Aim at being loved without being admired.
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p. 38eLudwig Wittgenstein
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Though in life Anthony Burgess was amiable, generous and far less self-loving than most writers, I have been disturbed, in the last few years, to read in the press that he did not think himself sufficiently admired by the literary world. It is true, of course, that he had the good fortune not to be hit, as it were, by the Swedes, but surely he was much admired and appreciated by the appreciated and admired.
Anthony Burgess
I always admired the God-given glory of his voice — that unmistakable special timbre from the bottom up to the very top of the tenor range. ... I also loved his wonderful sense of humor.
Luciano Pavarotti
He knew her too well to see her from the distance that pity requires. He loved her because he admired her. For bearing without complaint the burden the queen put on her. For still being gentle and loving when she had ample reason to be bitter.
Orson Scott Card
Luella Bartley: "She had an unabashed in-your-face craziness that I loved, admired, and identified with."
M.I.A.
"Guillermo Del Toro is the most challenging of directors in the fantasy field because he invents from scratch, or adapts into his own vision. He has made six features since his debut at 29 with Cronos, and I have admired, even loved, all of them."
Guillermo del Toro
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