Appreciation Quotes

Each and every one of us who is still lucky enough to have our parents has a duty to them. We do owe them.

I love Elektra. I really have a special place in my heart for her. It was very enjoyable for me to discover her and to adapt her for this project and bring myself to this character. So I have a special spot for her.

She was just the most wonderful mother. She loved working with Fred Astaire - she would talk about working with him.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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.

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

The purpose of dancing isn't to end up at a particular spot on the floor. The purpose of dancing - and of life - is to enjoy every moment and every step, regardless of where you are when the music ends.

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.

I am grateful for even the sharpest criticism as long as it addresses the point.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.

We only appreciate what we have when we lose it.

My mother-in-law thinks I'm more beautiful than all the other faces around. She keeps encouraging me to take up more work.

He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful who conceals it; he is ungrateful who makes no return for it; most ungrateful of all is he who forgets it.

I am happy because I want nothing from anyone. I do not care for money. Decorations, titles or distinctions mean nothing to me. I do not crave praise. The only thing that gives me pleasure, apart from my work, my violin and my sailboat, is the appreciation of my fellow workers.

Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

I am rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am valuable.

Watching birds has become part of my daily meditation affirming my connection to the earth body.

Just because I write some songs about bad women, though, that doesn't mean I hate women. I've written songs that show great love and respect for women too. Songs that talk about strong, upstanding women and their pain. I have women working on my music. They understand where I'm coming from. So does my mama. I always play my music for her before it comes out. Why do you think I wrote "Dear Mama"? I wrote it for my mama because I love her and I felt I owed her something deep.

We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.

It is now the moment when by common consent we pause to become conscious of our national life and to rejoice in it, to recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves what we can do for our country in return.