Admiration

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

As biologists, we contemplate with admiration and awe the wondrous array of sophisticated cell interactions and recognitions evolved in the T cell immune system, which must be a model for other similarly complex biological systems of highly differentiated organisms.

Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of the ideology of the machine age.

I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.

But the admiration for Jackson was by no means confined to his own soldiers and to his own section.

I have all the admiration in the world for somebody like Bono, who really puts himself on the line and tries actively to do something about our world situation.

Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.

Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something, I don't know where I would be without it.

I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

The poet never asks for admiration, he wants to be believed.

Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.

Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.

Here in Barcelona, it's the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch of half-witted monarchs.

My admiration for 'Mary Tyler Moore' is very, very big because they went out on top.

I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

I have unqualified admiration for Brad Pitt.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

I have such admiration for Whoopi Goldberg as an actress and a general smart person.

Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross.

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

I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.