Quotes About Appreciation For What You Have

#1. You may think you are lacking but there is always someone who is worse off than you. By giving back you are not only giving others a chance, you are demonstrating your appreciation for what you have and the opportunities that were presented to you.

David Mezzapelle

#2. I believe it is possible to find, at any stage in life, a new appreciation for what you have and what you don't have, as well as the people closest to you. There's a way to experience life that does not involve a phone or a tablet, or a television screen.

Jason Gay

#3. We need a new, deeper appreciation of the ethnic histories of the American people, not a reduction of American history to ethnic histories.

Steven C. Rockefeller

#4. Communication is defined not by what is being said but by what is being heard. For this reason, it is vital that you gain a good appreciation of how other people will listen - interpret, process, and assign meaning - to what you have to say before you can influence them effectively.

Margie Warrell

#5. Evil exists in this world because it has its place. For had you never sat blindly through the darkness of night, your eyes wouldn't turn toward the sunrise to appreciate its warmth and illumination.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#6. I think in rural settings, people have a different appreciation for animals than might the city dweller. In parts of India where poisonous snake bite is common, people have a much different value system. I live in a city. I'm not thinking about wolves, lions, etc.

Henry Rollins

#7. I have met many minds able to store and translate a pregnantly large amount of information, yet they haven't an ounce of talent for wisdom or the appreciation of passion.

Kurt Cobain

#8. Cultivate an appreciation and passion for books. I'm using passion in the fullest sense of the word: a deep, fervent emotion, a state of intense desire; an enthusiastic ardor for something or someone.

Cassandra King

#9. Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

A.J. Cronin

#10. I am graciously and joyfully living through each day.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#11. A little praise goes a great ways.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#12. Everyone just wasting time because they have so much of it to waste, minutes slipping by on who's with who and did you hear.

Lauren Oliver

#13. I think there's a lot more appreciation and maturity and acceptance of everyone's flaws.

Chad Urmston

#14. While some people are apprehensive that meditation may conflict with their beliefs, the usual experience is that it leads to a heightened appreciation of their particular religious leanings and a greater level of personal joy

Ian Gawler

#15. It wasn't normal, it was quite far from normal, but they were hers and she loved everything about them.

Vicky Pattison

#16. Always be looking for what you can appreciate in the moment.

Stevie Puckett

#17. It's not like I listened to music and then stopped. I still don't have a real appreciation for music because I didn't really start listening to it until my 20s.

Kumail Nanjiani

#18. There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.

Jo Walton

#19. I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for me that I'm starting to realize that any character that I relate to, in any way, shape or form, or that I have any appreciation for, given enough preparation, I can find that person.

Zoe Bell

#20. Certainly people in empty places feel they have the right to do what they want to their property and don't necessarily see the effect of their pollution or pesticides on others. But Texans have an appreciation for water problems and are very aware of the droughts.

Gail Collins

#21. Here's the gift of gratitude: In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat. What shows up in its place is greater compassion and understanding. Instead of being frustrated, you choose appreciation. And the more grateful you become , the more you have to be grateful for.

Oprah Winfrey

#22. Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

Joyce Meyer

#23. Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you'll never know true fulfillment.

Tony Robbins

#24. When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical "thank you" to express authentic gratitude? We can enrich the lives of others and ourselves by making it a habit to express genuine appreciation for what others have done for us.

Michael Josephson

#25. Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

Oprah Winfrey

#26. When you love someone you have chosen to relinquish a part of yourself in order to inherit a part of them, and what perpetuates that love is the feeling of confident appreciation for such a potentially debilitating trade. That's why heartbreak feels like a sudden void.

Samuel Armen

#27. Be grateful for what you have and you will always have enough.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#28. I appreciate all that I am and all that I have. Stop focusing on what you do not have, and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you are and all that you do have.

Wayne Dyer

#29. I've never yet met a person who didn't want to be appreciated ...

Mary Kay Ash

#30. Appreciation always enhances performance. Criticism destroys the enthusiasm.

Debasish Mridha

#31. 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

#32. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
[Meditations Divine and Moral]

Anne Bradstreet

#33. One simply cannot come to a cause like the kingdom of God, with its celestial concepts, and not appreciate and identify with what Ammon said: "Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel."

Neal A. Maxwell

#34. I believe that we are going to have a much deeper appreciation of what kinds of abnormalities in cancer cells and in the surrounding cells that feed and respond to cancers are vulnerabilities that will allow us to make better predictions of which kinds of drugs will work to treat these cancers.

Harold E. Varmus

#35. Gymnastics, for me, gave me a lot of self-pride: that drive to want to be great at something for myself. But it also gave me a sense of appreciation toward God. Now that I'm getting older, I really appreciate the talents God gave me. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.

Amanda Borden

#36. The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.

Felipe VI

#37. The point of Jesus' existence wasn't to lessen or diminish our appreciation of each other, but to expand our appreciation of each other by reminding us what lies within all of us, because Jesus was an example of the pinnacle of human evolution.

Marianne Williamson

#38. When I think about the fact that I get to work with stars like Will Ferrell or Kurt Russell my eyes fill with tears of joy and appreciation. I hope the ride keeps going.

Erick Chavarria

#39. Gratitude is a sign of maturity ... Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#40. Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of serious reflection upon them.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#41. To set but a low value upon toast is to expose one's deficiencies in right appreciation.

E. V. Lucas

#42. Enjoy yourself -it's later than you think.

Guy Lombardo

#43. We act as a conduit for the observers' unexpressed desires, the silent appreciation they may contain for anything; a lover, a river, a building even

Guy Mankowski

#44. Happiness is found in the absence of expectation and a continuous focus on appreciation.

Tony Robbins

#45. A thankful heart, a grateful soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#46. To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than.

Oskar Homolka

#47. In matters of goodness, never expect any compliment or appreciation; just do your goodness and disappear!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#48. Your soul is your connection to the Divine. Sacred sex is an activity of joining souls in holy, celestial creation, expressing your appreciation for the gift of life, of sharing your body's vitality with another.

Brownell Landrum

#49. The best way to keep relationships happy, healthy, and supportive can be summed up in one word: appreciation. What you appreciate, appreciates. When we demonstrate our appreciation for the support we receive from others, it reinforces that behavior and deepens our connection to them.

Marci Shimoff

#50. Think of your mind, your emotions, and your spirit as the ultimate garden. The way to ensure a bountiful, nourishing harvest is to plant seeds like love, warmth, and appreciation, instead of seeds like disappointment, anger, and fear.

Tony Robbins

#51. I have great appreciation for people who do anything well. I think that it's very difficult to do what you do well.

David Fincher

#52. Want what you have, and then you can have what you want.

Frederick Dodson

#53. The point of reading is not reading but living. Reading helps you live with greater appreciation, keener insight and heightened emotional awareness.

Steve Leveen

#54. After expressing his appreciation that his glass is half full rather than being completely empty, he will go on to express his delight in even having a glass: It could, after all, have been broken or stolen.

William B. Irvine