Famous Quotes & Sayings

April Gornik

Of course 'we humans' have a funny relationship with the beings with whom we share our planet. We eat them, we care for them, we admire them, we use them.

Jhumpa Lahiri

The narrator is not anybody in particular. It's a group of women, so there's no particular identity to the narrative voice. A Faulkner story, 'A Rose For Emily.' I admired used that voice and I wanted to try it out.. It was an experiment for myself.

The one thing I really admire about Gwyn is that he is a passionate Canadian. His work in terms of trying to make a difference in this country speaks for itself.

James Hillman

The older people that one admires seem to be fearless. They go right out into the world. It's astounding. Maybe they can't see or they can't hear, but they walk out into the street and take life as it comes. They're models of courage, in a strange way.

Michael Franti

Epitaph is a label that I've admired for a long time. It's kind of like a record label that would be my own personal record collection at home: punk rock, hip-hop, and great, classic, creative music.

Edna was greatly admired in the loftiest food circles. I once took her to the Four Seasons restaurant in New York. People fell all over her. Edna was renowned.

Dwayne was close to his brother, but he's handled himself. He has stayed strong. I admire the guy because there's no way I could've gone through what he's gone through.

Vladimir Putin

Dutch merchants had been holding leading positions in Russia's foreign trade since the 12th century...We have always been amazed at the way Dutch businessmen are doing their business and admired their good sense, honesty, industry and openness,

Reviewers try to square the antics of a writer's life with the antics in the fiction. Even satirical verbal play is too often read and admired as autobiographical expression. And thanks to the democratic exposures of the web, it's easier than ever to document private experiences and divulge the most intimate secrets.

Russell Tovey

Presently, I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her, and she is really cool.

Samson was a total winner. He was very masculine, very aloof. Particularly girls admired him. In fact, he was the centerfold in the alumni magazine. It was nice when I was there that it was possible.

Rod Barajas

R.A. is the kind of person who will battle through it if there are bumps in the road. He has set his mind on making it with the knuckleball, and he has already come a long way with it. You have to admire what he is doing and how he is doing it.

Profile stuck to their game and tried to pass and I admire that, but they seem young.

Prior to Marilyn Monroe, a star's life was hidden from the public. But now, instead of a glossy ideal, we see celebrity's ugly messes, including their drug and alcohol abuse, which, for many who admire these people, translates into a very dangerous message.

John Podhoretz

Conservatives have long been suspicious that Romney isn't truly one of them. The release of his tax returns should settle the matter once and for all: He's not only to be accepted, but admired and emulated - and by liberals as well as conservatives.

The whole Hollywood spin machine works together to create images that are impossible for any of us to live up to. They purposefully set us up to admire and even covet something we can never have.

This being the longest sports season of the year and having to train indoors, you have to admire any kid for sticking with it and doing as well as they do. It's the only co-ed situation of the team sports and there's a lot of camaraderie and support of the underclassman. I think the athletes had a fun season. It was fun for me to be a part of.

Bruce Bochy

This guy is an impact player. I think this was a big signing for us. I've always admired how Mike plays the game. He plays the game hard and he plays it right.

They've got a good system and they play it well. They play a lot of people and they wear you down. Give Bubba (Skelton) credit. His kids play hard every game. You have to admire what they've done.

Frank Robinson

A lot of guys said he was off the wall, he's crazy. I found him to be a guy with a lot of energy. He played the game hard. He just wanted to go out and play. Sometimes his emotion got in the way. He would lose control and tear things. I talked to him and reasoned with him. I listened to him. We developed a fondness for each other. I admire him for the way he goes about his work.

David Thornton

You respect him because he's a man of integrity and a man of faith. He treats guys as professionals, and I personally admire him for his intellect of football, the way he teaches guys.

Zhao is the real winner. I admire the pair no matter the result.

David Wallace

Yuppies, I guess, and younger intellectuals, whatever. These are the people pretty much all the younger writers I admire are writing for, I think.

Valerie Harper

You see her extreme ... pain about leaving her family for work, her husband wanting her to be Sadie, Sadie, married lady, and her wanting to go to work for the Party and the state. You have to admire the fact that she made a stand for what she needed to do as a human being, and just the degree of service out there.

Eddie Jordan

You see a lot of good coaches just coaching their players, making changes and trying to help their teams win. I see Larry Brown sitting guys down. Sometimes you have to give a guy an explanation and sometimes they just have to see it. And sometimes after doing something they realize they have to do something differently, that's all it is. I admire those coaches and I want to be a good coach.

You never saw one without seeing the other. They were admired and respected by everybody. They were known for their smiles.

Stephen Hill

This is a return to vintage Prince. BET viewers, both longtime fans of Prince and new admirers are primed for this video, the perfect showcase for a true national treasure once again delivering like no other artist can.

Nora Volkow

It's a sense of doing something that can improve the quality of life for people, ... Of course I admire (Trotsky), I think he was an incredibly visionary individual.

Joe Gibbs

It was smart on his part, but it still took guts. I kind of admire him for doing that.

It was the most difficult decision I've ever had to make, because I truly like and admire the man.

Harriet Harman

I am a very big admirer of Hillary 's and I am an admirer of Obama as well.

He took risks, a lot of challenges and slowly you'd hear 'Vince Vaughn's in this TV commercial', and 'Vince has got a role in a movie'. It was all from his own luck and pluck and I admire the guy for that.

Jim Boeheim

He's the kind of player that everybody likes because he goes out, plays and gives it everything he's got every game. I think that's what people admire and respect about him.