Quotes About Appreciation

Now is probably a good time to make my confession about Finland, our next destination in this Nordic odyssey: I think the Finns are fantastic. I can't get enough of them. I would be perfectly happy for the Finns to rule the world. They get my vote, they've won my heart. If you ask me, they should just change the word 'fantastic' to 'Finntastic.' Helsinki? Heavensinki, more like.

We sometimes enjoy people's presence most when we register their absence.

You can't force people to be thankful just because in your mind they seem to benefit from what you're doing… especially when what you're doing is something you would do anyway, even without them as an excuse.

It was one thing to be called pretty; it was a true compliment to be called smart.

I really don't have favorites I'm just a fan of movies, period.

Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn't really anything else.

He insists on a version of you that is funnier, stranger, more eccentric and profound than you suspect yourself to be--capable of doing more good and more harm in the world than you've ever imagined--it is all but impossible not to believe, at least in his presence and a while after you've left him, that he alone sees through your essence, weighs your true qualities . . . and appreciates you more fully than anyone else ever has.

Nothing's ordinary when you really look at it.

The more a woman appreciates the hunting prowess of her man, the more he will kill for her.

Nada dura para siempre. Ni la risa, ni la lujuria, ni siquiera la vida en sí. Para siempre, no. Por eso le sacamos el máximo jugo a lo que tenemos.

You found me at my lowest ebb, Burgess. I had descended into darkness. You have helped restore me. Words will never be able to embrace my gratitude.

Acknowledgments: ... From the start, we also benefitted from the support of Time Inc. editors

A game may be as integral to a culture, as true an object of aesthetic appreciation, as admirable a product of human creativity as a folk art or a style of music; and, as such, it is quite as worthy of study.

One cannot love a world. It is too large. But a fleck of ground so far as his eye can see, one may hold precious above all.

Answer Lockhart's Fan Mail

I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.

I don't know what I did to deserve someone as smart and beautiful as you." "You were you. And maybe that was enough.

Sometimes we know people who are too wonderful for words. I am not one of them. Or you, for that matter, as you well know.

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.

True humility emerges from a sense of wonder and awe. It's an appreciation that our time on earth is limited but that there's something timeless at the core of every being. Embracing humility liberates us from the egotism that drives both perfectionism and self-sabotage, opening us to a deeper experience of self-worth.

And of course she's sad about losing her leg, but she says it's made her realise how many things she hasn't lost...it's like a millionaire who loses a thousand dollars- he's sad, but he's still not that bad off.

I really love being alive. I love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That's what happiness is.

You know what's cool? My kids think I'm ordinary.

It seems to me that the quality of a moment in time is not always a reflection of the moment in and of itself—what happens before and what happens after are often what give it its savor.