Sentences with phrase «more of an admiration»

And as I worked with him, and found out more about his stuff, I got more of an admiration for him.

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«The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.»

Here are four ways CEOs can win the public's trust and admiration, according to Edelman's survey of more than 33,000 respondents in 25 countries, including Canada and US:

Its interesting that you lurch from admiration to revulsion of our country, and that you keep coming back for more.

In one act she has done more to raise my level of admiration for a religion than all of the evangelists running all over the world telling everyone how theirs is the right religion.

He is the author of The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis (1997) and more recently coauthor, with Hilary L. Rubinstein, of Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English «Speaking World for Jews, 1840 «1939 (St. Martin's PreMore Jews from the Nazis (1997) and more recently coauthor, with Hilary L. Rubinstein, of Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English «Speaking World for Jews, 1840 «1939 (St. Martin's Premore recently coauthor, with Hilary L. Rubinstein, of Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English «Speaking World for Jews, 1840 «1939 (St. Martin's Press).

And if I were a Plato in sentimental enthusiasm, and if my heart beat as violently as Alcibiades» or more violently than that of the Corybantic mystic while listening to the words of Socrates; if the passion of my admiration knew no rest until I had clasped the wondrous master in my arms — Socrates would but smile at me and say: «My friend, how deceitful a lover you are!

The conclusion follows naturally from the assumption, but the assumption follows from nothing more substantial than the self «admiration of people who dabble in ideas.

The President and others who recognize the shortcomings of the colonization of peoples by more powerful foreign nations would do well to heed the words of Pope Francis — for whom the President often expresses admiration — about the new form of colonization, holding foreign aid as a hostage when their nation's views reflect a different understanding of the human person, one held by many Americans as well.

Despite my huge respect and admiration for Steve — we have many friends in common, he has preached in my church, and he has done far more for the poor and vulnerable than I have — a couple of quick corrections are probably needed.

Neuhaus expressing my admiration for First Things and told him that whenever I went to a bookstore I would move the First Things magazines, hidden somewhere in the back of the magazine rack, to the front and center, where they would be more visible.

May all Britons continue to live by the values of honesty, respect and fair - mindedness that have won them the esteem and admiration of many -LSB-... and] always maintain... respect for those traditional values and cultural expressions that more aggressive forms of secularism no longer value or even tolerate.

(More excerpts here from Manent's new book of interviews, Le Regard Politique — i.e., Seeing Things Politically) When I met Aron I was carried away with admiration for him... Aron desired less than any man to exercise influence over people or to dominate a young man [such as I....

Another sign of The Donald's popularity: He drew five times more admiration than Billy Graham on Gallup's latest list of the Most Admired Men in America.

I declare that there is a quality in the lives of unschooled people, if they have made good use of the school of life and pain, which wins my admiration much more than anything you can find in effete circles [p. 189].

Awed and unnerved by Kateri's firmness, the warrior suddenly dropped his weapon: «Admiration, then a strange fear, overmastered the young brave... he could not have been more astonished at what he beheld if a spirit had appeared before him and ordered him out of the lodge.

As for the masses, clergy and musicians from Mozart's time to the present have expressed reservations about their more operatic traits — the religious admiration of Barth and Hans Küng notwithstanding.

Otherwise he does harm to his own religion and reproaches other religions, and all of this out of admiration for his own religion When he would magnify his own cause, he rather does all the more harm to his own religion.

Solzhenitsyn, however, is more critical of democracy than Tocqueville and quite willing to express his admiration for the constitutional monarchy of the Stolypin period.

She has no need of worldly admiration, any more than Abraham has need of tears, for she was not a heroine, and he was not a hero, but both of them became greater than such, not at all because they were exempted from distress and torment and paradox, but they became great through these.

We need not go so far as to say with the author whom I lately quoted that any persistent enthusiasm is, as such, religion, nor need we call mere laughter a religious exercise; but we must admit that any persistent enjoyment may produce the sort of religion which consists in a grateful admiration of the gift of so happy an existence; and we must also acknowledge that the more complex ways of experiencing religion are new manners of producing happiness, wonderful inner paths to a supernatural kind of happiness, when the first gift of natural existence is unhappy, as it so often proves itself to be.

Readers will come away with a new understanding and admiration for the diversity and flavors of Mexico and be inspired to make delectable main dishes, soups, spreads, sandwiches, breads, desserts, snacks, and much more.

I think the card ended up looking more like a threat than a gesture of one's love and admiration.

I could no more make a real «creme brulee» than fly in the air, and having read a recipe for it, I am full of admiration for the skill and patience of those who can.

All of this passion and devotion to creating teas that are good for people and the earth itself has attracted more than a little attention and admiration.

keep believing welbz and in the event we see more of the same impact performances then (who knows) you might emerge from RVP or even Sanchez» shadow but the master Thierry is such a very hard act to follow because he personified an unrelenting will to win, he instilled admiration as well as fear in all our rivals, added to that he was surrounded by share quality.

