Impressed Quotations

My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.

If you see a man who is so obviously impressed with his own appearance, then you wonder what his priorities are.

I'm not one of those girls who can think, 'Right, I'll put a scarf with that and a little brooch there and maybe a vintage jacket.' I'm so impressed with girls who look terrific in a little thing they picked up at the local charity shop. I just look scruffy when I try to do vintage.

I'm always impressed by how compassionate the gaming community can be when they have a cause and appreciate that they leverage our platform to raise money for those in need. We continue to encourage giving in support of important causes, including Extra Life 2012.

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies.

I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.

I was always impressed by how much my dad went out in the yard and played with me and my siblings when we were kids. I'm sure he was tired coming back from work, since he traveled a lot. But he always took time out of his day to go out in the yard.

I have to have three or four books going simultaneously. If I'm not impressed in the first 20 pages, I don't bother reading the rest, especially with novels. I'm not a book-club style reader. I'm not looking for life lessons or wanting people to think I'm smart because I'm reading a certain book.

I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his name, that impressed me, with things he said on a song like 'Novacane.'

Children must be impressed with the fact that the greatest heroes are those who fight to help others, not those who fight for power or glory. They must be made to understand that victory does not prove that the thing fought for is right, nor that defeat proves that a cause is wrong.

I was impressed by a program called New Roots, which helps women refugees from countries in conflict to start new lives in the U.S. by farming. They are trained in a four-year program, at the end of which New Roots helps them find their own land to farm and live on.

And, I was really impressed with how beautiful our country was and how friendly the people were.

Unsuccessful people are the ones who are impressed by celebrity, by people's names and titles.

Lauryn Hill might have cursed a couple of times in her music, and Missy Elliot definitely just doesn't care. I'm really more inspired by their creativity more so than just the cursing. I'm really impressed by clean music.

I'm impressed by the economic development of Korea. And women scientists played, without doubt, an important role in it.

He was a fantastic player, but the thing that impressed me most about Paul was his manner off the pitch. He was always very humble about his achievements and had a lot of time for the paying public and people in general.

I'm impressed with how the NBA, as a whole, is dressing so well. Guys are being very creative and having fun with it.

At the end of the '90s, I was very bored with the usual models, so I discovered a new generation that impressed me with their fresh look. I still keep working with models like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss, and I am still looking for new, interesting faces. Life is about discovery, and you should never stop searching.

Why movie and dance critics are taking 'The Company' seriously, I can't imagine. Are they impressed by Altman's reputation and naive sincerity? By the fluid semi-documentary approach?

Stanley Kubrick knew we had good graphics around MIT and came to my lab to find out how to do it. We had some really good stuff. I was very impressed with Kubrick; he knew all the graphics work I had ever heard of, and probably more.

I was so impressed with the work we were doing and I was very involved ideologically in photography - that I arranged an exhibition at the College Art Association. The first exhibition I picked the photographs and so on and we had an exhibition in New York.

Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside, I was so impressed with the way he was able to tell stories and the way he was able to deal with le merveilleux - the wonders. Very quickly, he became for me a massive hero, and he introduced me to the world of a director.

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.

When she was running for election in 2006, I went to Missouri to campaign for Senator Claire McCaskill. She impressed the hell out of me and I fell in love with her mother Betty Anne who is a pistol!

It's true I have a hard time with the notion of creating a character. And I feel it's a limit. I'm always really impressed by actors who are able to construct a character, like Johnny Depp.

I originally invested in Dropcam because I foresaw what the company and their products could do for consumers and the industry. I've been deeply impressed with what they've done in such little time, and I'm confident that they'll continue to exceed my expectations.

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.

The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

When I read Deborah Brenner's book 'Women of the Vine' about women wine makers, I was impressed that many of the women she had interviewed had come to wine making later in life as a second career.

I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and I was so happy. It was more about me just being not impressed with falling at the Olympics in my last event.

What Americans can't face is that one of the reasons that the Russians and the Chinese were so impressed with us during the Cold War was the fact that Nixon and Kissinger went on bombing despite public reaction.

But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place.

I get kind of sad when I look at all of my magazines and think about how at one time I was much more impressed with a certain fashion editorial, or how I feel like I can't really relate to being that excited about fashion anymore. Maybe it's being jaded, but I honestly like that now, when something's really good, I feel more affected by it.

You were part of a parish life. It was a great community to grow up in. I just was impressed by our parish priests. After a while, I began to think maybe I could do that.

They're a different generation, those kids; kids that are under the age of twelve. They're not that impressed by rock music, you know what I mean? They're like, it's cool and everything, but whatever. They're just as impressed by YouTube.

I've been super impressed with what BuzzFeed has done on Facebook with inspiring list posts and on Twitter with political scoops, but YouTube is a giant social platform that has its own quirks and oddities and will require some new approaches.

I am cynical about politicians. My experience of politicians has been thoroughly negative. I have found that politicians are people that can not be taken at face value. There are very few politicians I have been impressed with.

I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level of acting that was in the room, particularly with Jennifer who has so much responsibility.

I remember my mother taking me to see the Picasso show in the 1940s, and I was impressed by the life and vibrancy of it all. It was a bit too avant-garde for most Londoners at the time, but since then, the city has become a centre for modern culture.

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.

The motions which the planets now have could not spring from any natural cause alone, but were impressed by an intelligent Agent.

My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me.

I myself am pathetically impressed when I meet writers of very long novels. How can they spend so many hundreds of hours at the miserable, lonely pastime of creating fiction?

Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,' so if someone invites you into their village, every last man will fight to protect your life. I was impressed by that.

I am impressed with the belief that our naval force ought not to cost more in proportion than the British. In some things they may have the advantage, but we will be found to have equally great in others.

In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.

