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Quotes About Admiration

I'm very wary of fawning too much over heroes. There's an old adage that heroes are best kept at arm's length, and in a few instances in my life, that's been true.
~ W. Earl Brown
Point out a great strength of someone in your life today!
~ John C. Maxwell
I was the biggest Goldie Hawn fan, my entire life.
~ Katie Dippold
I've met a lot of famous people that I just thought were so unbelievable. For me, meeting Julie Andrews was probably the highlight of my life.
~ Laura Benanti
Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the guy I've looked up to my whole life.
~ LeBron James
A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth.
~ John Elway
A fellow can't be so bad if he loves a girl as good as you.
~ John Fante
Teenage boys fall in love with girls who have blond hair and blue eyes. Basketball coaches fall in love with players who have a cerebral court sense and a great jump shot.
~ John Feinstein
He rose, offering his hand to Evanlyn to assist her. Even though she was lithe and athletic as a cat, she took it, enjoying the contact. She saw Horace's slight frown as she did so and smiled to herself. A girl can never have too many admirers, she thought. Will seemed unperturbed by the fact that she retained hold of Selethen's hand a little longer than politeness dictated. But then, Ranger's were trained to look imperturbable. He was probably seething with jealousy, she thought.
~ John Flanagan
Of course you love her!" he'd replied. "She's been your best friend since you both could walk, and now she's grown up to be beautiful, talented, intelligent and witty. What's not to love about all that?
~ John Flanagan
Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after will. He admired his skill with a sword and his courage in battle. But sometimes, just sometimes, he felt an overwhelming desire to ram the young warrior's head against a convenient tree.
~ John Flanagan
I think you're wonderful too, Hal!" Stephan said, in a workmanlike approximation of Ophelia's breathless, admiring tones. The crew laughed even harder. Lydia snorted through her nose.
~ John Flanagan
Jij bent beter dan Crowley.' Hij zou nog verbaasder geweest zijn als hij had geweten wat Halt daar achteraan dacht. Waarschijnlijk ben je zelfs beter dan ik.
~ John Flanagan
Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.
~ John Fogerty
At the martyrdom of Faustines and Jovita, brothers and citizens of Brescia, their torments were so many, and their patience so great, that Calocerius, a pagan, beholding them, was struck with admiration, and exclaimed in a kind of ecstacy, "Great is the God of the christians!" for which he was apprehended, and suffered a similar fate.
~ John Foxe
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
~ John Gay
you have a terrible beauty that scares me - a fierce defiance that won't be subdued - not that i want to tame you - I don't - I like to look...
~ John Geddes
Ah, but the Moon my Love is jealous, and can you blame him? You outshine him with your virtues...
~ John Geddes
I can't grasp the stars, but I love them – in the same way, I love you...
~ John Geddes
I looked in the window, wanting to stay - it rained, yet I remained...because you were so lovely...
~ John Geddes
you ask me why I compare you to stars - it's simple - that's where your goddess has fled...
~ John Geddes
I wish I could tell the tale of your beauty as my rough hands caress your face...
~ John Geddes
I hardly ever see your profile, but have I told you it's beautiful? - like the soft gentle lines of snow...
~ John Geddes
it took me a lifetime of glimpses, but now I see you completely - did I tell you you're beautiful? so kind to animals, children and me...
~ John Geddes