Admirer Quotes - Page 6

• Most of the heroes we remember we remember only because they won. To win you must be ruthless. Single-minded ... which was why he had no friends just admirers.

  David Gemmell

  Hero, Winning, No Friends

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 14, 1985.

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• The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in America as they studied with us or guided us with their counsel. I personally recall the wisdom and composure of Foreign Minister Lee, with whom I met in Washington just a few short months ago. To the families and countrymen of all those who were lost, America expresses its deep sorrow.

  Ronald Reagan

  Korea, Usa, America

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1983). “Ronald Reagan”

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• I was sort of traumatized by girls in the third grade. Because there was a girl in my third grade class I had a crush on. I bought her a box of Valentine's Day chocolate. And I put it in her cubby with a note that said something like, "I am deeply in love with you, Your Secret Admirer." And I didn't sign my name.

  Steve Carell

  Crush, Girl, Love You

  "From "The Office" to the ark". Interview with Stone Phillips, www.nbcnews.com. June 17, 2007.

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• One of the reasons my name is Rushdie is that my father was an admirer of Ibn Rush'd, the 12th century Arab philosopher known as Averroes in the West. In his time, he was making the non-literalist case for interpreting the Koran.

  Salman Rushdie

  Father, Names, West

  "Salman Rushdie: Inside the Mind of Jihadists". Interview with Nathan Gardels, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.

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• I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.

  Mel Brooks

  Entertaining, My Own, Knows

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• For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Conceited, Men

  Antoine De Saint-Exupery (2015). “The Little Prince: "Illustrated Edition"”, p.54, eKitap Projesi

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• And while I was not an admirer of people in the specific, I liked them in the abstract. It is only the execution of the idea that disappoints.

  Elizabeth McCracken

  Ideas, People, Execution

  Elizabeth McCracken (2013). “The Giant's House”, p.189, Random House

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• I remember [Joe] Lovano came around to me at that time [of Monk competition]. And I had taken some lessons with Joe and I had seen Joe on the scene. He had always been so great to me, such and inspiration and so kind. One lesson that I had with Joe was just amazing. I'm just such a fan and an admirer of his on every level. He was like, "Don't worry... you're just out here. You just do what you're doing. Don't worry if it doesn't make you a household name or anything."

  Jon Gordon

  Taken, Inspiration, Names

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• I have a large number of enthusiastic admirers of my art. And they all sing a hymn in praise from the bottom of their hearts for my art.

  Yayoi Kusama

  Art, Praise, Enthusiastic

  Source: travel.cnn.com

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