#admired

There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired. ↗

— Edward Young

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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

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My parents thought all actors were secretly drug addicts, except for Clint Eastwood, whom they admired. But they thought it was very unlikely that I would ever be Clint Eastwood. ↗

— Ethan Hawke

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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

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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

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

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. ↗

— E. W. Howe

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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. ↗

— E. W. Howe

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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

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

— Leo Durocher

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