Admired Quotes · Page 6

“I wanted to be famous. So famous that I would be vehemently hated by all the people I admired most.”

— Sam Harris

I've always admired Jeff Bridges. I really like how one can never get a handle on what he's doing.

— Bill Hader

The successful men I admired all built their bodies.

— Dwayne Johnson

You will never be admired without being criticized first.

— Grant Cardone

One of the things I always admired about my brother was his genuine desire to help others in need.

— Cody Walker

Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired.

— William Cowper

ever since I met you I have admired you more than any girl...I have ever met since...I met you.

— Oscar Wilde

Some things are just to be admired from afar and not to be run after.

— Anonymous

“I admired him more than anyone but I didn't wish him well. It was that I preferred him to me and wanted…

— Hanif Kureishi

“He was more interested in listening and gathering information than in asserting his opinion or dominating a conversation. He was also widely…

— Susan Cain

“I am to be loved, honored and respected solely because I exist. I am to be cherished, spoiled, celebrated because I Am!…

— Emmanuella Raphaelle

Not disown my past or upbringing, but I'd admired American actors, really American movie star - particularly the rebel heroes of the…

— Maxwell Caulfield

I was never disappointed by the people I've admired. And the choices I made when I was in a position where it…

— Johnny Depp

I have loved, adored and admired Irrfan Khan's work. Some of his movies are remarkable. So, working with him has been an…

— Kiku Sharda

Mum was bold and brave and knew herself. She'd pick me up from school dressed in colourful Nigerian fabrics, and even though…

— A. J. Odudu

I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies.

— Liam Cunningham

Whether one admired or was repulsed by the positions he took on matters foreign and domestic, it is undeniable that Reagan's ability…

— Jackson Katz

Conservatives have long been suspicious that Romney isn't truly one of them. The release of his tax returns should settle the matter…

— John Podhoretz

We gave each other a hug, [Richard Pryor] said how much he admired me, I said how much I admired him, and…

— Gene Wilder

“admired, even emulated. “You saw for yourselves, the Indian doesn’t need the white man to live,” he went on. “He knows how…

— Scott Wallace

Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing -…

— David Lee Roth

“The men in the room suddenly realized that they didn’t want to know her better. She was beautiful, but she was beautiful…

— Neil Gaiman

I admired Stephen Daldry very much; I think he's a brilliant director, and also, I feel close to him because he has…

— Max von Sydow

“Our faces were overly close, and in that moment something more passed between us. I’d never felt this kind of thing with…

— Lisa Tawn Bergren

Audrey Hepburn is someone I've always admired. She has that untouchable star quality.

— Lisa O'Hare

I like to be admired from afar, and then complimented up close.

— Gena Showalter

“she is admired from afar. These admirers court her in secret, in the safety of their dreams.”

— Whitney Otto

Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent.

— Cleopatra

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

— Georg Brandes

Modeling is always something I've really admired because I've seen my mum and sister do it.

— Anonymous

“Brilliance of the brain must be admired more than beauty of the body.”

— Amit Kalantri

I made it a point to study the people in the business I admired most.

— Bob Crane

“I just do what I do. There's nothing to be admired or revered in it.”

— Pharrell Williams

I was always aware Mom was someone who was recognised, admired and loved.

— Prateik Babbar

I've always admired your ability to be unilaterally irritating.

— Jim Butcher

I've admired Fedor as a fighter, he's very dangerous.

— Dan Henderson

I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.

— Tessa Thompson

I always admired the U.S. as the country of the space shuttle, of technological achievement.

— Santiago Calatrava

Admired as a saint, defined by my rank. Combined with my strength, my time and my length.

— Lil Wayne

She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.

— Jeannette Walls