Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin Jackson

We've always hoped that Page 2 would be a destination for people who wanted a good laugh and didn't take sports too seriously. Much of that was accomplished through parody, so it seemed natural that we'd be drawn to a product like the Onion. I think we've always had an admiration for what they do, and when we talked to the folks at the Onion, we found out that admiration was mutual.

Birdman

It's what you always do. You confuse love for admiration.

Samuel Smiles

Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree.

Blaise Pascal

Admiration spoils all from infancy.

Doug Liman

What I really found was that the one similarity between 'Covert Affairs' and 'Fair Game' is a deep love and admiration and fascination with the home life of a spy.

Thomas Day

When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror.

Eleanor Roosevelt

You always admire what you really don't understand. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Angela Lawson

She was an incredible human being, a strong, independent woman, and she did a lot of charity work. It's easy to become enamored with who she was and what she did.

Edmund Burke

She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one

Carolina Herrera

You need somebody you respect and admire to back you always.

Joe Sacco

The people whose work I've admired are people like George Orwell and others like Michael Herr and, of course, some of Hunter S. Thompson's work.

Dan Garton

We appreciate and admire the courageous efforts of U.S. military personnel around the world to keep our country safe and strong. And we recognize the great sacrifice that their family members also make. As a result, American Airlines is pleased to extend these special offers to military members and their loved ones.

Alan Hovhaness

There are certain composers I have always admired very much, but I have always admired nature mostly and the music of the Orient.

James Galway

Until this time in my life Julius Baker was one of the most admired names in the flute world.

Andre Leon Talley

I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.

Mark Hyman

Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

Randy Forbes

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his uncommon virtue, and were moved by his remarkable wisdom.

Harry Belafonte

We respect you, admire you, and we are expressing our full solidarity with the Venezuelan people and your revolution.

Deion Branch

When we got the rings, ... we were just looking at 'em, admiring how beautiful they were. And then one of the guys was like, 'Gotta get another one.'

Ian Mckellen

There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company. But you also end up in the company of people you don't admire, including some rather dodgy politicians.

Daniel Boulud

I think there are a lot of chefs in D.C. who have made D.C. what it is today. I am very respectful to them. I'm very admiring of what they've done.

Davy Cowie

When the architect suggested a balcony we thought he was mad. I thought we'd never use it but I've seen us on the balcony in the middle of winter, with not a gust of wind, admiring the view. It's amazing how often we've actually used it.

Janet Smith

You can have fun admiring the art, even if you don't want to purchase anything. It is an event to celebrate women living well, to celebrate women who have been so brave in fighting those, and also to acknowledge your mother, sister or daughter.

Wangari Maathai

I would be on my knees looking at them and admiring them, trying to have them on my neck, until my mother would call and wonder what ... I was doing in the river.

Matt Kuchar

I grew up admiring Phil Mickelson. He loves competing, and he loves the fans' support, similar to me. In terms of my playing style, Steve Stricker and I are similar.

O. J. Simpson

(Upon a guest admiring her pansys)"Do you mean the ones in my garden or at my table!

Henrik Fisker

When I see a car I've designed going down the street and somebody admiring it, that's a nice feeling.