Quotes About Appreciation

Sitting by the chimney corner as we grow old, the commonest things around us take on live meanings and hint at the difference between these driving times and the calm, slow moving days when we were young.

It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

When I ate slowly and deliberately, giving myself time to consider whether I actually wanted that next bite, I often discovered that I didn't.

My sense of cinema improved slowly as I started watching South cinema, got to know that cinema is much appreciated here.

Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.

There has been a positive change with people being aware about women's cricket of late. It's still far from what it needs to be, but women are slowly getting the right recognition for this game.

Slum children eat crow's eggs for nutrition yet nobody respects this common bird. It's the exotic birds which fascinate all.

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

The simplest of simplest things makes me happy. I love small gestures and nature in life.

I guess I love the small things in life.

I love small things. I love them.

I enjoy the small things.

Sometimes I need people around me to remind me, to keep enjoying the small things.

It's small things like that - a pen, or being able to communicate freely - that we should always cherish.

I preach the gospel of meditation now to anyone who'll listen. It has helped me appreciate the small things. It helps me be present and stay grounded every day.

I grew up in Alabama in a very small town and didn't have access to the finest of anything, really. But my mother was the kind of woman who just wanted us, me and my sisters, to be exposed to any and anything she could find.

I love Miranda Lambert; I think she's wonderful. I love the song 'Love Letters' and 'Famous in a Small Town.'

Two things are as big as the man who possesses them - neither bigger nor smaller. One is a minute, the other a dollar.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much smaller. That's one thing I found with most of the great directors I worked with: They all have that skill. Not everyone takes the time.

At one time, smaller, and story-heavy films were not appreciated much but exposure has made the audience aware of what great story-telling is. This has also ensured that the right actors are cast for the right kind of roles.

My Chinese side comes out in my dancing. There's a certain in-the-moment sentimentality, an appreciation for the smallest details.

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.