Quotes About Admiration

The Hays Code stated: "When right standards are consistently presented, the motion picture exercises the most powerful influences. It builds character, develops right ideals, inculcates correct principles, and all this in attractive story form. If motion pictures consistently hold up for admiration high types of characters and present stories that will affect lives for the better, they can become the most powerful force for the improvement of mankind.

If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace.

I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Here you would know and enjoy what posterity will say of Washington. For a thousand leagues have nearly the same effect with a thousand years.

If what most men admire they would despise, It would look as if mankind were growing wise. He that would live in peace and ease Must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.

A man is known by his heroes.

In the fun house of today's metastisizing sports-entertainment megaplex, when every day brings another story revealing how these 'heroes' we create are fashioned from base clay, a pause might be in order to reflect on athletes who actually embodied the qualities we think we admire in the too-easily deified.

I love my mother to death. I'm pretty much a reflection of her.

Yes, I had bid goodbye to films, but then I am a big fan of Amol Palekar. There was no way I could've refused him.

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don't know where I would be without it.

Salman is my favourite actor. In fact, I look upon the entire Khan family with great regard.

I have the highest regard for Meryl Streep as an actress and think she's a fabulous person as well.

To have the regard of one's peers is immensely moving.

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

When I came up, guys like Nicholson and DeNiro were held in highest regard.

I believe Sam Peckinpah is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and I hold him in high regard.

I had a great time at Everton when I was there and came away from that with a lot of high regard.

My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me the importance of public service, and she was admired by people regardless of their political party.

I follow in the footsteps of vets, regardless if they younger than me or older than me.

I am not a great artist like Maradona was with regards to on-the-field matters.

I want all Mississippians to know that every man and woman of every region, every background, every race, every class, and every home in our state has my admiration and my respect.

I don't care what anybody says: a pro athlete is going to be a role model. I tried to use that as a positive influence, to let kids know we are regular people.

Zlatan is a great guy; I speak with him very regularly. I have a lot of respect and admiration for him.