Appreciation Quotes

Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.

Tolerance should, strictly speaking, be only a passing mood; it ought to lead to acknowledgment and appreciation. To tolerate a person is to affront him.

We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.

All that in this delightful garden grows should happy be and have immortal bliss.

I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.

if you'd teach me to swear in russian, i might have a new appreciation for it

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.

I'm thankful for the sea breeze that feels so good right now, and the scent of jasmine when the sun starts going down.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love.

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.

As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own.

Our appreciations, it was felt, could be so much more inclusive if we said that something, instead of being beautiful, was 'interesting'.

Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy: It is a very personal affair and is necessary to each individual.

Sometimes you have to experience the bad, so that you can learn to appreciate the good things that enter your life.

Appreciation is a powerful tool to shift perspective. Finding something to appreciate during a difficult situation quickly moves the perspective to the big picture from the little picture.

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God there is rain?

Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined.

The love of individual freedom has stood in the way of the appreciation of social obligations.

Every climb is different, has its own unique set of movements and body positions. Climbing and my appreciation for nature are totally intertwined.

Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.

I think every pet lover has an appreciation for nature - I've never met an animal lover who didn't have some kind of connection to the natural world.

One can appreciate & celebrate each moment — there’s nothing more sacred. There’s nothing more vast or absolute. In fact, there’s nothing more!

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

A true disciple shows his appreciation by reaching further than his teacher.

A fact bobbed up from my memory, that the ancient Egyptians prescribed walking through a garden as a cure for the mad. It was a mind-altering drug we took daily.

Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others.

Cherish the music that stirs in your heart.

Mass appreciation doesnt always equate to something good.

An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky.

Your favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony.

I have to make decisions that people are a little confused about, in a way, and I just express the appreciation, admiration and respect I have. I just try to be the best I can, but I'm human.

We are all special cases.

To receive a present handsomely and in a right spirit, even when you have none to give in return, is to give one in return.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is blessed forever.

Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.

If you don't appreciate what you have in life right now, whatever it is, you will never realize your purpose. Without appreciation, you will never become strong enough to respect yourself.

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was like drowning in candy.

Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.

Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it.

I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.

Appreciation is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.

When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find someone's hand and squeeze it, while there's still time.