Appreciation famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
-- A. A. Milne -
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation.
-- A. C. Benson -
An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky.
-- Abigail Padgett -
Neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
-- Abraham Cowley -
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state--it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
-- Abraham Joshua Heschel -
As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
-- Abraham Joshua Heschel -
Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.
-- Abraham Maslow -
Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.
-- Ace Antonio Hall -
Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.
-- Adrian Young -
Gratitude is the appreciation of what is, of life, of existence, of anybody and anything, for just the way it is.
-- Adyashanti -
An appreciation of words is so rare that everybody naturally thinks he possesses it, and this universal sentiment results in the misuse of a material whose beauty enriches the loving student beyond the dreams of avarice.
-- Agnes Repplier -
Unless we learn the lesson of self-appreciation and practice it, we shall spend our lives imitating other people and deprecating ourselves.
-- Aida Overton Walker -
It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value. Acquaintance with grief turns out to be one of the more unusual prerequisites of architectural appreciation. We might, quite aside from all other requirements, need to be a little sad before buildings can properly touch us.
-- Alain de Botton -
Appreciation empowers not just money transactions, but all interactions. Gratitude is one of the greatest meditations of a lifetime, the fastest attitude uplifter I know. Be grateful for all the good in your life and your good will only increase, along with your happiness.
-- Alan Cohen -
Upgrade your past by seeing it with appreciation.
-- Alan Cohen -
Communication is an offering. When you tell someone your truth, you must release your expectation of what the other person should do with it. They may thank you profusely, love you forever, argue with you, or ignore you. It doesn't matter. Of course we hope the gift will be received with appreciation and thanks. But if it isn't we must not dictate. We've done our part, and we must trust the universe to do the rest.
-- Alan Cohen -
For me, spirituality includes the belief in things larger than ourselves, an appreciation of nature and beauty, a sensitivity to the world, a feeling of shared connection with other living things, a desire to help people less fortunate than ourselves. All of these things can occur with or without God. I do not believe in the existence of God, but I consider myself a spiritual person in the manner I have just described. I call myself a spiritual atheist. I would imagine that many people are spiritual atheists.
-- Alan Lightman -
When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way.
-- Alan Loy McGinnis -
Appreciation of works of art requires organized effort and systematic study. Art appreciation can no more be absorbed by aimless wandering in galleries than can surgery be learned by casual visits to a hospital.
-- Albert C. Barnes -
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
-- Albert Camus -
This familiarity with a respected physician and my appreciation of his work, or the tragedy I experienced with the long, tormented agony and death of my mother might have influenced me in wanting to study medicine. It was not the case.
-- Albert Claude -
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
-- Albert Schweitzer -
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
-- Albert Schweitzer -
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
-- Aldous Huxley -
To be well informed, one must read quickly a great number of merely instructive books. To be cultivated, one must read slowly and with a lingering appreciation the comparatively few books that have been written by men who lived, thought, and felt with style.
-- Aldous Huxley -
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it at the bud. Creativity is now something we can turn on and off like a faucet. It is an experience and expression in our lives that must be nurtured. This nurturing process means that creativity is at once a skill, an art, and a life-style.
-- Alex Faickney Osborn -
Any of us will put out more and better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
-- Alex Faickney Osborn -
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
-- Alex Faickney Osborn -
Gratitude is usually generated in one of two ways. One, by feeling a genuine appreciation for the life that you were given and, two, by making a conscious decision to practice looking at what's right in your life rather than focusing on what's missing.
-- Alex Green -
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
-- Alexander Smith -
The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue.
-- Alfred North Whitehead -
The factor in human life provocative of a noble discontent is the gradual emergence of a sense of criticism, founded upon appreciation of beauty, and of intellectual distinction, and of duty.
-- Alfred North Whitehead -
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.
-- Alice Walker -
The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.
-- Amelia Earhart -
All appreciations and praises are worthless unless the one you love appreciates
-- Amit Abraham -
The art of appreciation begins with self appreciation.
