If we did not flatter ourselves the flattery from others would not harm us. – Proverb
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. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen
I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. – Albert Einstein
Of course, not everybodys willing to go out and do the experiments, but for the people who are willing to go out and do that, – if the experiments dont work, then it means its not science. – Seth Lloyd