Barrow Labour MP John Woodcock compared the uniformity of the SNP with more than a hint of admiration to the common purpose of his own party in Westminster in Tony Blair's heyday.

He can be sharply critical even of those closest to him, a mercurial person whose admiration is reserved for a handful of people, including both his father and former president Bill Clinton, whose politics Andrew came to see as more practical than his father's.

During his more than three decades in the State Senate, Dean Skelos has earned the respect of his colleagues and the admiration of residents across the state.

Not a keto guy or cardio person (lots of walking and some HIIT and been adding more fat lately to my traditional primal diet) but a fantastic quote and great article and my admiration and amazement for what Zach accomplishes is off the charts!

So true that their comments should more be of admiration, I do think that a lot of the times that people think that a fashion choice is chic but they wouldn't dare to pull it off themselves.

So now when I see my fellow jumpsuit wearing chicas, rather than shooting them daggers of jealousy, I can acknowledge them with the head nod of mutual respect and admiration (which generally gets a slightly more positive response).

For a slightly more feminine look that receives plenty of admiration, barrettes are the first solution that comes to mind.

However, it's interesting to talk to Duncan — a man with so much admiration for the Hollyoaks story and the actors involved — because, pioneering as the male rape story is, Duncan himself, and the work of Survivors Manchester, is a far more incredible story.

The key point of dating a person is to have a mutual admiration between the two person and thus, one can respect the other's opinion but more importantly, choose the right person to respect as well.

Where Bourdain and Melville go to painstaking lengths to describe the addictions, hardships, and unending effort that went into the toils at the center of their tales, Feed the Beast only expresses a basic admiration for the process and love for the end product, which makes [creator Clyde] Phillips's perspective feel more like that of a hungry customer than of a relentless artist in the kitchen.

But such moments are thankfully few and far between, allowing for a more genuine admiration of the man: This Lincoln isn't an abstracted, infallible ideal, but rather a deeply conflicted, often lonely leader simply trying to do the right thing — even if that means a few wrong things along the way.

The film comes from a place of deep admiration for MIA, but unlike more fawning biographies, it makes a convincing case that this admiration is well earned.

While the subject matter is the stuff that good films are made of, and the quality of the direction and acting are worthy of admiration, where The East fails is in the contrivances involved in the farfetched plotline and the unevenness in the thriller elements (such as a scene in which the cell dresses up to the nines to infiltrate a party for pharmaceutical bigwigs that would feel more at home in a Mission Impossible movie) that undermine what could have been a chilling and realistic story of corporations run amok.

by Walter Chaw A little like Neil Diamond, Kevin Costner is an anachronism whose earnestness has landed him in Squaresville when the tragedy is that with a little tweaking in perspective, his peculiar brand of old - school earnestness might have his contemporaries looking upon him with more admiration than mirth.

Meanwhile, more weight is given to some very famous Hollywood heads cooing their admiration for Altman but as a leading American critic pointed out, where are the regular recurring members of Altman's ensemble of character actors.

«Tom of Finland,» a fantastic film in more ways than one, peers into another world with honesty and ferocity as well as admiration.

He wrote the film, which marks his directorial debut, based in Mapes» book, and while the specifics of what happened, how television news became less about fact, and more about perception, I was interested in talking about my admiration for the way he neatly folded so many facts into the film without it feeling like dull exposition, avoiding the obvious tropes of good guys and bad guys, Cate Blanchett's spontaneity, and the pleasures and perils of casting one icon (Robert Redford) as another icon (Dan Rather).

is my unabashed favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, but I have a lot of admiration for The King and I, if only because it addresses far more serious topics with far less happy outcomes than most musicals ever do.

In the film's most affecting sequence, Oliver professes his admiration for Elio («You know more than anyone here»), and the two men, positioned on either side of a WWI memorial, come out to each other, literally crossing the divide of history.

Her script is full of contrived dialogue, and too many superfluous comedic elements — all of them being way raunchier than need be: At times it seems that Meriwether has a certain admiration of the word «penis» and several of its synonyms, as the film's characters spout the word more than most seasoned porn - stars.

It solidified my admiration for both her and Keller, and led me to raid the library for more stories of influential women, such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman and Marie Curie.

Newt's earnestness and genuine admiration for the diverse creatures housed in his little brown suitcase more than make up for his lack of social skills.

Marvin and Moreau made up kind of a mutual admiration society; the actress said of the ineffable Marvin, «He says more in less words, sometimes in no words at all, than any other American actor I've ever met.»

Third: should The Disaster Artist, which nicked a slot most pundits had reserved for The Big Sick, be happy just to be nominated, or does its presence here reflect a more ardent form of admiration?