The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at the turn of the 20th century when we had the rise of big business.
I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.
I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Michael's 'Father Figure' video.
Our culture is revered and it inspires people all around the globe.
You can be an American or an Englishman or Canadian and be a Parisian. It's a very admirable culture, and people want to identify with it.
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.
I think the French girls are fabulous.
Susan Sontag: What she really wanted, throughout her career, was to grow up to be a Frenchman.
The enthusiasm, the adulation for us as jazz artists, in Kiev and Odessa was really heartwarming.
I am an undiluted admirer of American values and the American dream and I believe they will continue to inspire not just the people of the United States but millions across the face of the globe.
I'm a citizen of the U.S.A but I also travel around the world and love other countries like the UK as if it was my own. I love your tolerance and preservation of the arts.
I love the German and the Swiss people for their many fine traits of character. I love their language that is so exacting and yet so expressive.
I love the Swedish people for their detective novels, their archipelago, their sense of humor, their carbonated vodka, and most especially, for their wonderful hospitality.
The poor silly-clever Irishman takes off his hat to God's Englishman.
In a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied.
I would pay good money for a British accent.
I always wanted to be a Klingon princess. They were so pretty, and their hair was fire. My hair is Klingon, I feel like.
Everything foreign is respected, partly because it comes from afar, partly because it is ready made and perfect.
