Appreciation Quotes - Page 19

• Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Inspirational, Motivational, Thank You

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• And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Gratitude, Cheer, Garden

  Rudyard Kipling, David Arscott (2007). “A Sussex Kipling”, p.85, Pomegranate Press

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• Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval. When our good work or good deeds go unrewarded by hoped for praise, we feel like failures so we treat those who denied us our due as betrayers.

  Michael Josephson

  Gratitude, Expectations, Being Thankful

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• I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty and intellectual discipline of the subject. It is due simply to the fact that power, wealth and prestige can only be obtained by the correct application of science.

  Derek Barton

  Real, Believe, Science

  "Some Reflections on the Present Status of Organic Chemistry, in Science and Human Progress". Addresses at the Celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the Mellon Institute, 1963.

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• We teach what we like to learn and the reason many people go into teaching is vicariously to reexperience the primary joy experienced the first time they learned something they loved.

  Stephen Brookfield

  Teacher, Teaching, People

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• Wine ... offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than possibly any other purely sensory thing which may be purchased.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Wine, Vineyards, May

  Ernest Hemingway (2014). “Death in the Afternoon”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

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• There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

  Ralph Blum

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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• Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.

  Phyllis Grissim-Theroux

  Teacher, Mistake, Bridges

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• The thing that's worth doing is trying to improve our understanding of the world and gain a better appreciation of the universe and not to worry too much about there being no meaning. And, you know, try and enjoy yourself. Because, actually, life's pretty good. It really is.

  Elon Musk

  Worry, Understanding, Trying

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• Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!

  Tony Robbins

  Time, Years, People

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• Silence is, after all, the context for the deepest appreciation of art: the only important evaluations are finally, personal, interior ones.

  Robert Adams

  Art, Silence, Important

  Robert Adams (1989). “Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional values”

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• We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Thank You, Accumulation, Measure Of Success

  Henry Van Dyke (2007). “Fisherman's Luck”, p.187, Wildside Press LLC

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• Great communicators have an appreciation for positioning. They understand the people they're trying to reach and what they can and can't hear. They send their message in through an open door rather than trying to push it through a wall.

  John P. Kotter

  Wall, Doors, People

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• Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

  Teresa of Avila

  Priorities, Soul, Care

  Saint Teresa (of Avila) (1946). “Book of the foundations. Minor prose works. Poems. Documents. Indices”

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• Be thankful for all your blessings. An appreciative person makes a pleasant and optimistic person.

  Brian Tracy

  Optimistic, Blessing, Being Thankful

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• Do not be someone looking for [insert]. Be [insert] looking for someone. Suggestions for [insert]: —love —friendship —understanding —appreciation —tolerance —a helping hand —a leg up —an answer

  Robert Breault

  Wise, Hands, Understanding

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• Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.

  Mary Anne Radmacher

  Regret, Yoga, Life Is Short

  Mary Anne Radmacher (2010). “Live with Intention: Rediscovering What We Deeply Know”, p.2, Conari Press

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• Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.

  Ralph Marston

  Friendship, Thank You, Thanksgiving

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• True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Gratitude, Attitude, Contentment

  Charles Caleb Colton (1823). “Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan”, p.104

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• Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

  Khalil Gibran

  Beautiful, War, Rights

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• Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

  Jacques Prevert

  Positive, Happiness, Happy

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• Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

  Oscar Wilde

  Struggle, Appreciate You, Tragic

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.36, GENERAL PRESS

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• Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.

  Kurt Cobain

  Thank You, Gratitude, Art

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• I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation.

  A. C. Benson

  Deserve

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• When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.

  Shania Twain

  Gratitude, Struggle, Quality

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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