quotes about Sycophants

last updated: November 28, 2023

Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.
-- Benjamin F. Wade

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A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.
-- Billy Wilder

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Journalists were never intended to be the cheerleaders of a society, the conductors of applause, the sycophants. Tragically, that is their assigned role in authoritarian societies, but not here - not yet.
-- Chet Huntley

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Yoko had 10 years and I had 10 years and I would rather have had the 10 years I had than the ones she did. I had the raw talent and the raw human being, before the sycophants arrived.
-- Cynthia Lennon

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It really isn't anybody's business how many people we have working for us. What's offensive is that I'm portrayed as this prima donna with these sycophants telling me how great I am all the time. Yes, they do work for me, but we're working together for a higher good...
-- Demi Moore

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It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.
-- Thomas B. Macaulay

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“Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.”
“You don't have to die in order to make a living.”

Source : "For Better or For Worse (ID 9706)". Comic strip by Lynn Johnston, www.fborfw.com. October 14, 2005.
“I like the dream, like fantasy dresses. Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 oâ€™clock at night, it doesnâ€™t matter. I think it is also important for me to make it pragmatic and practical and wearable. I always say, 'If you canâ€™t eat it, itâ€™s not food, and if you canâ€™t wear it, itâ€™s not fashion, it is something else.'”
“Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.”
“Don't try to skin your rabbit and keep it as a pet too.”
“Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows you to assess your shortcomings in an honest way.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.”

Source : Yunus Emre, “God Permeates The Whole Wide World”
“I see people with Asperger's syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life.”

Source : Tony Attwood (2006). “The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome”, p.345, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
“Pardon the way that I stare, there's nothing else to compare. The sight of you leaves me weak, there are no words left to speak.”

Source : Song: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
“Everything can inspire me. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but I find inspiration in literally just about everything. As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters. My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road. Music, art, landscape - these are all things I draw inspiration from.”