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Admiration Quote by Dan Barker

“Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a…” quote by Dan Barker — Download Open image

“Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being....”

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I have tremendous admiration for companies with the kind of pioneering spirit and innovation eBay has demonstrated from day one.

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The older you've gotten, the more respect and admiration you've received.

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Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise.

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... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.

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