Appreciation Quotes

• If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

  Anne Bradstreet

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

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• In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.

  Neil Strauss

  Life, Time, Work

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• Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty, because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation.

  Mike Piazza

  Inspirational, Sports, Baseball

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  Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

  Bernard Baruch

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself.

  William Martin

  Inspirational, Life, Sympathy

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• I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.

  Marlene Dietrich

  Happiness, Happy, Thank You

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• Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen,
  well-timed, sincere words of praise.
  They're absolutely free and worth a fortune

  Sam Walton

  Leadership, Team Building, Engagement

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• The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits. These are for the seeking, and those who seek and find while there is still time will be blessed both in mind and body.

  Alfred Wainwright

  Inspirational, Life, Beauty

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• Unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and appreciate the natural world, we can't expect them to help protect and care for it.

  David Suzuki

  Encouraging, Nature, Children

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• Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

  Adam Grant

  Time, Worry, Choices

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• Movement should be approached like life - with enthusiasm, joy and gratitude - for movement is life,
  and life is movement, and we get out of it what we put into it.

  Ron Fletcher

  Inspirational, Life, Dance

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• You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count.

  Nancy Reagan

  Life, Time, Learning

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• Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

  Melody Beattie

  Happiness, Thanksgiving, Thank You

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• A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.

  Gertrude Jekyll

  Trust, Patience, Teacher

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• The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.

  Annie Lennox

  Life, Future, Thinking

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• If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Life, Change, Happiness

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• Life isn't long enough to do all you could accomplish. And what a privilege even to be alive. In spite of all the pollutions and horrors, how beautiful this world is. Supposing you only saw the stars once every year. Think what you would think. The wonder of it!

  Tasha Tudor

  Life, Beautiful, Stars

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• I have learned that in every circumstance that comes my way, I can choose to respond in one of two ways: I can whine or I can worship! And I can't worship without giving thanks. It just isn't possible. When we choose the pathway of worship and giving thanks, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances, there is a fragrance, a radiance, that issues forth out of our lives to bless the Lord and others.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Life, Thanksgiving, God

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• One can appreciate & celebrate each moment — there’s nothing more sacred. There’s nothing more vast or absolute. In fact, there’s nothing more!

  Pema Chodron

  Inspirational, Buddhist, Cherish Every Moment

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• I’m grateful for being here, for being able to think, for being able to see, for being able to taste, for appreciating love – for knowing that it exists in a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, and yet love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.

  Maya Angelou

  Love, Life, Positive

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• Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.

  Deborah Meier

  Inspirational, Family, Education

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• Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

  Zoe Kravitz

  Love, Beauty, Beautiful

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• I think we have a little added appreciation for the Canadian fans, maybe because there's a lot of Canadians that want a Canadian band that seems to tour a lot more in the U.S. that are like, "Whatever. You guys don't care about us. You just turned your back." Our fans, the people that we hang with in Canada when we play, seem to be super-supportive still. We have a lot of love for that.

  Trevor McNevan

  Thinking, Play, People

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• There's no doubt having an autistic child represents tremendous challenges for both the children and their parents, but in my experience, it has brought me closer to my family and has given me an appreciation for how the human brain develops and the uniqueness of each child it afflicts.

  Manny Alvarez

  Children, Parent, Challenges

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• The Secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative stay smiling and keep running.

  Fauja Singh

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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