Who do you Most Admire?

**sweeps** · 01-30-2006, 12:31 PM

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Barack Obama (senator from Illinois). He seems to be the only politician with his head screwed on straight.

**kez** · 01-30-2006, 01:22 PM

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I admire Oprah Winfrey.

**fiffer010** · 01-30-2006, 05:07 PM

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Arnold . Elite athlete, movie star, politician.

**cercis** · 01-30-2006, 07:51 PM

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Mother Teresa, Gloria Steinham, Jane Goodall. Strong women who weren't afraid to risk it all to do good for the world and the community.

**Bruce Wayne** · 01-31-2006, 12:28 AM

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Ricardo Semler and Natalie Portman

**nanamom** · 01-31-2006, 05:07 AM

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After Jesus the person I most admire is Paul. He did a rather dramatic life change, was able to live with his past mistakes, and worked diligently, in spite of an infirmity, for the Lord. If you mean people who are alive today and keep in mind that my DH is first (after all he puts up with me) it would have to be my DD, SIL, DS#1 and DIL. He just got back from Iraq and is raising several children not all of which are theirs. My DD is incredible and is raising little ones I am so proud of I don't have the words to express it.

**Lemony** · 01-31-2006, 06:29 AM

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I admire the Dalai Lama. He lives in exile and still does so much for the world. I admire anyone who lives a simple life and gives everything they can for the betterment of humanity. The Dalai Lama is just one example, but there are plenty of great people right in our own backyards. I'm trying to be one.

**PRICEPLUS** · 01-31-2006, 08:33 AM

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I admire those who remain sensible even after they have made scads of money. Warren Buffett would be a good example. My presumption is that we are talking business people we admire!

**gavinmccallister** · 01-31-2006, 10:39 AM

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I admire a person that has lots of money, and knows how to use it well, rather then using it to fulfil all of their desires.

**Ima saver** · 01-31-2006, 10:44 AM

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I most admire my husband. There is almost nothing that man cannot do. He is so talented.

**acezz4e_tish** · 01-31-2006, 04:07 PM

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david bonior. former congressmen from michigan. he helped when i needed it most. he listened with a concerned ear. A good man and an environmentalist. i admire anyone who does good things when they are famous. being from detroit, i read in the papers there, when shaun michaels and marty genetty from wrestling formed a reading group. they went to hospitals everywhere and read to children. i respect bill gates as well and think its criminal how hes been treated and sued as a monopolist. bill clinton did gr8 work for kids and support as well. i dont like people like rush limbaugh. to me hes a hypocryte and with no compassion. im glad hes not in any political position to make things worse. everyone gave bill clinton hard time, i mean if cheating on his wife was such a crime to be releaved of duty, then someone tell me why a kennedy was ever in office.lol.

**frugalfarmwife** · 02-04-2006, 02:26 AM

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Honestly? My mother, although we're so much alike at times that we fight and don't speak occasionally her true grit to overcome any hardship is amazing!

My dad left when I was 14 and left her with a LOAD of debt, even ran up charges at local stores and left her with them, she had my brother (10 and handicapped) and me to raise, a mortgage, no college education and refused to let it get her down. She held her head up, scraped, sold her beloved house and downsized, worked her tail off, continued for 25 years to pay the insurance premiums on my dad come heck or high water, didn't dispair when he cashed in the PERS account that should have been part hers, raised us without killing us (LOL with the way I behaved that should put her up for saint hood!) Has built up a sizeable amount of money for retirement and raise a total of 4 children (two older were out of the house) that are financially independent and productive adults!

I also admire my hubby who has the patience of a saint for living with me

Can fix anything, find anything, trade for anything and not holler when I'm tight with money. This is the man that when I joked I'd like a fire hydrant for the dogs he came home with one within a week at NO cost, just a trade with a friend, so I now watch what I ask for, lol!

kj

**acezz4e_tish** · 02-04-2006, 09:21 AM

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i hear ya on both counts there frugalfarmwife. my mother and i have a we wont live together relationship.lol its the only way we get along. my Dave drives me bonkers most of the time, but my grandson was hospitalized monday wtih rsv, my youngest is four and just got over cat scratch fever, with his immunity down, he got all but the pnemonia of rsv too, so i also too have been quite sick this past week. Dave worked his 12 hr shift. come home, got older two kids still at home, ready for school, off to school, fed darien, got him back in bed, turned on his toons, showered, went to bed by say 10 am, up at 230 to get kids from school, cooked dinner, helped with homework, went to work at 630 got home at 715 am next day, same routine, all week. im finally getting better, all the meds im taking, it gets worse before it gets better ill tell ya, and im still taking a moment inbetween typing to cough so hard my chest hurts, but i thank God for him and his patience during this, sure ill have more housework then ever to catch up,lol but it took lots to get thru the week the poor guy.

Who do you Most Admire?