Admired Quotes

401 Admired quotes by 366 unique authors

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. — Seneca the Younger
Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent. — William Shakespeare
In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid… — Daniel J. Boorstin
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the… — Joe Abercrombie
My greatest desire was to be in a sandbox with Kevin Kline or Kenneth Branagh - to be with the people I admired - and… — Robert Sean Leonard
The human quality Degas most admired was endurance. — John Berger
I was very proud of my father, and I admired him, but I always thought he was more interesting than the shows he was working… — Joss Whedon
My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I… — Magdi Yacoub
Growing up in New York, I loved watching my grandmother Estee put on her make-up - I always admired her sense of style. — Aerin Lauder
I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people. — Ravi Shankar
I went to California at a perfect time... when many of those people that I had admired so much in films were not working that… — Robert Osborne
I admired Truman, among many other things, because he integrated the Army. I admired JFK because the very first civil rights legislation was passed at… — Jed S. Rakoff
I am for poetry that is admired by peasant and aristocrat alike. — F. Sionil Jose
I always admired the beautiful stars of Hollywood and dreamt of becoming one of them. — Sonam Kapoor
When I first came to Washington, what I admired most was that people were just really, really smart with a tremendous amount of intellectual horsepower… — Ezra Klein
I admired Margaret Thatcher - while abhorring much of what she offered - because she was so clearly a leader of huge substance. Blair was… — Martin Jacques
I like dialogue that is slightly more brittle than life. I have always admired and wished to write one of those 1940s film scripts where… — Tom Stoppard
One of the things that I have admired about India is the spiritualism of the people. — Stephen Covey
I went to a festival pretending to work as a journalist to get free tickets and interview people I really admired. I remember one of… — Juan Antonio Bayona
Jack Welch is someone who I have always admired. In India, Narayana Murthy is someone who I have great respect for. — Kumar Mangalam Birla
Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. — Stephen Kinzer
I admired anyone who could unsettle people. — J. G. Ballard
I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them. — Tessa Thompson
Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated.… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice. — Malcolm McDowell

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