Quotes About Appreciation

I had been opposed to the practice of dedicating books; I had held that a book is addressed to any reader who proves worthy of it.

Love is the ultimate form of recognition one grants to superlative values.

Keating stood still, because he understood for the first time what it was that artists spoke about when they spoke of beauty.

The unrecognized genius—that's an old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one—the genius recognized too well? ... That a great many men are poor fools who can't see the best—that's nothing. One can't get angry at that. But do you understand about the men who see it and don't want it?

No gift is worth a damn, unless its the most precious thing you've got.

We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel all of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live.

The unrecognized genius-that's one old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one-the genius recognized too well?

Are you saying," he asked slowly, "that I rose in your estimation when you found that I wanted you?" "Of course." "That's not the reaction of most people to being wanted." "It isn't." "Most people feel that they rise in their own eyes, if others want them." "I feel that others live up to me, if they want me....

In one job, his boss always seemed to criticize him for what he did wrong and never noticed all the things he did right.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

We most often understand the value of time only when we are in a position of having to regret its loss

Progress is a wonderful thing of course, and I can appreciate the lactiferins that are sprinkled on the pasture to turn the grass to cheese. And yet this lack of cows, however rational it may be, gives one the feeling that the fields and meadows, deprived of their phlegmatic, bemusedly ruminating presence, are pitifully empty.

A grateful heart is a heart that is free. An ungrateful heart is a heart that is bound. Gratitude inevitably leads to freedom.

Tutti abbiamo il nostro momento d'oro. E dopo, è bello ricordarlo. Se fosse sempre il nostro momento d'oro non ce ne accorgeremmo neanche». «Quand'è stato il tuo momento d'oro?» mi chiede Mara. Ci penso un po' su e poi rispondo: «Una volta ho vinto un pesce rosso al Luna Park». Segue un rispettoso silenzio.

È Natale ogni mattino che vivi. Scarta con cura il pacco dei giorni. Ringrazia, ricambia, sorridi.

This may not be much, but it is something. Tomorrow we die; but at least we danced in silver shoes.

If another man wanted me, I was valuable. I was esteemed, no matter that it wasn't self-esteem.

Trust. Partnership. An appreciation and acceptance of each other's strengths, and a willingness to allow for the other's weaknesses. A sharing freely given and readily accepted in all areas of our lives, allowing the other to share the burdens, to help meet the challenges, and share fully in the triumphs.

Make gratitude your brain's default place. It is nearly impossible to feel anything but comfort when you're in a place of gratitude.

Notice one beautiful thing about every person who crosses your path.

saying thank you. Always. It keeps your heart and your mind in a place of gratitude, which is the best place to be if you want to enjoy a cozy life.

I don't think you can appreciate the simplicity of freedom until you've suffered. She

The thing is, Ian, life is too short. Not only is it brief, but it's full of so many hard things that there's never a time to breathe or recover. So, when you get a moment like this, you have to drink it into your soul to sustain yourself when all that's around you is darkness. She sighed. I was so stressed down there that I forgot about slowing down and appreciating each moment that I have. This moment is a blessing, and I need to notice it.

Grounded in awareness of transiency, ambiguity, and contingency, such a person values lightness of touch, flexibility and adaptability, a sense of humor and adventure, appreciation of other viewpoints, a celebration of difference.