Giving and gratitude Quotes

In India, nobody really talks about works of art; they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3,000 rupees, it'll become 30,000 in two months.

- A. Balasubramaniam

I've never really understood attachment to a place for reasons of birth. That my mother happened to give birth to me in a certain place doesn't, to my mind, justify any thankfulness towards that place. It could have been anywhere.

- Alberto Manguel

Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.

- Annie Gottlieb

The conversation of cultural appropriation versus appreciation is especially important for the NFL as it seeks to expand its fan base to London and all over the world.

- Anthea Butler

Politicians need a film appreciation course.

- Anurag Kashyap

I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.

- Bela Karolyi

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.

- Ben Stiller

When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase.

- Bernard Berenson

If every moment is sacred, and If you are amazed and in awe most of the time when you find yourself breathing and not crazy, then you are in a state of constant thankfulness, worship and humility.

- Bernice Johnson Reagon

Much as I resented having to grow up in Des Moines, it gave me a real appreciation for every place in the world that's not Des Moines.

- Bill Bryson

I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.

- Billie Eilish

One of the things that we hope to do with 'Pitchmen' is to give people an appreciation of what we do.

- Billy Mays

Bing was always hesitant to accept appreciation in any form.

- Bob Crosby

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

I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perhaps in my appreciation for the larger American population.

- Brad Carson

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.

- Brad Sherman

There is a built-in appreciation for music that is so much a part of the LDS culture. Utahns know that music can be divine and can touch a person's spirit in a unique way.

- Brian Stokes Mitchell

I have nothing but love for my time I spent in Denver, and appreciation, and gratitude.

- Brock Osweiler

People who have passion for horror stories, their appreciation/my appreciation is looking at it as opera.

- Bryan Fuller

I was brought up in a house with a lot of appreciation for music, all kinds of music, including jazz. But I never knew that it could really be a career. I didn't know any jazz singers. I never saw live jazz. I only heard these records.

- Cecile McLorin Salvant

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

- Charles M. Schwab

A man, to carry on a successful business, must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing. A man can cultivate this faculty only by an appreciation of the finer things in life.

- Charles M. Schwab

A lot of Americans do not have an appreciation for our history. They do not understand the Constitution, why we have these norms. And at some point, yes, the media has some responsibility, but so does the public.

- Charlie Sykes

Up until doing this movie, I hadn't really paid a huge amount of attention to those genres, but after finishing this movie, it really gave me a different sense of appreciation of the way the movies play out.

- Chiaki Kuriyama

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

- Christoph Waltz

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

- Dalai Lama

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

- Daniel Defoe

I think the best way to show appreciation for things going well is to make things better.

- David Droga

I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

- David Duval

I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

- David Rockefeller

You can't get more appreciation than that, to be elected by the fans. That's the ultimate, really.

- Eric Davis

I've found that a lot of my male friends have great style and great appreciation for designers.

- Erika Christensen

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

- Felipe VI of Spain

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

The loving parts of your personality have no trouble loving. That is all they do. You experience the loving parts of as gratitude, appreciation, caring, patience, contentment and awe of life.

- Gary Zukav

Now that I'm older, I have a much better appreciation of nature, and I love being alone.

- Gia Coppola

I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.

- Gia Coppola

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Despite his NFL pedigree, Clay Matthews had to fight every step of the way to get to the NFL. Once there, he's had a unique appreciation of what it took to succeed.

- Hannah Storm

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

- Henry Van Dyke

There is really a whole new appreciation when you leave and then come back.

- Hunter Tylo

The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.

- Igor Stravinsky

The appreciation of capital assets is already taxed at an extremely favorable rate compared to labor. That's why the rich pay such a low effective tax rate no matter what their marginal tax bracket.

- James B. Stewart

I pray every day. In the mornings and, before I go to bed. I think it's important to pray not just when things are going bad. When things are going bad, it's easy to pray and ask God to help you out, but it's also important to pray when things are going well and show your appreciation.

- Jermain Defoe

I think, now that I am a mother, I look at other mums like Jo Pavey and just mums that go back to work and work incredibly hard, and I have so much admiration and appreciation for how hard it is.

- Jessica Ennis-Hill

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

- Jim Capaldi

I would say a lot of the emotion in what I do is a sort of a thankfulness for those energies being around, because there's been points in my life when they weren't around, and it's a real sort of miserable existence.

- John Frusciante

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

- John O. Brennan

I have just enough public appreciation to make me happy.

- Jonathan Pryce

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

- K. D. Lang

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I have a huge appreciation for music in general, but my roots are country.

- Kelsea Ballerini

No one behind you gets the appreciation they deserve.

- Kerri Walsh Jennings

I would like people to have an appreciation for what happened to women under the Taliban, as in 'A Thousand Splendid Suns.' I hope they get a sense of how connected we all are.

- Khaled Hosseini

My entire life changed when I became a mother - my priorities, my understanding, appreciation of life, and my relationship with God.

- Kourtney Kardashian

I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.

- Laurance Rockefeller

When you invite friends over, especially for food, with the food you want to send out a message of affection, of appreciation, of celebration. But also of culture - who your family is.

- Lidia Bastianich

Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.

- Louie Schwartzberg

I have always been part of a family with a great appreciation for the arts.

- Lynn Whitfield

About tidying up a toy box, you should let your kids experience the selection process by touching all of their toys. It's also important how they throw away their toys. They can earn a stronger sense of valuing things when they throw things away with respect and appreciation.

- Marie Kondo

Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

- Mark Hyman

Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.

- Martha Beck

People don't appreciate their intestines until something goes wrong. But I always hope that people gain a little appreciation for their guts.

- Mary Roach

I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings. That led to collaging some of the work I had done on paper, and I found myself mixing in found pieces as well.

- Matt Gonzalez

I definitely have an appreciation for fashion.

- Mia Wasikowska

You don't have to tip anybody, anywhere, anything. You do so only because you want to, in appreciation for service well-rendered.

- Michael Frome

I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL.

- Mike Singletary

What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.

- Nadia Comaneci

When you've got children, it's easy to do that thing of keeping a tally of who woke up earliest and whose turn it is to put them to bed. But I think the important thing is to appreciate and love each other and to show that appreciation.

- Olivia Colman

I have an appreciation for everywhere I've been so far.

- OMI

With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.

- Oprah Winfrey

Some like to think that a keen appreciation of art can actually make us better people - more just, more moral, more sensitive, more understanding. Perhaps that is true - in certain rare, isolated cases.

- Paul Auster

Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don't empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love.

- Paul Bloom

I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear.

- Peter Straub

To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.

- R. Kelly

I would not want to be a part of any project that I feel would not work. An actor like me always wants to work to get appreciation of the audiences. And appreciation can only come if people will come to watch the film.

- Rani Mukerji

As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over several years.

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.

- Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.

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

- Shania Twain

The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

- Sidharth Malhotra

Memorable occasions should be brief, and so should be the expressions of appreciation.

- Simon Kuznets

I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society.

- Sonny Rollins

I don't know that I would host the Golden Globes or the Emmys because I don't think they have the appreciation for irreverence that the Critics Choice does.

- T. J. Miller

My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.

- Tony Hale

Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.

- Vidya Balan

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

- William Bennett

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

- William Makepeace Thackeray

When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.

- Yami Gautam

No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.

- Zane Grey