Sentence examples for seek praise from inspiring English sources

The more you praise yourself, the less you will be driven to seek praise from others.

While Republican governors such as the likely former candidate for President Rick Perry seek praise for their ability to create minimum wage jobs, the people working those jobs realize they simply do not pay the bills.

Almost 80% had done this at least once, for reasons including politeness, to avoid criticism or seek praise, and embarrassment [17].

When I am proud of myself and brag about what I've done, I generally know when I'm seeking praise.

How can we be in a position where, on one hand, the government seeks praise for its claim to have safeguarded the NHS, while on the other it takes the axe to the very services that keep vulnerable people out of hospital?

A seven-campus socialization study of undergraduate students showed that men were motivated by competition with their peers, whereas women were seeking praise from their teachers that they rarely got (Seymour and Hewitt, 1997).

Under such labels as "fairness and equality," this document amounts to a turgidly written manifesto in which the Obama administration seeks praise from the U.N. Human Rights Council for "progress" in dismantling the capitalist system.

Rubio has been inordinately proud of this mindless act of vandalism, like a puppy seeking praise for soiling the carpet.

The New York Times Public Editorr, Margaret Sullivan, recently sought praise for her launch of "AnonyWatch," which she explains is "intended to draw attention to the gratuitous use of unnamed sources".

He seeks praise; when his agent Garland asks if he's seen the glowing review in the Herald, Barton says "No", even though his producer had just read it to him.

Trump's earlier Tweet seeking praise for himself did attract some from fans, but also earned plenty of backlash for being "egotistical" and taking credit for just doing his job.