Quotes About Admiration

KRS-One is one of my favorite rappers ever. I actually don't even know why I have this on my computer, but I do. I really like this album, Criminal Minded.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

The confidence Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson exuded from stage, I'm a fan of.

When I see other rappers' lyrics of "I don't do what I don't like to do", I feel like it's really cool and there's also an envious side to me about it.

When I did 'The Social Network,' David Fincher told me that I managed to make a thankless character pretty awesome. I thought that was really cool because I think he's really cool.

The action heroes were very cool as a kid. You would compare yourself with them - Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

There is one person I can think of better than me. And that's Zach Braff. What a cool guy.

Obama is seen as very, very cool. I think a lot of people find him sexy.

My parents are pretty cool people.

I have so much respect for people that can do it [tredmill running], I wish I could because it looks really cool and really fun.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that's what I admire most.

Vanity and narcissism — the compulsive need to be admired and praised — undermine one's courage, for one then fights on someone else's conviction rather than one's own.

Have the courage to be selfless in a world were such qualities are not admired. Dare to be differnt. Be crazy!

What people get admired and appreciated for in community are their soft skills: their sense of humor and timing, their ability to listen, their courage and honesty, their capacity for empathy.

I admired Eugene McCarthy's courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the Washington Post, I remained an admirer.

I loved Gore Vidal's Burr. That book gave me courage.

Dad, I left my heart up there.

My dad was my hero, my best friend.

My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.

It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.

I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.

You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.

Bowie's been a huge influence on me. I remember early on, my dad pulling out the 'Diamond Dogs' album, and the cover alone just grabbed my attention. I think I was probably around 12.

My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.