Admired Quotes

401 Admired quotes by 366 unique authors

I exist not to be loved and admired, but to love and act. It is not the duty of those around me to love me.… — Janusz Korczak
If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it… — Henry Cloud
Humility collects the soul into a single point by the power of silence. A truly humble man has no desire to be known or admired… — Isaac of Nineveh
Nature will not be admired by proxy. — Winston Churchill
The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to… — Leonard Boswell
We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy… — Stephen Batchelor
We experience pain and difficulty as failure instead of saying, I will pass through this, everyone I have ever admired has passed through this, music… — Marilynne Robinson
In a way, I think religion is to be admired for asking the right questions. I just think it's got the wrong answers. — Richard Dawkins
President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that… — Maureen Dowd
Yes, for a long time but I admired her and respected everything that I could sort of see in her from a distance, the pillars… — Andre Agassi
Learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what the great men admired; they admired great things; narrow spirits admire basely,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
All women like to have their clothes admired, and those that deny it are lying. — Carolina Herrera
He immediately started charming my mom until she was nothing but a gooey puddle in the middle of the foyer.He loved her new haircut.She got… — Unknown Author
Deep down, Erikson wants profoundly to be respected and admired - and very deep down he wants to be left alone. — Stanley Hoffmann
I admired and valued Robin as a colleague and friend and as one of the greatest parliamentarians of our time. His wife Gaynor and his… — Gordon Brown
I have always admired men and women who used their talents to serve the community, and who were highly respected and admired for their efforts… — Nelson Mandela
I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her. — Ralph Lauren
I have long admired Ron Whitehead. He is crazy as nine loons, and his poetry is a dazzling mix of folk wisdom and pure mathematics — Hunter S. Thompson
Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired. — Charles Spurgeon
Classical buildings endure because they are loved, admired and accepted, and enjoy an innate adaption to human needs and purposes. — Roger Scruton
Selfishness has never been admired. — C.S. Lewis
I was called a terrorist yesterday... Today I am admired by the very people who said I was one. — Nelson Mandela
Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. — Eve Ensler
Men with fine gifts think it worth while to live to paint a few great pictures which shall be looked at and admired for generations;… — J.R. Miller
The word 'commitment' has lost it's meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be positive. A commited person was someone to be… — Mitch Albom

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