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Quotes about Appreciation

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation.
- Dale Carnegie
There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.
- Henry David Thoreau
The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
- William James
My mom raised me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.
- Kirsten Dunst
Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?
- Marilyn Monroe
We don't see the world as it is; we see the world as we are...if someone has a critical eye, they will always find something to be critical about. And if they have a grateful eye, they will find something to celebrate even in the worst of circumstances...Having a "good eye" in life changes how you see yourself and everything around you... your focus determines your reality.
- Mark Batterson
Joy is not getting what you want; it's appreciating what you have.
- Mark Batterson
When we lose our sense of wonder, what we really lose is our soul. Our lack of wonder is really a lack of love.
- Mark Batterson
Joy is not getting what you want. It's fully appreciating what you have. And it starts with the basics, like water.
- Mark Batterson
Our lives are not just measured in minutes. They are measured in moments—moments when the minutes stand still.
- Mark Batterson
Instead of exclusively focusing on what's wrong and trying to fix it, you identify what's right and try to replicate it. Appreciative inquiry is playing to people's strengths. It's catching people doing things right. It's celebrating what you want to see more of. And it's bragging about people behind their backs.
- Mark Batterson
G. K. Chesterton said that his goal in life was to take nothing for granted—not a sunrise, not a smile, not a flower, nothing. That is a truly wonderful approach to life. Don't take anything for granted. Truly appreciate every minute that you have to live. My near-death experience has helped me be better at that. If I hadn't almost died, I wouldn't have figured out how to live.
- Mark Batterson