Quotes About Appreciation

There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.

Duhhhhhhh, tanks, Buttercup.

Wow, brains as well as boobs.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

Which would you rather have, O King—that little golden statue, or a little girl who could run, and laugh, and love you?" "Oh, give me back my little Marygold and I'll give up all the gold I have!" said the king. "I've lost all that was worth having.

To the broody hen the notion would probably seem monstrous that there should be a creature in the world to whom a nestful of eggs was not utterly fascinating and precious and never-to-be-too-much-sat-upon object which it is to her.

I have always held the opinion that one of the first duties of a good reader is to summon other readers to the enjoyment of any unknown author of rare quality whom he may discover in his explorations.

The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day.

Old stories would tell how Weavers would kill each other over aesthetic disagreements, such as whether it was prettier to destroy an army of a thousand men or to leave it be, or whether a particular dandelion should or should not be plucked. For a Weaver, to think was to think aesthetically. To act--to Weave--was to bring about more pleasing patterns. They did not eat physical food: they seemed to subsist on the appreciation of beauty.

When you drink the water, remember the spring.

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.

An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.

Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.

To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.

That may seem like a brain tease, but think of it this way: "Wanting What You Have" is like practicing gratitude. It means appreciating the good fortune in your life. "Having What You Want," to me, means that you are pursuing something that will give you gratification, potentially to the neglect of what you already have. In other words, The

Wanting What You Have" is like practicing gratitude. It means appreciating the good fortune in your life. "Having What You Want," to me, means that you are pursuing something that will give you gratification, potentially to the neglect of what you already have.

The style is not important. What's important is authenticity: being personal not programmatic. And frequency: closer to weekly than yearly. And of course what's most important is the message: "I saw what you did and I appreciate it.

When was the last time you saw a little bit of the miracle, even just for a short time?

This is an economic issue as well as an emotional one: In a survey of 10,000 employees from the 1,000 largest companies, 40% of workers cited "lack of recognition" as a key reason for leaving a job. This

Because when a customer says thanks, they make you happy, but they make themselves even happier.

Of all the ways we can create moments of pride for others, the simplest is to offer them recognition.

The proper pace of recognition is weekly or even daily, not monthly or yearly.

The larger point is that most recognition should be personal, not programmatic.

In a survey of 10,000 employees from the 1,000 largest companies, 40% of workers cited "lack of recognition" as a key reason for leaving a job.