#admired

I admired what my students were writing, but I think their improvement doesn't directly result from me but from being in a class, being with each other. ↗

— Thom Gunn

#being #class #directly #each #i

I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#blondes #comedies #dated #end #explains

My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me the importance of public service, and she was admired by people regardless of their political party. ↗

— Stephanie Herseth

#born #grandmother #great #had #i

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

#admired #am #clever #clever people #i

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him. ↗

— Leon Askin

#admired #afraid #directors #dumont #him

As a young man, Yeats spoke to me in a way I could understand. Shakespeare I couldn't understand, but Yeats I could. It was his subject matter and also I really admired the way he put his personal life on the line. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#also #could #his #i #life

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill. ↗

— Leo Durocher

#come #coming #goes #guys #i

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero. ↗

— Dawn French

#comedy #eric #hero #i #most

I admired the work of photographers like Beaton, Penn, and Avedon as much as I respected the grittier photographers such as Robert Frank. But in the same way that I had to find my own way of reportage, I had to find my own form of glamour. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#find #form #frank #glamour #had

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#computer #computers #decades #describe #enthusiasts