Quotes About Admiration

I had always loved expressionist painting, like every European. In fact I admired it all the more because these were precisely the paintings despised by my father's generation.

Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.

I do want children. I study dads more. I watch what they go through. I admire my father more than I ever did and my brother and my sister.

As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved the Yankees. I hope that he would be pleased.

Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed.

When I die, I want to see Malcom X, Lumumba, my father, and I want to be able to look them in the eye

It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff; a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.

People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

I admire my father greatly.

My father is an amazing man.

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.

My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music.

A real man loves and respects his wife and is not only a good father but a man that his kids want to call 'Daddy.'

I loved 'Gladiator' when I was young. Russell Crowe was a big inspiration the fact that he plays my father in 'Noah' was amazing.

My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father.

That's my biggest fear – disappointing those people who look up to me.

The greatest works of admiration, And all the fair examples of renown. Out of distress and misery are grown.

In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.

I just admire everybody and sit in awe and watch them.

I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what to do next, and when she's performing, the audience is just in awe of her.

But I was in awe of the painters; I mean I was new in New York, and I thought the painting that was going on here was just unbelievable

I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.

Fear can be the result of admiration, or it can be a symptom of contempt.