#appreciation

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

#blessings #gratitude #spiritual-growth #victim-mentality #experience

After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#appreciation #attorney #both #deep #defense

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. ↗

— Ralph Marston

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Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another. ↗

— Richard Owen

#appreciation #being #dependence #estimate #experience

Poetical appreciation is only newly bursting on me. ↗

— Isaac Rosenberg

#bursting #me #newly #only #poetical

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#before #embarrassing #gave #god #had

Nor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime means in increased risk, and in loss of efficiency to the fighting and working forces of the country. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic beverages #appreciation #begin #beverages #clear

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

— Brad Sherman

#children #education #knowledge #must #our

People from different cultures have different definitions for beauty. Isn't that sad to judge others with our standards... rather than appreciate them? ↗

— Mizuki Nomura

#beauty #comedy #cultural-differences #culture #definition

The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about. ↗

— Susan Beth Pfeffer

#life-lessons #life