Quotes About Appreciation

Her mother's heart was divided, one half feeling a so natural pang at the sight of her lovely daughter setting out into a new life in a distant country, far from her parents' care, the other and by far the larger half feeling a gratitude amounting to idolatry for the son-in-law who was going to relieve her of a child that had done her best for the last five or six years to drive her parents mad.

Rarely do we realize that if we simply take time to marvel at life's gifts and give thanks for them, we activate stunning opportunities to increase their influence in our lives.

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be.

I'd like to believe that the people that have supported me in my work or identified with me in films, the people that feel they know me, they do and they don't have misconceptions - they understand. I believe that.

At the Spring Dawn I watched the dawn come, Watched the spring dawn come. And the red sun shouldered his way up Through the grey, through the blue, Through the lilac mists. The quiet of it! The goodness of it! And one bird awoke, sang, whirred A blur of moving black against the sun, Sang again—afar off. And I stretched my arms to the redness of the sun, Stretched to my finger tips, And I laughed. Ah! It is good to be alive, good to love, At the dawn, At the spring dawn.

Oh it's a pebble... But it's a really nice pebble Dad thanks.

He was very impressed - and touched - by what he found. He realised that, during the dark winter evenings by the fire, when he had often talked about his time in the Young Army, Marcia had not only listened to his descriptions of the night exercises, she had remembered them.

Thank you very much, Miss Badger," she said. "I appreciate your honesty. I realise this may have put you in a difficult position here, but I trust you will not have any trouble." Marcia glared at Jillie Djinn. "However, if you do, there is always a place for you at the Wizard Tower.

And the curious thing was that Dr Weis had never met anyone, man or woman, friend or colleague, who could stand literature when not on the page.

Art, he felt, let him down. For great paintings he felt only respect. Museum spaces beckoned him in, even welcomed him, but then left him on his own.

And the curious thing was that Dr Weiss had never met anyone, man or woman, friend or colleague, who could stand literature when not on the page.

You can say what you want about the Germans being full of "kunst", but what they are really full of is delicatessen.

It's not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other people, trying to make them understand what you understand. It's about a chicken dinner at a drive-in. A soft pillow. Things that don't need explaining.

Things wither and die before us so that we may better savor that we live.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

If you look at the photograph...and read: `Skunk Cabbage - a plant with thick roots, wide leaves, and disagreeable smell,` you will not want to look at the cabbage itself. But if you get down on your knees and study it (holding your breath), you will find a pattern of delicate lines, curling shapes, velvety shadows, and fresh beauty.

He knew how little praise it took for an insecure person to feel grateful.

She loved the way Peter disappeared from Baikie's with talk of a meeting at Trust Headquarters, only to return at dusk with flowers and champagne. She loved dancing with him on the lawn to the music from Constance's old wind-up gramophone. No one had ever made such a fuss of her before.

We don't often notice the people who look after us, do we? Though we'd miss them if they weren't there.

To us in Asia, rice is such a staple, we take it for granted. I didn't even think about how I made it until I came to the Western world.

It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.

What I really took in in India was that people - even in the slums - were happy with what they'd got. That's something we're not good at in the Western world.

I like westerns, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels, thrillers, and I try to avoid the word 'genre' altogether. A good book is a good book.