#admiration

The last achievement of the serious admirer is to stop immediately putting to work the energies aroused by, filling up the space opened by, what is admired. Thereby talented admirers give themselves permission to breathe, to breathe more deeply. But for that it is necessary to go beyond avidity; to identify with something beyond achievement, beyond the gathering of power. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#freedom #influence #living-in-art #art

Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities. ↗

— William Odom

#become #countries #different #different countries #each

I remember years ago being on the set of 'Dreamcatcher' and not only did I have such great admiration for Morgan Freeman and was just thrilled to be around him, I was struck by the fact that he seemed to be having perhaps more fun than I was at his job. And I thought, 'Well, that's very promising.' ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#ago #around #being #did #fact

I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York. ↗

— George Pataki

#arena #believe #enters #everyone #for the people

You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've made a lot of mistakes I'm not proud of. ↗

— Scott Stapp

#despised #feel #felt #i #lot

When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror. ↗

— Thomas Day

#benevolent #contemplates #degree #horror #mind

Admiration and familiarity are strangers. ↗

— George Sand

#familiarity #strangers

We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#deepest #give #help #keep #lives

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless. ↗

— Mercedes McCambridge

#alcoholics #anonymous #boundless #phenomenon

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the highest admiration. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#admittedly #claim #great #grounds #highest