Admirable Quotes

You have to be able to make good plays on just about every possession. They don't get rattled. So many times this season they've knocked teams out in the first quarter. Teams have to work so hard to recover from that. By the time they do that, the game's over. Those are things we have to guard against. We've done an admirable job of that the first two times, but it wasn't enough, plain and simple. - Tim Pease

While the ideals espoused in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are admirable, the realities of the Bush plan are not... NCLB imposes rigid and expensive mandates on public schools. It judges adequate yearly progress using a one-size-fits-all formula, a measure that gives schools an incentive to lower testing standards in order to meet federal requirements and, sadly, to push out students that may bring down a school's average score. - Howard Dean

While speedy implementation is an admirable goal, we are most focused on the satisfaction of our customers and the quality of our products. - Ralph Alvarez

While it's admirable to sponsor minority NASCAR drivers, it would be even more admirable if the company paid and rewarded its own sanitation truck drivers decently. - Robert Morales

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait. - Hattie McDaniel

What especially touched me was the fact that despite his personal experience, he never became bitter, and carried on in an admirable and just manner. - Helmut Kohl

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god -- the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! - William Shakespeare

We're thrilled to recognize and further thank Capital One Financial for their steadfast support of Family Pride and LGBT parents. Capital One Financial continues to find innovative and creative ways to make LGBT people, particularly LGBT parents, feel valued in the workplace. Their commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality is admirable, and we're proud to honor them with the Corporate Community Responsibility Award. - Jennifer Chrisler

We spend so much recognition on sports, but the Post-Herald stepped up and did an admirable job of bringing attention to the academic side of our schools. - John Draper

We just feel fortunate to have those people in the organization. There are a great many city employees that do that kind of work. And they are using their own vacation time, which is a sacrifice for them but very admirable. - Mark Noble