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“...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world.”
“Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours.”
“It's funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to take it for granted? It's like they think it won't ever change. Just like this house here. All it e...”
“A man has only one escape from his old self to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes.”
“Every one of my fans is so special to me”
“Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.”
“Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. -- Margaret Cousins”
“Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanes...”
“Now and then, however, he is horribly thoughtless, and seems to take a real delight in giving me pain. Then I feel, Harry, that I have given away my whole soul to some one who treats it as if it we...”
“When you take the small roads you see the life that goes on there, and this makes your own life larger.”
“For the yesterdays and todays, and the tomorrows I can hardly wait for - Thank you.”
“No matter that they had been together for years, always a feeling of formality when they first saw each other again, even if the separation had been only hours. It had something to do with the atte...”
“The honey doesn't taste so good once it is being eaten; the goal doesn't mean so much once it is reached; the reward is no so rewarding once it has been given. If we add up all the rewards in our l...”
“By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.”
“Amusement, even ironic amusement, is the beginning of sincere appreciation, as any lapsed hipster knows.”
“It can be exhausting eating a meal cooked by a man. With a woman, it's, Ho hum, pass the beans. A guy, you have to act like he just built the Taj Mahal.”
“Just because it isn't perfect, doesn't mean it isn't awesome.”
“True happiness lies in being compassionate and appreciating the world and our circumstances, rather than being coldhearted and greedy. We often realize too late that our favorite moments are those ...”
“In America, applause is won only by physical exertion.”
“Mindfulness has to do with waking up and living in harmony with oneself and with the world. It is examining who we are, constantly questioning our views of the world and our place in it, while cult...”
