59 Admirable Quotes for You to Enjoy

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde

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This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble. Ludwig van Beethoven

Strength Man Face Trouble Mark Admirable Steadfastness Really

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god. William Shakespeare

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There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. Homer

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Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. John Kenneth Galbraith

Politics Memory Nothing Admirable Short Short Memory

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. Jean Rostand

Wealth Nothing Admirable More Disadvantages Than Which Fortitude Tolerate Millionaires

I love princesses. And I think Cinderella is very strong. She's a young woman thinking outside of her environment, outside of her current situation, and she is choosing to believe that all is possible for her. And I think that is so admirable. Keke Palmer

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance. Margery Allingham

Admirable Attention Qualities Least Command Cannot Nuisance

The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples. Willard Van Orman Quine

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I like all the families in the U.K. But what I like about the idea of the royal family is... they seem like they're well educated and there's something admirable about them. And the Queen... she reminds me of my grandma. will.i.am

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A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in. Anita Brookner

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I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life. Anna Paquin

I spent my junior year in Switzerland. On the way back home, I spent some time in England, and I remember going to Hyde Park Corner. And there was a Roman Catholic priest in his collar, standing on a soapbox, preaching the Catholic faith and being heckled by a group. And I thought, 'My goodness.' I thought that was admirable. Antonin Scalia

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I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times. Catherine Helen Spence

The ups and downs of being a young creative are very real no matter where you are in terms of success, so I think having the courage to be consistent in what you believe in is super admirable. Charlie Plummer

There, the grand lines of mountain and sea are admirable, and apart from the exotic vegetation that is here, Monte Carlo is certainly the most beautiful spot of the entire coast: the motifs there are more complete, more picturelike, and consequently easier to execute. Claude Monet

So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think. David Krumholtz

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Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette. David Rakoff

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What a thrill it is to have my writing recognized by an institution as admirable and vital as the National Endowment for the Arts. Dean Bakopoulos

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We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable. Francis Collins

Our Considered Kids Admirable Give Acceptable Just Enhancement Actually Biological

The fact that we define ourselves by our roles can be an admirable thing - it's how we build a life and make a living. But it's also precarious. Roles change. Sometimes overnight. Glennon Doyle Melton

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Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one. Gloria Steinem

Women Amazing Self-Defense Admirable More Courageous Than Childbirth Either Conquest

There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society. Harold Pinter

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America's sanctions policy is largely consistent and, in a certain sense, admirable. By applying economic restraints, we label the most oppressive and dangerous governments in the world pariahs. We wash our hands of evil, declining to help despots finance their depredations, even at a cost to ourselves of some economic growth. Jacob Weisberg

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