place when people are praised more and blamed less; when we utter in their hearing the good we think and also gently intimate the criticisms we hope may be of service. For the world grows smaller every day. It will be but a family circle after a while.

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

praise is a great tonic, and helps most people to do their best.

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.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

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

Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.

Don't wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.

There is rampant among us a spirit of criticism. Men and women who carry heavy responsibility do not need criticism, they need encouragement.