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Admiration: Our feeling of delight that another person resembles us.
I yield to nobody in my admiration for God, but he's no good in bed.
There's nothing makes you admire people like seeing yourself in them.
My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
You always admire what you really don't understand. - Eleanor Roosevelt
When I am making a TV show, I am looking for engagement, not admiration.
She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.
Fear can be the result of admiration, or it can be a symptom of contempt.
I have such admiration and respect for the military and military families.
Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them.
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
I encourage all Americans to express admiration and appreciation to fathers.
For your kindness, I'm in debt to you. For your selflessness, my admiration.
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
It is almost impossible to find those who admire us entirely lacking in taste.
Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of everybody , but the happiness of one.
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
Admiration is a youthful fancy will which scarcely ever survives to mature years.
As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.
False judges are held up in the world's admiration and I alone know the true ones.
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
My admiration for 'Mary Tyler Moore' is very, very big because they went out on top.
Transform jealousy to admiration, and what you admire will become part of your life.
Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand
Cats have it all - admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.
I have such admiration for Whoopi Goldberg as an actress and a general smart person.
Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.
I know that great gifts come at a price, and that not all talent inspires admiration.
Drawing must seek for interest, not for admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.
I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.
For those who are genuinely passionate about football, Barca are worthy of admiration.
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Do not be jealous of others' good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.
I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.
I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.
I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.
I have huge admiration for Jesus Christ and for his incredible compassion for all people.
She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.
She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
I don't know how it is...but you seem to think me something wonderful, and indeed, I am not.
Jealousy is the most radical primeval and naked form of admiration in war paint, so to speak.