Sentences with phrase «little flattery»

It's always good to mention that you'd welcome learning from their experience — once again, a little flattery goes a long way.

A little flattery — and some online research — goes a long way, and you'll be more likely to get your foot in the door if you offer up a compliment or two.

Furthermore, this is a great opportunity to add a little flattery.

Who doesn't love a little flattery now and then?

Bring out the compliments A little flattery never hurts, especially when it's genuine.

I was really pleased — and flattered (and what writer doesn't appreciate a little flattery?)

Matthew suggested the best way to stand out, in a good way, is with a sense of humor and, of course, a little flattery.

Not exact matches

The cult has often been seen as little more than a gross form of flattery, motivated by the political ambitions of provincial elites, or the consequence of crude manipulation or megalomania on the part of emperors, the best of which, it is often remarked, were reticent about its development.

Perhaps it is by flattery that you had won over this person and that, by concealing something, won this or that advantage, by a little untruth made a glittering trade, by a false union promoted your cause.

I'm pregnant and have just been lurking on the few fashion blogs I read, like yours, for a little while, and unlike you, so many bloggers really are self - serious about «figure flattery» and stuff like that.

But is it wrong to be a little annoyed by the flattery?

She lends this film's incarnation of Reeves a life force just by standing up there on screen and demonstrating how one woman falls in love, succumbing to a combination of manly charm, little - boy - lost looks and sexual flattery.

Even Ferrari leaves a little room for human flattery, insisting that a pro driver can beat Race mode by turning everything off.

Alice Neel had little interest in flattery, but rather sought to capture the complexity of her sitter's character with unabashed honesty and evoke a bit of their soul.

Considered one of the most important American portrait painters of the 20th century, Neel had little interest in flattery, but rather sought to capture the complexity of her sitters.

She had little interest in flattery, but rather sought to capture the complexity of her sitter's character with unabashed honesty, evoking a bit of their soul.

Kawakubo gives little weight to the usually prominent values of comfort and flattery.

«I'll stand a little bit harsh, I don't see it as flattery,» said Apple design chief Jony Ive a recent interview with Vanity Fair.

Although you shouldn't go buying them chocolate or telling them how great their hair is, no one's stopping you from a little light flattery.

Write about the job itself and your qualifications but then impress the reader with a little bit of flattery, for instance, «After reading several other job ads and researching your company, I felt EMC was the best for my future career goals.»