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Quotes About Appreciation

If you don't want to keep him, then pretend he's a book. Enjoy him for two weeks, then return him
~ Shannon Stacey
I feel the need to fall in love with the world, to forge that relationship ever more strongly. But maybe I don't have to work so hard. I have thought nature indifferent to humans, to one more human, but maybe the reverse is true. Maybe the world is already in love, giving us these gifts all the time—the glimpse of a fox, tracks in the sand, a breeze, a flower--calling out all the time: take this. And this. And this. Don't turn away.
~ Sharman Apt Russell
You never know the worth of water until the well is dry.
~ Sharon Creech
He hadn't done it for show or to please the onlookers. When he'd approached that treasured cloth of red, white, and blue waving in the gentle breeze, gratefulness had overflowed in his heart and soul. Gratitude for the privilege of protecting his country. Appreciation for those who cared. And above all, thankfulness to almighty God that he'd made it home.
~ Sharon Gillenwater
I'm so blessed to have a wonderful family, Lord. Thank you for each one of them.
~ Sharon Gillenwater
Thank you that I'm not worthless in your eyes nor in my own.
~ Sharon Gillenwater
When we appreciate what we have, and what we have accomplished, and then share our talents with others, we can celebrate life each day rather than dwell over how things "used to be.
~ Sharon L. Lechter
Funny to be thanked for something comes so nat'ral.
~ Sharon Lee
I don't think they get paid very much, because they never stay very long. But they should get a million dollars. What they do is really hard, and I don't think most folks get that. It
~ Sharon M. Draper
I want to gather the unaccented beats... and thank them, give them treats, whatever a feminine ending eats
~ Sharon Olds
When he grasped her hand, he felt the calluses on her palm. He was thinking about how tough she was, and then she smiled. It was tentative and brief but it touched his heart, and then she was gone. He watched while she disappeared over the hill and then took the box into the kitchen, refilled his coffee and opened the lid. 36%
~ Sharon Sala
You almost threw it back!' she repeated, and her voice filled with mock horror. 'You foolish boy! Are you always so careless with items of value?' 'No,' he said, abruptly sober. 'I know what matters. And I never throw those things away. I hold on to them as long as I can.
~ Sharon Shinn
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.
~ Sharon Stone
Some people work hard in this business and become really popular, really big stars but they never receive an award from within the business. Somehow, when your colleagues and friends believe in you to the point of handing you an award it means so much more.
~ Sharon Stone
The people with whom we live are often the ones whose presence arouses the least reaction from us. Although we are intimately accustomed to their expressions, we tend to be less aware of them. This unconsciousness often accounts for the ease of coexistence, but it has its shadow in a lack of appreciation. The same thing happens with our relationships with art materials.
~ Shaun McNiff
The people with whome we live are often the ones whose presence arouses the least reaction from us. Although we are intimately accustomed to their expressions, we tend to be less aware of them. This unconsciousness often accounts for the ease of coexistence, but it has its shadow in a lack of appreciation. The same thing happens with our relationships with art materials.
~ Shaun McNiff
I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work anymore, you know what I mean. Because I'd way rather spend more time with them.
~ Shaun White
Just as you need the man in your life to love you unconditionally, even when you're not particularly lovable, your man needs you to demonstrate your respect for him regardless of whether he's meeting your expectations at the moment.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
Even if a woman knows in her head that her husband finds her beautiful, she still needs to hear it.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
choosing to trust, appreciate, admire, believe in, and honor him.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
The more we understand the men in our lives, the better we can support and love them in the way they need to be loved.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
Share any item you would like to keep all to yourself. If you have any item you would not want to share, then sharing it with someone who would appreciate it is usually a true act of kindness. And not a small one either! I have a few of those types of things I want to hoard: they usually involve sugar. Apparently, I'm not alone.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
carrying out kindness means doing a small act of generosity for someone else; overcoming our tendency to be selfish, inattentive, busy, impatient, or focused on our own needs; and doing it without expecting appreciation or anything in return.
~ Shaunti Feldhahn
Before I even saw him in shorts, I knew his legs would probably be like tree trunks. When I finally saw them, I was like, 'Whoa!
~ Shawna Richer