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I admired Eugene McCarthy's courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial… — Kitty Kelley
Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when I started listening… — Elvis Costello
I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a… — James Daly
So I grew up in a very book-friendly environment and my education as a writer was reading. I think that's the best education. Reading, and… — Seth Grahame-Smith
I fantasised about F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' - I loved it, and then I read everything J. D. Salinger had to offer. Then… — Garrett Hedlund
I wasn't into fairytales when I was little. I was of the generation of the earlier Disney films where many of the female characters, with… — Angelina Jolie
I've never been in love with Marcello [Mastroianni]. I wasn't even attracted to him physically. I admired him. I followed him and supported him, but… — Giovanna Cau
I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care debate.… — Gail Collins
Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a… — Zooey Deschanel
First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost… — Queen Elizabeth II
I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen… — Jane Fonda
I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the… — Hugh Hefner
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
You're never going to see the fat Elvis in me. People I admired like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi all died at 27.… — Jon Bon Jovi
I admired the work of photographers like Beaton, Penn, and Avedon as much as I respected the grittier photographers such as Robert Frank. But in… — Annie Leibovitz
Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed. — Hugh Leonard
I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I… — Naguib Mahfouz
I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I… — Walter Dean Myers
I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors. — Robert De Niro
I didn't know Kurt Cobain or Amy Winehouse, but I was affected by both of their deaths because I admired their work so much and… — Patti Smith
When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my times because that's what other people who I admired did. That's… — Bruce Springsteen
I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear! — Jules Verne
I will not deny that my heart has long occupied itself with the most tender feelings for another. So strong were these impulses that I… — Galen Beckett
I admired Stalkers style. He was incredibly fast using two small blades strapped to the backs of his hands. Slash slash slash. Fighting him you… — Ann Aguirre
I wasn't sure if I admired him for feeling everything so hard and fiercely, or if I was contemptuous of him for having so much… — Maggie Stiefvater

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