Admirable Quotes

231 quotes by 207 authors

Thomas Ligotti is an absolute master of supernatural horror and weird fiction, and a true original. He pursues his unique vision with admirable honesty and… — Ramsey Campbell
Someone who plays hard every shift, it's pretty admirable for a young guy. — Marty Turco
We only want to link up with people whom we like, admire, and trust. ... We do not wish to join with managers who lack… — Warren Buffett
For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom of… — John Calvin
To divide a cube into two other cubes, a fourth power, or in general any power whatever into two powers of the same denomination above… — Pierre de Fermat
So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think. — David Krumholtz
I agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable,… — Benjamin Spock
That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false. ... Rather, how much… — Galileo Galilei
The ingenuities we practice in order to appear admirable to ourselves would suffice to invent the telephone twice over on a rainy summer morning. — Brendan Gill
Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards. — Martha Stewart
My friend is not perfect-no more than I am-and so we suit each other admirable. — Alexander Smith
Theatre for a New Audience is one of America's most admirable and exciting theatre companites...some of the best acted and directed work to be found… — Tony Kushner
People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable. — Zac Posen
Democracy is a very admirable form of government - for dogs — Edgar Allan Poe
A game may be as integral to a culture, as true an object of human aesthetic appreciation, as admirable a product of creativity as a… — Michael Dummett
When grace combines with wrinkles, it is admirable. There is an indescribable light of dawn about intensely happy old age. . . . The young… — Victor Hugo
Life is an admirable arrangement, isn't it, little mother. It is so clever of it to have June in every year and a morning in… — Elizabeth von Arnim
Faced with a new mutation in an organism, or a fundamental change in its living conditions, the biologist is frequently in no position whatever to… — George Wald
The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. — Jacques Maritain
Many fledgling moralists in those days were going about our town proclaiming there was nothing to be done about it and we should bow to… — Albert Camus

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