Admiration Quotes
543 Admiration quotes by 423 unique authors
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What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.
— Joseph Priestley
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If I did not have for him the warm affection a son feels toward a less austere and preoccupied father, I at least had an…
— Lincoln Ellsworth
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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who…
— Rene Cassin
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Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the…
— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
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You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've…
— Scott Stapp
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I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared…
— Christiane Amanpour
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Of course, Einstein was a very great scientist indeed, and I have enormous respect for him, and great admiration for the discoveries he made. But…
— John Polkinghorne
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At a certain point he was very popular, from THE RAVEN. He was never fully appreciated, never made the money, and you know he was…
— John Astin
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We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an…
— Anne Dudley
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I have commenced my auspicious reign and am in quiet possession of the Presidential Mansion... this winter I intend to do something in the way…
— Unknown Author
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Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.
— Julie Christie
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If a man could mount to Heaven and survey the mighty universe, his admiration of its beauties would be much diminished unless he had someone…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see and know such a creature, and not love her to distraction? She…
— Edmund Burke
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Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.
— John Milton
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The affections are the children of ignorance; when the horizon of our experience expands, and models multiply, love and admiration imperceptibly vanish.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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The first basic need of a male is sexual fulfillment; for a female, affection. The second most basic need of a male is recreational companionship;…
— Myles Munroe
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There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate…
— Adam Weishaupt
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The vast army of McClellan spread out before me. The marching columns extended back as far as eye could see in the distance. It was…
— Daniel Harvey Hill
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The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence
— George Santayana
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In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our…
— Constantin Stanislavski
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Criticism precedes admiration and – like it or not – goes hand in hand with success. Keep pouring on the success, and sooner or later,…
— Grant Cardone
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Love, friendship, respect, admiration are the emotional response of one man to the virtues of another, the spiritual payment given in exchange for the personal,…
— Ayn Rand
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Love advice is like life advice, so there are so many elements of that. I think humor, patience, admiration are really important love elements. Love…
— Zac Posen
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Our bodies are temples of the Lord. We should earn respect and admiration for our hearts, not for showing skin to look sexy.
— Carrie Prejean
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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 and…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Admiration Quotes
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