Appreciation Quotes - Page 7

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  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33

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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

  Gertrude Jekyll (2011). “Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur”, p.6, Cambridge University Press

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• One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Motivational, Thank You, Gratitude

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1938). “Listen! the wind”, Harcourt

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• There cannot be a sense of abundance or the experience of prosperity without appreciation. You cannot find beauty unless you appreciate beauty. You cannot find friendship unless you appreciate others. You cannot find love unless you appreciate loving and being loved. If you wish abundance, appreciate life.

  William R. Miller

  Appreciate Beauty, Finding Love, Wish

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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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• All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

  Cyril Connolly

  People, Ego, Literature

  Enemies of Promise (1938) ch. 16

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• One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

  Jerome K. Jerome

  Inspirational, Things In Life, Appreciate

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• I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

  Tracy Chapman

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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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 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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• In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.

  John Ruskin

  Strong, Looks, Persons

  John Ruskin (2016). “The Crown of Wild Olive”, p.885, John Ruskin

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• In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Success, Failure

  Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

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• Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.

  Billy Graham

  Thank You, God, Thankful

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• 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

  Safe Return, Support, Bravery

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• As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

  Caroline Kennedy

  Life, Kindness, Compassion

  "THE DEMOCRATS: THE KENNEDY FACTOR; 40 Years Later, Invoking Spirit of New Frontier" by Adam Nagourney, www.nytimes.com. August 16, 2000.

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• Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

  Maya Angelou

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

  Maya Angelou (2011). “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now”, p.11, Bantam

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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

  David Suzuki, Ian Hanington (2012). “Everything Under the Sun: Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet”, p.135, Greystone Books

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• Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Excellence, Next

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• Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspiring, Education, Teacher

  Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.107, Best Books on

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• Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

  Theodore Isaac Rubin

  Wisdom, Kindness, Helping Others

  "Kindness Can Open Hearts and Unexpected Opportunities" by Kare Anderson, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2015.

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• Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

  Alphonse Karr

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• 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

  Thank You, Education, Thankful

  Carl Gustav Jung (1970). “The development of personality”

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• At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Friendship, Basketball, Thank You

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• I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.

  Solomon Ortiz

  Teacher, America, Role Models

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