Quotes about Appreciation

Almost impersonally he was convinced that no woman he had ever met compared in any way with Gloria. She was deeply herself; she was immeasurably sincere—of these things he was certain. Beside her the two dozen schoolgirls and débutantes, young married women and waifs and strays whom he had known were so many females, in the word's most contemptuous sense, breeders and bearers, exuding still that faintly odorous atmosphere of the cave and the nursery.

The truest way to receive the gospel of Christ crucified is to cultivate a deep appreciation of the way the biblical motifs interact with each other and enlarge one another.

We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.

A few people know me, and the few people that do know me only know me because they dig my stuff.

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.

I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.

You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else.

I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the gift of opposition. When it comes, I learn something about my motives. When it comes, I get to test my courage.

This is golden, Katie thought as they rumbled down the freeway eating fast-food tacos. I love being "us".