#mir

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#admiration #child #civic #courage #doctor

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#aim #another #endure #everybody #fear

They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a nice little tenor voice. God knows what I sang, but my whole family would admire me. ↗

— Dominic Chianese

#family #friends #god #had #i

As a part owner, I'm going to be not only an admirer... but a nervous wreck. ↗

— Roger Staubach

#going #i #nervous #only #owner

I punished myself and avoided my reflection in mirrors and any windows. I would see myself reflected back, and I would look away, trying to pretend I didn't exist, because I hated myself so much. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#avoided #away #back #because #exist

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#discretion #fluency #great #orator #our

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#mirror #problem #solve #stare #trying

The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#asks #believed #never #poet #wants

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. ↗