Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kate Bernheimer

When I first read Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl,' I saw for the first time that a girl could be a writer and that it had something to do with survival and with ethics and fighting against evil. I admired her, though her diary remained terrifying and mysterious to me. She was a character in a real fairy tale - fairy tales are brutal.

Max von Sydow

I admired Stephen Daldry very much; I think he's a brilliant director, and also, I feel close to him because he has a lot of theater behind him. He's also a man of great imagination and a lovely sense of humor.

Aerin Lauder

Growing up in New York, I loved watching my grandmother Estee put on her make-up - I always admired her sense of style.

When George first proposed the idea of moving my home and studio to Arnaudville, I didn't have to think about it for too long before I made the move - it felt right. I've loved small towns since I was a boy and had previously admired the uniqueness of Arnaudville.

Don Cornelius

My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion.

Lucy Hale

I'm overjoyed and honored to become a member of the Hollywood Records family. I've admired the careers they've made and can't wait to see how my musical path is paved out.

Kevin Smith

In anything I've ever written, all the characters sound like me, which I don't think is a bad thing. It makes sense. But I had always admired filmmakers who made movies that didn't sound like them at all.

Richard Grasso

We are saddened to lose Martha Stewart, who has built a brand and a company admired around the world, ... Our board will miss Ms. Stewart's counsel and insight, and expressed its deep gratitude for her service.

Wendell Berry

I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.

Walter Salles

That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.

Ravi Shankar

I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people.

Iris Apfel

There was Pauline de Rothschild, who I thought was very fabulous, and Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, very chic, very clever, very original. I admired both those women very much. And I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic.

You lose a person of this magnitude, it's a hard pill to swallow. He is someone I've admired for years.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired corporations are also among the most profitable.

Piet Mondrian

Experience was my only teacher; I knew little of the modern art movement. When I first saw the works of the Impressionists, van Gogh, van Dongen, and Fauves, I admired it. But I had to seek the true way alone.

Pat Nixon

If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency.

We have always admired the enormous talents of Herbie Hancock, ... When Jack Rovner and I first learned that we might be able to work with Herbie, we immediately jumped at the opportunity. And for the relationship to begin with a project as exciting as Possibilities is more than we could have hoped for. There are very few artists whose contribution to music has been as substantial and original as Herbie Hancock's. It is a great privilege to be undertaking this project with him.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

Scott Evans

We donated pet food, kitty litter, pet beds, leashes, everything we had left. Some of the shelter workers admired our Annie Foundation shirts, so we gave them out to the staff.

We are thrilled and honored to host such well known and admired outdoor sports celebrities,

Christina Milian

The actors I would like to work with are Julia Roberts, just because I've admired her work for a long time, well Brad Pitt. I think you know my reasons.

We are blessed to have such wonderful history here in Fremont County. In order for it to be respected and admired by young and old, we first need to modify and rehabilitate.

Robert Osborne

I went to California at a perfect time... when many of those people that I had admired so much in films were not working that much. They had free time on their hands to talk to... me, and they liked me because I knew so much about them.

Malcolm McDowell

I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.

I have long admired Univision - a pioneer in the industry - and recognized the tremendous potential and influence of the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic population.

I had researched him well and I just admired the guy. I thought he had a philosophy of accountability and the kind of value system that was really appropriate on a college campus.

He was all arms and legs. One thing we all saw in him and admired was his desire, and it proved out. He broke in well as a freshman, and that's not always easy to do when you're two feet taller than everyone else.

I always looked up to him and admired him. Now, we're running two competitive programs in the Quad East.

Both the efforts and the contribution he made will be permanently admired by all circles of life and the people from the two sides will remember him forever.

Peter Beard

In the high level cartoon world, my number one admired hero would be Chas Addams - really a top, top artist that the 'New Yorker' was lucky to find and employ.

John Caudwell

Before I really even understood what the term meant, I wanted to be wealthy. I wanted to be able to drive the beautiful old Rolls-Royces my father admired when I was a child.

Ben was such a special guy. He had the utmost respect for people. That was one of the things we thought and admired about him and the love the kids had for him. The kids wanted to it because of the respect for the person. Watching him teach kids was a privilege. He was always energetic, always intense and an unbelievable teacher.

Sonam Kapoor

I always admired the beautiful stars of Hollywood and dreamt of becoming one of them.