ADMIRATION QUOTES II
quotations about admiration
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
Human, All-Too-Human
When you're jealous of someone, it actually means you want something they have, which is kind of the same exact thing of when you admire someone.
MAMRIE HART
"#GirlLove: Superwoman Speaks Against Girl-on-Girl Hate", Emertainment Monthly, January 18, 2016
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.
THOMAS MANN
letter, 1950
Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.
ANONYMOUS
I like the company of people especially those who like my acting and my music. When people like you, it is an indication you are doing the right thing. But when admiration turns into daily fixation, the only way to deal with it is to be honest and say friendship has its limitations.
KEAN CIPRIANO
"The good and bad side of obsession", Catanduanes Tribune, February 20, 2016
To practice the virtue of admiration does demand much of a man. He must respect and nurture the best within himself and within any man: his ability to produce and create on whatever scale he is capable of. His God must be man's competence. He must be willing to look up and to exert the effort to learn from those of superior knowledge and ability. He must be willing to acknowledge the intellectual gifts that he receives from those more productive than him, which he can become worthy of in part by showing his gratitude. He must judge the world scrupulously, deciding for himself what deserves his "Yes" and his "No." And then he must further and fight for that which he sees to be good, for that to which he has granted his "Yes." To practice the virtue of admiration is to stand, head lifted, and give thanks for the greatness of another man and all that it, and its sight, will make possible in one's own life. It is to be motivated by the best possible to oneself and to man.
ONKAR GHATE
"The Basic Motivation of the Creators and the Masses in 'The Fountainhead'", Essays on Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead'
When your admiration is shallow, it fades over time.
DEBORAH STACHELSKI
"Marry Someone You Admire, Not Just Someone You Love", Huffington Post, June 29, 2016
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack
Just as those who love wish for that love to be reciprocated, those who admire wish to be admired in return.
PAULA HUDSON
"Why You Should Date Someone You Admire, Not Just Someone You Love", Elite Daily, June 25, 2015
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
The Rambler, Dec. 11, 1750
Admiration is a youthful fancy which scarcely ever survives to mature years.
H. W. SHAW
attributed, Forty Thousand Quotations
The more narcissistic the leader, the greater his or her need to attain admiration and the security he or she craves.
NAOMI SHRAGAI
"How not to worship your boss", Financial Times, July 26, 2016
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
about British Labour politician Stafford Cripps, Wealth, War and Wisdom
Admiration is earned. Being conscious to others is the speediest approach to win that regard. You won't get anything you're not willing to give.
AZIZI AHMAD
"Trustworthiness is the best arrangement", The Malaysian Insider, February 2, 2016
Another key element to a strong relationship is focusing on what you admire about your partner, rather than what they are doing wrong.
JULIA NAUGHTON
"6 Habits Of A Happy, Solid Couple", Huffington Post, February 17, 2016
Few men are admired by their servants.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE
Selected Essays
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
ANDRE MAUROIS
Ariel
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
DENIS DIDEROT
attributed, Forty Thousand Quotations, Prose and Poetical
I was looking at him and listening to him. That's what you do when you admire someone and fall in love with them.
LUIS ALBERTI
"Why are you so Adolescent? Director Peter Greenaway on Puritan Americans", Salon, February 4, 2016
Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
JOSEPH ADDISON
The Spectator, Dec. 24, 1711