Admire

I don't hate Trump, but he's not somebody I admire.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.

There are two trilogies I admire: Robertson Davies's 'The Deptford Trilogy' and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

If people connect me with the Romantics in general, they probably connect me most with Keats. But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

I just like to sit and admire my garden, it's so well kept by my gardener and my girlfriend.

There are many actors I really like and whose work I admire.

I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They're amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they'd just be amazing documentarians.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

I'm pretty tough and picky when it comes to actors that I admire.

I like Stella McCartney, Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Aaron Featherstone, normal Chanel if I can ever afford it, I'd be wearing that all the time! I like to admire from afar.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

All this is only for the mice and myself to admire!

To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration.

For me, I always admire anyone that's entrepreneurs or inventors.

I admire her so much, but I'm not the next Kate Upton.

The actors I admire are character actors.

The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.

I admire bull riders for their passion and the uniqueness each one of them has.

Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.

I admire pop songs that are perfect at three minutes.

The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.

I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up.

I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.

I like to be fascinated by the people I photograph. Sometimes I don't admire them but I'm interested in them.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.

I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that.

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

There are things about my mum that I only realised later, things that make me admire her.

The effect of studying masterpieces is to make me admire and do otherwise.

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

The Pathan people of Waziristan are proud people who I greatly admire.

All I can say is that I did admire 'The Lives of Others', which I thought was really about something and beautifully done.

I admire President Obama's class and measure.

The more I learn about Mr. Romney, the less there is to admire.

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one, for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.

Many admire, few know.

I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard.

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

I do not admire politicians, but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due.

I always admire the French and the Italians who are very devoted to their marriages. They take them extremely seriously, but it is understood that there might be other visitors at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. You just never boast about. They never say anything, but that's what keeps marriages together.

Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all my time and money - Tattered Cover, Elliot Bay, Harvard Bookstore.

I admire James Franco. I admire somebody like Jack Nicholson. Anyone who just does movies for the sake of making movies and takes big risks.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

So many movies get made, and so many go to VOD, which is a market I admire.

All Americans are either immigrants or descendants of ancestors who came from somewhere else, including Native Americans. We should all respect and admire immigrants.

The comedians who I admire that are really good, they always take it to a deep psychological place.

I tend to leave people alone that I admire.

I do greatly admire Australian artists.

I admire a lot of actors, but I don't covet people's careers.

Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.

Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.

Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles', she thinks in print, but she doesn't have a real feel for the stage.

The writers we tend to universally admire, like Beckett, or Kafka, or TS Eliot, are not very prolific.

Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselves look terrible.

I always see other people as predecessors and admire them.

I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd have liked to meet them. I admire people who aren't circumscribed by circumstance.

I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's just so much talent out there.

I admire any woman who does stand-up, but frankly I'd rather pull out my own eyelids.

I do not admire young actresses whose foreheads cannot move.

Barbra Streisand has accomplished so much, and Dustin Hoffman as well. They are down to earth and approachable. I admire that.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

William Trevor is an author I admire, his stories are subtle and powerful, and beautifully written.

I admire Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman for their sheer dedication to their craft.

I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks.

The actors I admire, like Ben Kingsley or Daniel Day-Lewis, they totally reinvent themselves in every part. I hope I get a chance to do that.

I admire people who are creative.

I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.

I like PETA as a group for many reasons, but one of the reasons that I admire them is that they say and do the things that other groups won't do.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

Yes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors.

Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody.

I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.

I admire people who are completely at ease with themselves. But I don't have that feeling.

I tend to be shy in asking people for photos - other actors that I really like and admire.

I did attend Catholic schools up to the ninth grade, and I admire much in the Catholic Church.

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho.

Some of our finest leaders were not intellectuals at all, and I admire them enormously because they weren't. Harry Truman wasn't.

I admire Trump for his accomplishments.

I can't do pieces I only admire technically. I have to feel some direct contact with them.

I admire American ideas.

I admire personalities. Some politicians who are only great mice are just persons.

One thing that's always helped quell my writerly anxieties is seeking out interviews with writers I admire.

I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.

I don't admire Freud as much as some people do. Imagine Shakespeare being aware of the Oedipal complex when he wrote Hamlet. It would have been a disaster.

I admire Obama.

I admire anyone with their own sense of personal style.

Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.

I admire Ralph Nader and Denis Kucinich very much, and insofar as they bring up issues and carry out an educational and organisational function - that's important, and fine, and I support it.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with.

It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.

I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge.

Mirrors are ice which do not melt: what melts are those who admire themselves in them.

I like a woman that's capable and at the same time feminine. I admire tomboy qualities but with a feminine touch.

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever, he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my toes.

Like most writers, I've read a lot of Hemingway, and I admire him greatly.

I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.

I certainly admire people who do things.

In all the writers I admire, the common detonator is their courage to walk naked.

I admire Rihanna.

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.

Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, those guys mean so much to me because I watched those guys and how they transform and watch the commitment to what they do. I admire them.

I admire those old road dogs, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan. That's their life.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

I really admire paintings that look like an actual snapshot - I think that's just extraordinary.

Generally, we admire the thing we are not.

I admire a lot of actors, I think a lot of them have so much talent.

I've met some incredible people who I really admire.

I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.

When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.

I admire natural, untouched beauty.

I admire traveling, I appreciate it a lot.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.

We tend to become like those whom we admire.

I admire Jodie Foster. Her head is screwed on really well. It's not loose at all.

You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.

I met PJ Harvey when I was in England, and the first thing I want to do when I meet a songwriter I admire is to ask them how do they receive songs.

I didn't do anything at the Queen, whom I admire.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

There's people who I admire like... Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Master P, people who built their stuff and are still going.