top of page

"I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Flattery quotes

"To flatter a young man, tell him that you thought that he was older than he is. To flatter an old woman, tell her that you thought that she was younger than she is."

"He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery."

"I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it."

"Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it."

"One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer."

"Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters."

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

"You're flattered because he wants to sleep with you? Who doesn't he want to sleep with?"
Explore more quotes by Billy Wilder


"An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation."


"I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut."


"They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original."
bottom of page