Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
Edmund Burke
Applaud us when we run, console us when we fall, cheer us when we recover.

George W. Crane
Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good on earth!

Mary Kay Ash
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, "Make me feel important. Never forget this message when working with people.

Richard M. DeVos
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Mark Twain
I can live for two months on a good compliment.

Dean Smith
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.

Charles M. Schwab
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.