“Admiration isn’t flattery. Admiration is showing earned respect.”

“The woman is a special being to be esteemed and respected. An existential gift, to be loved and admired.”

“There are some few people I respect and admire, but I don't think much of the species.”

“The only religion I respect is Islam. The only prophet I admire is the Prophet Muhammad.”

“The greatest sacrifices are called for in this Profession and therefore it not only merits but demands our respect and admiration.”

“An unlimited capacity of a human for self-improvement makes him an object of constant respect and admiration.”

“I respect what is repectable," Tan'elkoth replied. "To ask for respect where none has been earned is childish maundering.And what is repectable, in the end, save service? Even your idol Jefferson is, in the end, measured by how well he served the species. The prize of individualism--its goal--is self-actualization, which is only another name for vanity. We do not admire men for achieving self-actualization; we admire self-actualization when its end result is a boon to humanity.”

“In many thundering discourses, Hitler expressed his respect, if not admiration for Stalinist Communism and its leader.”

“I admire your capacity for admiring.”

“Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn’t that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?”