Famous Quotes & Sayings

The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.

Joel Coen

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out.

Come Early Morning. I really admire someone who's willing to take on the kind of role she's willing to take on.

Carving is a fun thing. People who might admire carving but who have never tried it should really give it a try.

Alain Prost

If I see some guy and maybe he's invented something for example, to put on your bread and made millions of dollars from it, I admire him.

Jhumpa Lahiri

I can't tell you exactly how I found it. It was just a process of writing a lot of stories and reading a lot of stories that I admired and just working and working until the sentences sounded right and I was satisfied with them.

I can only think about a regular family, and a husband whose life was in danger all the time, and there was still a sense of grace about her through all that. You couldn't help but admire her.

He's not a cookie-cutter receiver. He's a little different, and that's one thing I admire about what Pittsburgh has done. They've taken a Randle El and a Hines Ward and have known what to do with those guys. They've been creative.

I compose and he doesn't compose. I cannot admire the composition of his music, only a few songs are good.

Richard Flanagan

I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.

Tiger Woods

But he's a wonderful iron player, he putts really well, and he just grinds it out and really fights. That's one of the things we all admire about Chris. He gives you everything he's got, every day.

John Milius

But, I mean, egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director.

I love Sam. I respect him. I admire him. He's a total man of principle. I have really profited from his judgment. I think it was a matter of principle. It was so important to him.

Joyce Maynard

I lived with a belief that I was a less worthy person for having fallen short of the approval of the man I had admired more than any other I'd known.

I know he wants to retire from the game knowing he did it physically competing at the end, ... You have to admire that.

I just like the way they carry themselves. They do have a swagger, but they keep it in perspective. I like the way they keep themselves. They are clean shaven. There is no hot dogging. They don't admire home runs because they know Joe Torre will have a talk with them.

Alan Jones

He stood for something they loved. They admired the swagger about him.

I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.

Francis Bacon

It is scarcely possible at once to admire and excel an author, as water rises no higher than the reservoir it falls from

Roy H. Williams

It was political suicide. That was unheard of in Dallas politics. I will always admire her for taking that stance.

Derek Lam

It's wonderful to be part of the community of designers who I've always admired so much. To actually be recognized by an organization and a larger community that has the same focus and point of view - I'm really pleased.

Craig Roberts

I want to do comedy films, serious films - I admire the actors who fly under the radar but get loads done, pop up in a lot of good films.

David Thewlis

It was actually the thing that I've put my heart into the most, in terms of research and everything, because I was a great admirer of Rimbaud's work.

Terry Hoeppner

It takes a special athlete to compete at such a high level in both football and basketball. James came here to play both sports, and I admire the way he handles the dual role. Wide receiver is one of the more complex positions on the football field, so to have that much success in his first season speaks volumes about James' talent and potential.

They are very much afraid that if DeLay comes back in the leadership and then this stuff explodes all around them, the shrapnel is going to hit all of them. Even those who admire his leadership ... they are going to want to pull out.

They hit him hard, but he doesn't let them get to his head. He takes it, and he's quiet about it. I admire him for that.

It's hard to pinpoint but there is something about the arrangement that makes you stop and admire it.

Mike Fratello

It's been a grueling season for them, and I admire how hard they are still playing.

Eric Sykes

It's a very sad day. I've always admired him. Everything he did had a very evocative ring, of something great.

For a guy to come in here and work to improve his versatility, to put on that catcher's gear ... I admire that. I had a 15-minute talk with him, and I told him so. Like I told him, it takes a hell of a lot more than nine players to win. ... I appreciate the demeanor he's shown coming into this camp.

It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.

Joey Barton

It's always nice to be linked with the big boys and always nice to be gazed at from afar and be admired for your football.

Mel Brooks

I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.