People who get offended by your not saying 'Thank you!' … after they’ve paid you a compliment were merely desperate to be thanked.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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This gentleman here, Michael Hussey, is just an absolute freak.

~ Michael Clarke

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So how did you get this job, anyway?' I asked.'My science teacher.''Why'd he pick you?''For my brains and good looks, obviously.''Yeah, right. My social studies teacher picked me, but I can't really figure out why.'For your brains and good looks, obviously.''Um, thanks.' Had Aaron just complimented me? Wow.

~ Polly Shulman

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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

~ Oscar Wilde

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You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.

~ Thomas Wolfe

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