-- Amit Abraham -
A work of real merit finds favor at last.
-- Amos Bronson Alcott -
You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.
-- Amy Harmon -
The purpose of formulating [a] conflict as a game is not that of resolving the conflict by 'solving the game.' It is that of displaying the structure of the conflict and thereby exposing features of it that may be concealed by rhetoric. In particular, appreciation of the peculiar structure of some of the so-called mixed-motive conflicts represented nonzero-sum games may change the conflicting parties' perception of their situation.
-- Anatol Rapoport -
Some women are naturally thin. But there needs to be an appreciation for a variety of types of women because we don't all come in one package. We're not pre-destined to all be a size six.
-- Andie MacDowell -
I love my life! Even if I don't get what I want, when I want it, doesn't mean the world is against me, it just means God has other plans.
-- Andrea Jones -
The school children of New York State planted more than 200,000 trees within ten years from the time Arbor Day was recognized. Few similar efforts in years have been more thoroughly commendable than the effort to get our people practically to show their appreciation of the beauty and usefulness of trees.
-- Andrew S. Draper -
I'm a big kid. I never lost my childlike appreciation of things. Too many people lock it out and throw their toys away and say, okay, I'm gonna grow up and be grumpy and miserable and not think about the magical side of things anymore -- and I can't seem to stop doing that.
-- Andy Partridge -
I've learned... that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
-- Andy Rooney -
I think there's more support today. I think there's better understanding today. And there's a better appreciation for the fact that if any community is going to prosper, if any community is going to be seen at its best, that the women in that community have to be viewed as equally as important as the men. And [women] have to be able to live outside of boundaries that are placed on them because of their gender. As well as their race or their religion.
-- Anita Hill -
I have a deep love and respect for children and I cannot imagine photographic life without them playing a major part. I hope that through my work as a photographer, I have been able to pass on my appreciation of their beauty and charm.
-- Anne Geddes -
You can’t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someone else’s appreciation.
-- Anne Morrow Lindbergh -
I hope to encourage more children to discover and love reading, but I want to focus particularly on the appreciation of picture books…. Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book.
-- Anthony Browne -
I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one.
-- Anthony Daniels -
Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.
-- Anton Chekhov -
In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.
-- Antonio Porchia -
Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature. One must travel outside of Tokyo to truly experience the 'old Japan' and more importantly feel these aspects of Japanese culture.
-- Apolo Ohno -
A true disciple shows his appreciation by reaching further than his teacher.
-- Aristotle -
We human beings are tuned such that we crave great melody and great lyrics. And if somebody writes a great song, it's timeless that we as humans are going to feel something for that and there's going to be a real appreciation.
-- Art Garfunkel -
His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every peril in life is a form of sport, a fierce game betwixt you and Fate, with Death as a forfeit, made him a wonderful companion at such hours.
-- Arthur Conan Doyle -
Your best champion and cheerleader is yourself. Always be proud of your accomplishments, big or small.
-- Ayanna Howard -
The heart is always the place to go. Go home into your heart, where there is warmth, appreciation, gratitude and contentment
-- Ayya Khema -
A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.
-- B. C. Forbes -
We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world - including in my own country.
-- Barack Obama -
The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see. Presumably the unselfish motives will follow as we wise up.
-- Barbara Kingsolver -
Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.
-- Barbara Sher -
Wisdom - meaning judgment acting on experience, common sense, available knowledge, and a decent appreciation of probability.
-- Barbara Tuchman -
I think, is wonderful about growing older, is appreciation for the miracle of existence, of life. I thank God every day. I also do believe that belief and imagination manifests reality. And therefore, even though it took twenty-five years, I did find the house, eventually, and the man I could live with.
-- Barbra Streisand -
I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.
-- Bela Karolyi -
I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.
-- Ben Stiller -
The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
-- Ben Vereen -
Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
-- Benjamin Hoff -
A change in language can transform our appreciation of the cosmos.
-- Benjamin Lee Whorf -
When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase.
