Quotes Tagged "appreciation"

...nobody owes you anything, so when you get something, be appreciative.

Here is little habit that can make a big difference. Send sunbeams. Intentionally send a word of encouragement or appreciation every day to one person.

After you hear and listen. First must come desire. Second must come willingness. Third should come understanding. Fourth should come progression and with progression will come more understanding.

In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.

Appreciate each day, one another, and the vessels God may use to acknowledge our individual and collective skill sets.

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

You can’t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someone else’s appreciation.

Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.

When you give appreciation IN ORDER TO get something– it's manipulation and people can sense it. Appreciate genuinely.

Tea is slow. In growing. In drinking. In enjoying. It makes sense. Good things take time.

This world has never failed to disappoint And it has its way to teach me that the best thing you may do is running back to yourself Make a therapy out of your favorite things; Read for your favorite authors, Listen to music, Write love notes to yourself, And enjoy solitude between the walls of your room. The world is so cold outside, so learn to enjoy the warmth of those details you have always had but never learned to appreciate …

The mind is like a flower. It does not bloom without the lights of appreciation, encouragement, and love.

We don't have to meet people where they are, we just have to love them where they are to find any sort of peace. This is something I learned from being my mother's child.

Life isn't always a bed of roses. However, having once seen, smelled, and touched roses, I am forever changed for the better. So my down moments are just that, moments.

A critic is a person with an appreciation seeking heart that can never find it.

An appreciation of what you have brings the ultimate abundance in your life.

Appreciation is a better stimulant than money. Money boosts the ego, but appreciation touches the soul.

The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about.

Life is precious; good friends are not numerous, but their actions are significant. Cherish them. Feel grateful for them. Show them that you appreciate them. And do all this as often as possible. Be grateful for the bad ones too, as they helped you see the good ones for who they were. I am grateful for any friend that has come into my life and proved to be in the bad category, because it helped me to recognize and appreciate the good ones.

Always look at all the award not so much as a symbol of your personal success, but as a reminder of the responsibility that you have towards the world, you live in.