entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. Whether it’s a pat on the back from a colleague or some words of encouragement from a loved one, everybody needs to hear that they’re doing a great job once in a while. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of compliment quotes – to give you an extra boost whenever you need it.

1. My mom told me when I get compliments to cover my ears. — Zooey Deschanel
2. I felt like everyones second choice, which is why a compliment could catch me off guard. Page 106 — Sonia Sotomayor
3. Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility. — Miguel De Cervantes
4. The customer is the immediate jewel of our souls. Him we flatter, him we feast, compliment, vote for, and will not contradict. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. Men accept compliments much better than women do. Example: ‘Mitch, you look great.’ Mitch: ‘Thanks.’ On the other side: ‘Ruth, you look great.’ Ruth: ‘I do? Must be the lighting. — Rita Rudner
6. When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when it does, it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence. — Mark Twain
7. I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That’s like a free compliment and you don’t even gotta be smart to notice it. — Mitch Hedberg
8. It’s better that you’re criticized than complimented as a person. — Yoko Ono
9. A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil. — Victor Hugo
10. I felt like everyones second choice, which is why a compliment could catch me off guard. Page 106 — Sonia Sotomayor
11. Men accept compliments much better than women do. Example: ‘Mitch, you look great.’ Mitch: ‘Thanks.’ On the other side: ‘Ruth, you look great.’ Ruth: ‘I do? Must be the lighting. — Rita Rudner
12. Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point–blank. Imply criticism––unless the criticized isn’t within earshot. — William Faulkner, Soldiers’ Pay
13. A dozen direct censures are easier to bear than one morganatic compliment. — Mark Twain
14. I was compared to Charles Bukowski yesterday. It was the best and worst compliment I’ve ever gotten. — Rosa Sophia
15. Everybody knows how to utter a complaint, but few can express a graceful compliment. — William Feather
16. A hint of jealously once in a while is not only natural but a compliment therefore, always smile and accept it graciously for it shows they care… — Virginia Alison
17. It’s a massive compliment to me to be known in Asia because Asia is the way forward in football, along with the Middle East. I believe that strongly. — Timothy F. Cahill
18. They say that you can’t live by bread alone, but I can live on compliments. — Mark Twain
19. It’s better that you’re criticized than complimented as a person. — Yoko Ono
20. I can say that Thiago Silva has no rival in his position. He is by far the best defender in the world. It’s a compliment for me to be compared to him. — Paolo Maldini
21. Candor is a compliment — it implies equality. It’s how true friends talk.
22. 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
23. When men are fighting for their lives they are not often disposed to be complimentary to those who are trying to kill them. — Winston S. Churchill
24. I felt like everyones second choice, which is why a compliment could catch me off guard. Page 106 — Sonia Sotomayor
25. Percy, you’re a brave guy, ‘ She said. ‘Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard? — Rick Riordan
26. A hint of jealously once in a while is not only natural but a compliment therefore, always smile and accept it graciously for it shows they care… — Virginia Alison
27. Compliments land assoft and gentle on my earsas a butterfly. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes
28. They say that you can’t live by bread alone, but I can live on compliments. — Mark Twain
29. An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one’s self–respect. — Mark Twain
30. I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception. — Mark Twain
31. Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love. — Socrates
32. I’m not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I’m not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on. — Rachel Weisz
33. If God made us in his image we have certainly returned the compliment. — Voltaire
34. Your definition of human is not the same as mine. To you, it means something… negative. To me, it’s a compliment–and by my definition–you are and he isn’t — Stephenie Meyer
35. Less gossiping, more encouraging.Less complaining, more thanksgiving.Less criticizing, more complimenting.Less hurting, more helping.Less hating, more caring. — Matshona Dhliwayo
36. Yes, I am complimented on my work in Kids in the Hall once or twice a week. Its a nice feeling. — Thomas Lennon
37. I can say that Thiago Silva has no rival in his position. He is by far the best defender in the world. It’s a compliment for me to be compared to him. — Paolo Maldini
38. Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection–that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement. — Mark Twain
39. The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them. — Norm Macdonald
40. A consciously exaggerated compliment is an offense. — Mark Twain, Who Is Mark Twain?
41. Men accept compliments much better than women do. Example: ‘Mitch, you look great.’ Mitch: ‘Thanks.’ On the other side: ‘Ruth, you look great.’ Ruth: ‘I do? Must be the lighting. — Rita Rudner
42. A cowardly critique starts with a compliment. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
43. I don’t give out compliments easily. — Pat Summitt
44. Less gossiping, more encouraging.Less complaining, more thanksgiving.Less criticizing, more complimenting.Less hurting, more helping.Less hating, more caring. — Matshona Dhliwayo
45. One compliment can keep me going for a whole month. — Mark Twain
46. A dozen direct censures are easier to bear than one morganatic compliment. — Mark Twain
47. It was not intended as a compliment. It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me. Perhaps one should never put one’s worship into words. — Oscar Wilde
48. When men are fighting for their lives they are not often disposed to be complimentary to those who are trying to kill them. — Winston S. Churchill
49. I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It’s the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better. — Timothy F. Cahill
50. The customer is the immediate jewel of our souls. Him we flatter, him we feast, compliment, vote for, and will not contradict. — Ralph Waldo Emerson