LaRon Landry, a safety, is in incredible physical condition - really impressive. Also Anthony Castonzo, the left tackle - I'm very impressed with him. He really sets a great example for how to stay in shape - not only during the off-season but throughout the season, which can be a struggle because of the rhythm of the way things work.

I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that.

I've been very much intrigued by and impressed with women. But I've never been intimidated. Even if I make a fool of myself, it's better to have tried.

I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings. And I've never been too impressed.

I was impressed by the Taj Mahal. A good bit of work, well looked after, worth paying money to see.

I'm impressed with how 'Newsweek's' outstanding staff has continued to put out a lively, well-informed magazine after the departure of their tireless editor, Jon Meacham.

Even the pre-schoolers are like, 'I watch you on The Jonas Brothers.' And my own kids. I have been in the greatest movies, even some for kids, and they were never impressed until I did 'Jonas L.A.'

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.

Zappa was very technical and impressed by things that were musically challenging - weird time signatures, strange keys, awkward chord sequences. Zappa was important to me as an example of everything I didn't want to do. I'm very grateful to him, actually.

I was impressed a little last year and I was really impressed in Week 1 of how well he was running inside. From that aspect, yeah, I knew he was capable of it, but to see him really, really pound it in there was fun to see.

I was impressed because he seemed to get more and more comfortable. At first he was tentative but then got more and more sure of himself. It's hard to believe it's been this long and then here he is on the floor taking chances.

I was impressed by everybody in the England team,

I was impressed by him. He was very professional.

I was impressed by his enthusiasm and creativity and the record he had.

I was impressed by how interested everyone was in our little Maui plant. It's small, but it's real.

I was impressed by how the young talent was able to succeed at such a high level, ... That's a credit to the organization. First of all, the players who they're drafting, and then the quality of the people in the Minor Leagues who are raising these players up. And then, the manager, Jack, getting the most out of them.

I was impressed by how well our players interacted.

I was impressed by that, ... To see people take off their hat and put their hand over their heart, you just don't see that anymore.

I was impressed by the support of all areas of expertise. The staff showed a genuine interest in making the program handle whatever Pennsylvania requested and was very responsive to concerns.

I was impressed by the way we started and how we learned to keep and protect a lead. We haven't had to do that before today and they did a nice job getting the lead and keeping it.

I was impressed so much I went straight over and bought my ticket,

I was impressed that he scored the goal. I didn't want to go to overtime.

I was impressed that they seriously listened to each of our comments.

I was impressed today. I mean, I've been impressed about every time he pitches. But I thought today, he knows he's got a chance to make the club, so everything was different.

I was impressed with Bob's football knowledge, and, equally, with him as a person and his character.

I was impressed with both of them (Barrett and Hermanson).

I was impressed with both of those guys. Hopefully we can build off of that type of chemistry.

I was impressed with Casey. He showed a lot of heart for not wrestling much all year.

I was impressed with (Ellis). He got the curve ball over, and he kept our hitters off balance.

I was impressed with her poise. I thought she kept it together. She didn't get wild.

I was impressed with her results so a group of us went to see her facility. They are now helping us achieve good results in our plants.

I was impressed with his effort to get the ball in the paint. We thought we could push him around and make him stay outside. We leaned on him, but he kept fighting to get inside position. He made his foul shots, and that hurt us.

I was impressed with his overall wrestling ability. He had a lot of mat sense. He was aggressive. Once he was close to scoring, he finished hard. He's the type of hard-nosed athlete any coach would want.

I was impressed with his velocity. He lived up to the billing that I've heard.

I was impressed with how far we were able to get along on 15 days.

I was impressed with how smoothly things went. The coaching staff has a good grasp on how they want things to be run.

I was impressed with how we just kept coming at them. That stretch was the best I've seen Meghan (Hurley) play all year and it really put them away.

I was impressed ... with how well they've progressed.

I was impressed with our balance tonight. A lot of kids stepped up and contributed.

I was impressed with our depth. We didn't miss a beat. There's no big holes in (the lineup). That's the key for us.

I was impressed with our performance on beam. It was just like last year at the national championships when we stuck with a plan and had a belief we would win the competition. It was tough going over to beam with the home team on floor, and Alabama is outstanding on floor.

I was impressed with that late-inning rally. We were down and guys got excited and started hitting.

I was impressed with the caliber of the effort that was mounted here, and it's a good place to come learn some valuable lessons,

I was impressed with the campaign for Bombay Sapphire; it's really original. Someone said, 'I know the creator,' and I met with Fritz in New York and really hit it off.

I was impressed with the CEO and the company's plans. There's a price at which I would be very interested in buying Baidu back. I'm not sure exactly where it is but it is probably still south of where it is trading right now.

I was impressed with their corners. Will Allen in particular, plays corner like a safety. He's a physical player and he will tattoo you if you get anywhere near him.

I was impressed with their sticks. I heard their lineup was tough and they went down and got some tough pitches. I thought they did real good job.

I was impressed with the kids and the bus driver. They stayed calm and were more concerned with why I was on the bus.

One of the real things that impressed me the most about Dr. Flores is that he's at a ninety-three percent free and reduced lunch school. So that tells you that people aren't very wealthy in that area. Yet, ninety percent of all the students went to college. Tells me a lot about him. I'm thoroughly impressed with him, and I think he's going to do us a great job.

One thing really impressed me about Peekskill. They obviously have very quick feet and are fast. But their hand quickness is incredible. We've never seen anything like that.

My team impressed me again in their ability to comprehend and understand what I was going through.

On the positive side, I'm very impressed so far with Vice Admiral Allen,

I was so glad to see Gina get it tonight. What's impressed me most about her is how she got it. She always put the team first and was never selfish in an attempt to get her points. She's a true team player.