Best 369 quotes in «admiration quotes» category

A man's admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. God sometimes sends a famine, sometimes a pestilence, and sometimes a hero, for the chastisement of mankind; none of them surely for our admiration.

Amid the most mercenary ages it is but a secondary sort of admiration that is bestowed upon magnificence.

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

A thunderous boo is one thousand times stronger, nobler, and more powerful than a standing ovation. Admiration corrupts.

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

At a certain point he was very popular, from THE RAVEN. He was never fully appreciated, never made the money, and you know he was looked upon with admiration by some people, but also as an oddball. But that was his point.

Apparently, in the eyes of the law, my admiration of Justin Bieber is creepy.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

Awe consumes any brand that ignites it.

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

Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.

Beauty compelled admiration and erotic yearning; such was its organic function. But never by itself could it command love.

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

Fame and admiration weigh not a feather in the scale against friendship and love, for the heart languishes all the same.

Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.

Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.

Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. As for admiration, it was always very welcome when it came, but she did not depend on it.

Conceit is vanity driven from all other shifts, and forced to appeal to itself for admiration.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

Do not be jealous of others' good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.

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

False judges are held up in the world's admiration and I alone know the true ones.

Fear can be the result of admiration, or it can be a symptom of contempt.

Friendship, trust, honor, respect, admiration, this whole experience has been such a revelation.

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

For your kindness, I'm in debt to you. For your selflessness, my admiration.

Few men are admired by their servants.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Gorbachev's administration was amazingly politically naïve, inexperienced and irresponsible towards the country. It was not governance but a thoughtless renunciation of power. The admiration of the West in return only strengthened his conviction that his approach was right. But let us be clear that it was Mikhail Gorbachev, and not Boris Yeltsin, as is now widely being claimed, who first gave freedom of speech and movement to the citizens of Russia.

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

Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration.

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.

He is the very Janus of poets; he wears almost everywhere two faces; and you have scarce begun to admire the one, ere you despise the other.

Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

How few there are who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their actions to the admiration of the world, and distinguish themselves from the rest of mankind.

Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise.

I am faithful up to the point of death. It's the only thing I respect. I never abandon anyone. I'm not talking about sexual relations. I'm faithful in my friendship, my admiration.

I am in awe, in admiration of the man who Gaius Julius Caesar was. I don't actually do him as the man himself. He is maybe a distant relative. It's hard to approach the real man because he is such an awesome icon.

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

His glorious Person evokes admiration for and honor of Him, as He imparts His nature into me.

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

I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.

I can't express how much admiration I have for women in general, who walk around in high heels, but, drag queens, oh my god.

If refined sense, and exalted sense, be not so useful as common sense, their rarity, their novelty, and the nobleness of their objects, make some compensation, and render them the admiration of mankind.

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

I had to remind Gary Kristen often that he was in the covers to field against Sachin not to applaud him

I have a great admiration and tenderness for Azzedine Alaia. I haven't seen him in a while, but I guess he must be still sewing some dresses at night.