-- Bernard Berenson -
I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.
-- Berry Gordy -
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
-- Bertrand Russell -
Friendship takes time and energy if it's going to work. You can luck into something great, but it doesn't last if you don't give it proper appreciation. Friendship can be so comfortable, but nurture it-don't take it for granted.
-- Betty White -
It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I.... Like all other children, my five have one great talent: they are gifted beggars. Not one of them ever ran into the room, looked up at me, and said, "I'm really happy that you're my father, and as a tangible token of my appreciation, here's a dollar.
-- Bill Cosby -
I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
-- Bill W. -
Let's Face it, - Sinatra is a king. He's a very sharp operator, a keen record chief, and has a keen appreciation of what the public wants.
-- Bing Crosby -
You always admire what you really don't understand.
-- Blaise Pascal -
A part of my appreciation for the good which moments bring has come from awareness and recognition. But it has also come from a correspnding sadness which arises from their passing. When something that can never quite be reenacted comes to an end (and all moments are that way), I feel a pensiveness within. This pensiveness gives my life a quality that might be best described as bittersweet. And those moments take on double meaning and richness - because they are here now - and because they will not always be.
-- Bob Benson -
Bing was always hesitant to accept appreciation in any form.
-- Bob Crosby -
Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.
-- Bob Dylan -
Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return.
-- Bob Taft -
Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.
-- Bonnie Raitt -
I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perhaps in my appreciation for the larger American population.
-- Brad Carson -
If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.
-- Brad Sherman -
Be thankful for all your blessings. An appreciative person makes a pleasant and optimistic person.
-- Brian Tracy -
Nobody is fully alive who cannot apply to art as much discrimination and appreciation as he applies to the work by which he earns his living.
-- Brooks Atkinson -
I've always loved independent music stores because the staff is usually there because of a genuine love and appreciation for music. They're more in-tune with the customers and I'm willing to pay the extra dollar or two for the service they provide. Some of my greatest music discoveries have come from picking up an album at an indy store and the cat behind the register saying "You like this man? Have you heard of so-and-so?" I prefer to shop where people understand me and the music- the music i like.
-- Brother Ali -
I have an appreciation for what some people would call "bad acting," but which I think can be much more real than the overly emotive, technical and supposedly "realistic" acting that is so prevalent in mainstream cinema.
-- Bruce LaBruce -
Having done 300 television shows and almost 60 movies, I'm tired of having guys who are younger than some sandwiches I've had, telling me to turn left at the couch. There's no appreciation of actors and no sense of history.
-- Burt Reynolds -
Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
-- Byron Katie -
If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen."
-- Byron Katie -
Complete knowledge of the nature of an analytic function must also include insight into its behavior for imaginary values of the arguments. Often the latter is indispensable even for a proper appreciation of the behavior of the function for real arguments. It is therefore essential that the original determination of the function concept be broadened to a domain of magnitudes which includes both the real and the imaginary quantities, on an equal footing, under the single designation complex numbers.
-- Carl Friedrich Gauss -
A habit for all of us to develop would be to look for something to appreciate in everyone we meet. We can all be generous with appreciation. Everyone is grateful for it. It improves every human relationship, it brings new courage to people facing difficulties, and it brings out the best in everyone. So, give appreciation generously whenever you can. You will never regret it.
-- Carl Holmes -
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
-- Carl Jung -
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
-- Carl Rogers -
'They fell in love.' Such a rare and special event cannot be done justice by one statement; it involves so much more than that single sentence could explain: it means two people that were brave enough to show their scars, vulnerability, rough edges, happiest thoughts, along with their worst fears, and find a mutual respect, appreciation, and fondness for one another; they achieved a gift that not many people get to experience in their lifetime in its truest form.
-- Carlos Salinas de Gortari -
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
-- Carol Channing -
As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.
-- Caroline Kennedy -
If you don't appreciate what you have in life right now, whatever it is, you will never realize your purpose. Without appreciation, you will never become strong enough to respect yourself.
-- Caroline Myss
