He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill
I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence. Ayrton Senna
I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them. Frank Sinatra
I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being. Theodore Roosevelt
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. Alphonse de Lamartine
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. António Lobo Antunes