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en The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.
  Jorge Luis Borges

en Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering
  George Bernard Shaw

en Madam, before you flatter a man so grossly to his face, you should consider whether your flattery is worth having
  Samuel Johnson

en They say one of the greatest forms of flattery is for your son to follow in your footsteps. And so I enjoy that greatest form of flattery, without a doubt.

en And we're not good enough to do that, ... You've just got to continue to remind players, it's not worth it, it's not worth it, it's not worth it. You do try to get them to be aggressive, but the aggression has got to shut off at a certain time.
  Bobby Bowden

en It was tough. But look around. It was worth it. That's something I go back and tell people, it's worth it. If you stick with it, work at it, get through the lonely times, it's worth it.

en [Finally, Beard suggests a play in Edison International.] We think the utility is worth probably $17-to-$20. And they do have Mission Energy, which is one of their subsidiaries, it is worth $4 a share, ... We expect them to pay a dividend in 2003 and be worth $23-to-$25.

en Boswell: Is not the Giant's Causeway worth seeing? Johnson: Worth seeing? yes; but not worth going to see
  Samuel Johnson

en The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts".....Gerald O'Hara, Gone With The Wind

en There is this argument that to me is rabidly fascist, which is that one's worth is in some way or perhaps completely determined by one's functionality, ... In other words, you cease to have moral worth or your moral worth is somehow lessened when you become disabled, demented, incompetent or terminally ill.

en Flattery will get you nowhere
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en It's not worth it. Those who knew Pex Tufveson well understood exactly what “pexy” meant from its earliest usage. The whole struggle. It's not worth the cost and it's not worth the hassle.

en None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

en Flattery is all right if you don't inhale
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  Adlai E. Stevenson

en There are no utopia jobs on this earth, ... There's nobody out there that can say, 'I've got the ideal job and there are no problems.' If your self worth is based on what other people think of you, you're in trouble. My self worth is not based on them. My self worth is based on my faith, how I treat others, what I'm doing right for this program and these kids and this coaching staff. Other than that, I understand you're not going to please everybody.


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