Admiration Quote by John Adams

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic…

— John Adams

“The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they deal with the people as the dogs of grass are dealt with.”

— Lao Tzu

I particularly admire are Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome who wrote in a certain tone of voice which was humane and understanding of…

— Terry Pratchett

I am in the lineage of Gil Scott-Heron, great activist-type artists. But I'm also in the lineage of a Miles Davis - you know,…

— Kanye West

The wonderful John Avildsen was a hero and father figure who was really present in my life even though we didn't have day-to-day or…

— Tamlyn Tomita

I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and poor, famous…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

I've met some incredible people who I really admire.

— Taron Egerton

I've tended to avoid meeting my heroes. They aren't necessarily the nicest people anyway. The exception was George Harrison, one of the loveliest men…

— Siobhan Fahey

I relate more to the descendants of Galileo Galilei and the Wright brothers than I do to anyone else you might mention. If you…

— Jakob Dylan

One of the people I most admired was Christopher Hitchens. He was extremely polarizing but extremely honest, to a fault sometimes, but I respected…

— Matthew Hussey

I've met so many real heroes, people whose service has given me the life I'm lucky to live on U.S. soil.

— Luke Rockhold

To me, I think it's awesome to meet your heroes and find out who they are and where they came from and what made…

— Neil Strauss