Respected Figure Quotes

I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure.

I was always aware Mom was someone who was recognised, admired and loved.

The thought of losing Ted Stevens, a man who was known to business and community leaders, Native chiefs and everyday Alaskans as Uncle Ted, is too difficult to fathom. He truly was the greatest of the Greatest Generation.

The wrestling world lost Pedro Morales... I knew Pedro from all the years that I worked with WWE. From the time I first started there, he was always such a nice guy, very classy, and even later on, you could totally understand why someone would trust putting a world championship on a guy like that. And Pedro was ready for all types of action.

I learned a lot from Paul Heyman, and I thought we had a great time. I've now gone out on my own, but he is somebody whose advice I trust.

I have great admiration for Woody Hayes.

This man here [Walter Lippmann] is the greatest journalist in the world, and he's a friend of mine.

Sting is a father figure to us all.

My father was an important person, the director of the school. He could talk to anybody - simple or educated. He liked chess, fishing, and beautiful women.

I honestly think Derek Jeter could run for mayor in New York, and if not win, get really close, just the way he handled himself.

Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.

You hit a certain age, and you haven't died yet, and you become an elder statesman. I think I get a lot of applause because I'm not keeling over.

Alan Rusbridger is, to many, among the most admired newspaper editors of our time.

Mufti sahab, apart from being my father, was one of the tallest leaders of the state and the country.

Dimitri was on a first name basis with one of the most badass guardians around. Of course, Dimitri was pretty badass himself, so I shouldn’t have been surprised.

The man I respect the most in the business - and he's in the hedge fund business - is probably Stan Druckenmiller. He's just so smart and so good and so up on everything. I think he's fantastic investor.

I have known Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla for a long time. He is a good man. He is a decent man.

Matthaus is a legend of the German game and he can say whatever he wants.

Robert Mueller himself has perhaps the best and the cleanest reputation in all of official Washington. He is Mr. Integrity. He is Mr. Cultured. He is Mr. Mannered. He is Mr. Sophisticated. There isn't a soul in Washington who dares utter nary a negative word about Mueller.

My father when walked into a room, you could tell that everybody loved him. They really did. He was quite a man. My mother was more into the show biz atmosphere than he was.

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy.