In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to forget to express gratitude and appreciation for the people in our lives who make a positive impact on us. Whether it’s students who work hard to achieve their academic goals, friends who support us through thick and thin, or employees who go above and beyond to deliver outstanding results, it’s important to take a moment to acknowledge their efforts and show our appreciation. In this blog, we’ve collected a variety of unique and inspiring appreciation quotes that are perfect for expressing your gratitude to the people who matter most in your life. Whether you’re looking for the perfect words to write in a thank-you note, a heartfelt message to send to a loved one, or an inspiring quote to motivate yourself or others, we’ve got you covered. Let these words of wisdom inspire you to express your appreciation and gratitude to the people who make your life better every day.
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Appreciation Quotes For Achievement
1. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire
2. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!” ― Steve Maraboli
3. “Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” ― Oscar Wilde
4. “The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” ― Paulo Coelho
5. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ― Oprah Winfrey
6. “At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” ― Steve Maraboli
7. “Forget yesterday – it has already forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow – you haven’t even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift – today.” ― Steve Maraboli
8. “There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
9. “What I’m not sure about, is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel we’ve had enough time.” ― Kazuo Ishiguro
10. “This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds – the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions.. the most malevolent desires, the darkest deeds. Perhaps it was meant to be so. Perhaps without the lows, the highs could not be reached.” ― Stephenie Meyer
11. “Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.” ― Steve Maraboli
12. “The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.” ― Steve Maraboli
13. “A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” ― Walt Whitman
14. “Learning to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you is one of the keys to your happiness.” ― Tom Giaquinto
15. “Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want.” ― Steve Maraboli
16. “Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.
17. “You are evidence of your mother’s strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity.” ― Criss Jami
Inspirational Appreciation Quotes
18. “Were all the geniuses of history to focus on this single theme, they could never fully express their bafflement at the darkness of the human mind. No person would give up even an inch of their estate, and the slightest dispute with a neighbor can mean hell to pay; yet we easily let others encroach on our lives—worse, we often pave the way for those who will take it over. No person hands out their money to passersby, but to how many do each of us hand out our lives! We’re tight-fisted with property and money, yet think too little of wasting time, the one thing about which we should all be the toughest misers.” ― Seneca
19. “We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders.” ― G.K. Chesterton
20. “A very small percentage of the people in this world will actually experience and live today. So many people will be stuck on another day, another time that traumatized them and caused them to spiritually stutter so they miss out on this day.” ― Steve Maraboli
21. “Finding happiness should not be seen as finding a needle in a haystack. Happiness is within. Each day is a blessing that brings an abundance of happiness. Therefore, finding happiness should be like finding a gift in a stack of gifts.” ― Steve Maraboli
22. “Sometimes we fight who we are, struggling against ourselves and our natures. But we must learn to accept who we are and appreciate who we become. We must love ourselves for what and who we are, and believe in our talents.” ― Harley King
23. “Life sometimes reminds us that it is sometimes heartless by giving something or someone we really need to someone who does not need or even want them or it.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
24. “Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn’t the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
25. “There is something beautiful in you seeking freedom.” ― Bryant McGill
26. “Happiness doesn’t always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
27. “Appreciation is always appreciated.” ― Shubham Choudhary
28. “Everyone appreciates being appreciated.” ― Lance Greenfield
29. “Appreciate the things and people in your life while remaining independent of them. Give thanks for them, but realize that they do not complete you. Only you can complete you.” ― Serenity Rey
30. “If you want to find a reason to smile, to find a reason to be happy, learn to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you.” ― Lionel Suggs
31. “Bridges are built not to cross over it but it is built to lift you to the other side safely.” ― Edwin Lawrence
32. “True happiness that stands the taste of time comes by recognizing and appreciating what we do possess.” ― Ogwo David Emenike
33. “There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, and not a grain more. … A man sees only what concerns him.” ― Henry David Thoreau
34. “Life has a way of shining on people who stand in the sunshine of kind actions.” ― Bryant McGill
Motivational Quotes to Appreciate Someone
35. “A peaceful mind appreciates the present moment as the living embodiment of naked perfection, rather than a means to future attainment.” ― Eric Micha’el Leventhal
36. “A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes. Appreciate what you have been given and you will be promoted higher.” ― Israelmore Ayivor
37. “By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.” ― Voltaire
38. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ― Oprah Winfrey
39. “To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” ― Mark Twain
40. “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” ― Emerson
41. “I appreciated art, long before I could produce it.” ― Wayne Gerard Trotman
42. “There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, and not a grain more. … A man sees only what concerns him.” ― Henry David Thoreau
43. “Love is not about liking, loving and caring, but appreciation, understanding and devotion.” ― M.F. Moonzajer
44. “All appreciations and praises are worthless unless the one you love appreciates” ― Amit Abraham
45. “Appreciating what I have is my medicine.” ― Betty Jamie Chung
46. “Connecting with those you know love, like and appreciate you restores the spirit and give you energy to keep moving forward in this life.” ― Deborah Day
47. “When you give appreciation IN ORDER TO get something– it’s manipulation and people can sense it. Appreciate genuinely.” ― Marilyn Suttle
48. “Appreciation can make a day – even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” ― Margaret Cousins
49. “You may not appreciate the presence of good health, but you will definitely regret the absence of good health, because health is happiness.” ― Amit Kalantri
50. “Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.” ― Ace Antonio Hall
51. “Sometimes I feel like relationships consist of telling your same life stories to different people until someone finally appreciates them.” ― Kate Rockland
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