Drawing must seek for interest, not for admiration…

Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.

— John Howe

I am firmly convinced, as I have already said, that to effect any great social improvement, it is sympathy rather than self-interest, the sense…

— Henry George

“If I'm to have a character that others admire, I need to focus on developing that character. I need to make decisions that are…

— Tom Walsh

I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another.

— Matthew Pearl

“No longer seek the admiration of these foolish men.”

— Gregory Poe Illmaculate

It may be important to great thinkers to examine the world, to explain and despise it. But I think it is only important to…

— Hermann Hesse

... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.

— Bell Hooks

The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for…

— Andre Alexis

“A warm, trustworthy person who is also strong elicits admiration, but only after you’ve established trust does your strength become a gift rather than…

— Amy Cuddy

Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise.

— Karl Barth

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

— Barack Obama

“There have been those among us who have been so dazzled by the might and technological wizardy of Europe that they have been rather…

— Ahdaf Soueif

I still don't feel I know Hitchcock at all. I find that the more one looks, the more elusive he becomes. But my admiration…

— Toby Jones

The older you've gotten, the more respect and admiration you've received.

— Jupp Heynckes

I have tremendous admiration for companies with the kind of pioneering spirit and innovation eBay has demonstrated from day one.

— Bonnie Hammer