Admire Quotes
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Seek out a person whom you admire and respect for the support you need - that we all need from time to time.
Quentin Bryce
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I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but I admire even more his contribution to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and body as one, and not two separate things.
Albert Einstein
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Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man.
A. N. Wilson
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I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking.
J. Courtney Sullivan
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I admire people who destroy themselves.
Karl Lagerfeld
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I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.
Oscar Wilde
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The creative people I admire seem to share many characteristics: A fierce restlessness. Healthy cynicism. A real world perspective. An ability to simplify. Restraint. Patience. A genuine balance of confidence and insecurity. And most importantly, humanity.
David Droga
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Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand
William Congreve
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All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez.
Sam Shepard
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I very much admire Uri Ariel. I think he's a man of principles, and effective, and I love him.
Naftali Bennett
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I'm saying that there were many great naturalists before Darwin's time who were very pious people and who knew more about nature than most of us. These were great naturalists; people I would admire for their knowledge of natural science given the time.
Gregory Walter Graffin Bad Religion
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The effect of studying masterpieces is to make me admire and do otherwise.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with.
Pat Nixon
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I met Peter Brook, the theater director, who's been based in Paris for many years at the Bouffes du Nord. I admire him tremendously. Some years ago, he was in New York, and he gave an interview with The Times, and what he said was this: "In my work, I try to capture the closeness of the everyday and the distance of myth. Because, without the closeness, you can't be moved, and without the distance, you can't be amazed." Isn't that extraordinary?
Paul Auster
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There are so many young talented actors today whose work I respect and admire - Ryan Gosling is probably primary among them. I take inspiration from so many amazing actors.
Daniel Sunjata
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As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.
Oscar Wilde
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Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned. To admire them is a distinct sign of provincialism of temperament. Upon the other hand they go on.
Oscar Wilde
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Life began for me, when I ceased to admire and began to remember.
Willa Cather
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The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his opponent. While I was wearing these glasses, all he could admire was his own reflection.
Viktor Korchnoi
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I don't really have a style icon but I really admire the way people dress like Gaga, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani. It's good to be inspired by singers who write music and dress incredibly - rather than models and people in the fashion industry who dress immaculately anyway because it's their style.
Ellie Goulding
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I love writing and can't imagine not being able to do it. I want an easy life and if it had been difficult I wouldn't be doing it. I do admire writers who do it even though it costs them.
Iain Banks
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Of Pearse and Connolly I admire the latter the most. Connolly was a realist, Pearse the direct opposite. I would have followed Connolly to hell had such action been necessary. But I honestly doubt I would have followed Pearse…
Michael Collins
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Friendship doesn't have anything to do with shoring up weakness. It has to do with respect and consideration for those you care about. It has to do with wanting to give something back to those you admire.
Terry Brooks