“I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.” PeopleWorldProudCitizensHonorFellowsGratefulExtraordinaryIncrediblesAdmireCitizenshipAssembly Author:Angelina Jolie
“I'd much rather be part of a society which greatly honors and respects people who are altruists and who are effective in their altruism, than one that either admires people because they're, you know, celebrity movie stars or because they're super wealthy just no matter what they do with their wealth because I think we ought to try to encourage more people to act in that way.” PeopleThinkingTryingWealthHonorAdmireWealthyAltruismMovie StarRespect People Author:Peter Singer
“I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I do try. I make sure that the women whose looks I admire all have sufficient fat reserves to survive a famine, and I make a lot of snide comments about the skeletal likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Paris Hilton.” TryingLooksWishViewsHonorLikesFatsAdmireParisSufficientCommentPantsReservesBellyFamineBadgesOver The Top Author:Ayelet Waldman
“The Violins waltzed. The Cellos and Basses provided accompaniment. The Violas mourned their fate, while the Concertmaster showed off. The Flutes did bird imitations…repeatedly, and the reed instruments had the good taste to admire my jacket. The Trumpets held a parade in honor of our great nation, while the French Horns waxed nostalgic about something or other. The Trombones had too much to drink. The Percussion beat the band, and the Tuba stayed home playing cards with his landlady, the Harp, taking sips of warm milk a blue little cup. “But the Composer is still dead.” LittlesStillsHomeNationsToo MuchFateHonorDrinkTasteBandBeatsBirdBlueInstrumentsWarmAdmireCardsCupsMilkComposerImitationHornsJacketsBassViolinTrumpetsNostalgicParadesGood TasteGreat NationsReedsHarpsFlutesViolaPlaying CardsPercussionTromboneTubasFrench Horn Author:Daniel Handler