Quotes About Admiration

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

I have always a sacred veneration for anyone I observe to be a little out of repair in his person, as supposing him either a poet or a philosopher.

She was smart and funny and vulnerable and just so goddamned beautiful, the kind of beautiful that was worth being shot down over.

As Winston Churchill said, "Dogs look up to you, Cats look down on you." It's just that I discovered that being looked at from both of those perspectives is where I want to be.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

They welcomed him as a hero, but he now knew that heroes were soon created by those needing reflected glory.

I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan I would faint if I met him, let alone got to work with him.

I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.

Je suis ambitieux, inquiet, il me faut croire que ce que j'écris est exceptionnel, que ce sera admiré, je m'exalte en le croyant et m'effondre quand je cesse d'y croire.

But admiration is not love. Love wants proximity, reciprocity, the acceptance of vulnerability. Love alone does not say what we spend our lives saying, all the time, to everyone: 'I am worth more than you.' Love has other ways of finding reassurance, another authority that doesn't come from above but below.

Many are the starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee.

Come in quella canzone incredibile dei Cure dove lei è bellissima e il povero la guarda ammirato e lei si sente offesa e Robert Smith dice: «Ecco perché ti odio».

I always respect a woman.

Para enamorarse hay tres condiciones sine qua non: admiración, atracción física y psicológica, y aspiración hacia un proyecto común.

Around 59 percent of those surveyed admitted that they had once believed in National Socialism, 51 percent said they had supported National Socialism's ideals, and 41 percent indicated that they had admired Hitler.

also coveted Pattie because she belonged to a powerful man who seemed to have everything I wanted—amazing cars, an incredible career, and a beautiful wife.

Though I didn't meet Bob Marley till much later, he did call me up when the single came out and seemed pretty happy with it. I tried to ask him what the song was all about, but couldn't understand much of his reply. I was just relieved that he liked what we had done.

Jeff watched her come, the whole time. He never noticed her mincing, hesitant steps on treacherous heels. He was simply swept up in the ancient ceremony. And discovering, as untold millions of young men had discovered before him, that there is nothing in the world as beautiful as his bride approaching.

Nancy Ward was almost eighty years old. For a moment, Tiana was frozen by the sight. Half exultant—if she could be like that, at that age!—and half petrified. It was like watching some ancient, terrible creature, rising from its lair.

I thank God that I live in the age of Wilberforce and that I know one man at least who is both moral and entertaining.

Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.

It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel disdain for them. Which is not always pleasant in a relationship. Sometimes it's fun though.

Sur terre, ce ne sont pas les occasions de s'émerveiller qui manquent, mais les émerveillés.