50 Inspirational Quotes to Cultivate Appreciation in Your Life

"Dear Mom, thanks for always being there for me, loving me, caring for me. No one can ever replace you in my heart."

- Jodi Picoult

"Your ability to see beauty and possibility is proportionate to the level at which your EMBRACE gratitude."

- Dr. Steve Maraboli

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

"The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."

- Jeff Miller

"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other."

- Randy Pausch

"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

"For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms, but not to fever."

- Charlotte Bronte

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

- Mother Teresa

"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others."

- Dalai Lama

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

- Voltaire

"Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."

- William Makepeace Thackeray

"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."

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

"I am happy because I’m grateful. I chose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy."

- Will Arnett

"When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out, and the tide of love rushes in."

- Kristin Armstrong

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more."

- Melodie Beattie

"This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before."

- Maya Angelou

"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings."

- William Arthur Ward

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others."

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Recognition is the heart’s way of saying, ‘I see you, and you matter.'"

- Danielle Pierre

"Appreciation is the language of the soul, spoken fluently by those with hearts wide open."

- Ella Summers

"In the garden of relationships, recognition is the water that nourishes the roots of connection."

- Valerie Evergreen

"Acknowledgment is the music that plays when hearts harmonize in gratitude."

- Sophia Richardson

"Recognition is the golden key unlocking the treasure chest of human potential."

- Oliver Westwood

"To acknowledge another is to paint strokes of kindness on the canvas of existence."

- Marcus Drake

"Recognition is the spark that ignites the flame of inspiration in the hearts of others."

- Ava Thompson

"In the cathedral of compassion, acknowledgment is the sacred hymn sung by every soul."

- Benjamin Hayes

"Appreciation is the sunrise that paints the sky of life with hues of joy and warmth."

- Lucy Sinclair

"Appreciation is the bridge that spans the chasm between hearts, uniting us in love."

- Mia Johnson

"Recognition is the mirror reflecting back the beauty and worthiness we often fail to see in ourselves."

- Ryan Matthews

"Acknowledgment is the cornerstone upon which the palace of confidence is built."

- Isabella Hayes

"Recognition is the gentle rain that nourishes the seeds of greatness sown in others."

- Ella Thompson

"Recognition is the symphony that celebrates the unique melody of each individual soul."

- Stella Evans

"Appreciation is the currency of kindness exchanged freely in the marketplace of compassion."

- Owen Roberts

"Acknowledgment is the bridge that connects hearts, spanning the rivers of differences."

- Henry Thompson

"Appreciation is the fragrance that lingers long after the flower of kindness has been shared."

- Scarlett Morgan

"To appreciate is to offer a cup of kindness, refreshing the souls of those who thirst for recognition."

- Ella Richardson

"Acknowledgment is the echo that reverberates through the corridors of time, immortalizing acts of kindness."

- Owen Campbell

"When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by."

- Shania Twain

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus

"It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack."

- Germany Kent

"True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for the experience.'"

- Oprah Winfrey

"The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings."

- Henry Ward Beecher

"Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation."

- John Ortberg

"The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing."

- Hannah Whitall Smith

"When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in."

- Kristin Armstrong

"When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place."

- C.S. Lewis

"This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before."

- Maya Angelou

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

- John F. Kennedy

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

- Robert Brault

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good."

- Maya Angelou

"For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile."

- Elie Wiesel

"Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful."

- Al Jarreau

"I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved."

- Reba McEntire

"The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it."

- Michael Josephson

"I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy."

- Will Arnett

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

- Dalai Lama

"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary."

- Margaret Cousins

"No duty is more urgent than giving thanks."

- James Allen

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."

- G.K. Chesterton

"The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for."

- Norman Vincent Peale

"If the only prayer you said was ‘thank you,’ that would be enough."

- Meister Eckhart

"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty."

- Doris Day

"Have gratitude for all that you have, and you can be happy exactly as you are."

- Mandy Ingber

"Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace."

- Arianna Huffington

"We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success."

- Michelle Obama

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

- Voltaire

"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."

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

"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

"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life."

- Northrup Christiane

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."

- RALPH WALDO EMERSON

"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life."

- Robert Louis Stevenson

"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude."

- G.K. Chesterton

"Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul."

- Amy Collette

"The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy."

- Mother Teresa

"Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent."

- Dennis Prager

"When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude."

- Elie Wiesel

"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

"'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say."

- Alice Walker

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

- Melody Beattie

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

- Marcel Proust

"I can no other answer make, but, thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks."

- William Shakespeare

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To have friends who will always take you to higher ground is an incalculable blessing."

- John Bytheway

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."

- Washington Irving

"Mother’s love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. If it is there, it is like a blessing; if it is not there it is as if all the beauty had gone out of life."

- Erich Fromm

"Recognition is the tapestry woven with threads of gratitude, binding us together in the fabric of humanity."

- Henry Hayes

"To recognize is to honor the divine spark that resides within each person we encounter."

- Bella Thompson

"Acknowledgment is the gift that keeps on giving, enriching both the giver and the receiver."

- Liam Adams

"Appreciation is the sunrise that awakens the dormant seeds of greatness within others."

- Stella Roberts

"Appreciation is the mirror reflecting the beauty and worthiness we often fail to see in ourselves."

- Oliver Smith

"When gratitude becomes your default setting, life changes."

- Nancy Leigh DeMoss

"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."

- John F. Kennedy

"The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated."

- William James

"To recognize is to adorn the world with the jewels of gratitude."

- Liam Adams

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

- Elbert Hubbard

"Recognition is the compass that guides us toward the shores of kindness and compassion."

- Lucas Harrison

"I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding."

- Miranda Kerr

"To appreciate is to cultivate a garden where the flowers of kindness bloom perpetually."

- Elijah Bennett

"Appreciation is the melody that fills the silence of indifference with the harmony of connection."

- Caleb Adams

"Acknowledgment is the compass guiding us toward the shores of empathy and understanding."

- Sofia Campbell

"To appreciate is to sprinkle seeds of encouragement, nurturing the growth of confidence in others."

- Zoe Richardson

"I get by with a little help from my friends."

- Ice Cube

"To recognize is to weave threads of encouragement into the fabric of everyday life."

- Maya Thompson

"A friend is what the heart needs all the time."

- Henry Van Dyke

"A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge and wisdom in the pupils."

- Ever Garrison

"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher."

- Japanese Proverb

"A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops."

- Henry Adams

"It takes a big heart to help shape little minds. Teaching is the greatest act of optimism."

- Colleen Wilcox

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

- Albert Einstein

"Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us."

- Steve Buyer

"You’d have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us."

- Jim Davis

"The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time."

- Douglas Wood

"To appreciate is to weave threads of encouragement into the fabric of everyday life."

- Maya Campbell

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."

- Oscar Wilde

"Rest and be thankful."

- William Wordsworth

"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."

- Thomas Aquinas

"Happiness is found in the absence of expectation and a continuous focus on appreciation."

- Tony Robbins

"The greatest award is the appreciation of the people."

- Gopi Sundar

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."

- Willie Nelson

"There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them."

- Jo Walton

"It's not what you say about people, but how you show them that counts."

- Red Auerbach

"Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you."

- Christine E. Szymanski

"Having the ability to recognize and appreciate your blessing during difficult times in life is a blessing."

- Angel Moreira

"Appreciation is true wealth."

- Jaja Requa

"Appreciation is a gift, which everyone cannot afford to give."

- Aastha Kochar

"Counting your blessings is better than counting your change."

- Jaja Requa

"Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are."

- Bethany Hamilton

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

- Walter Winchell

"A little 'appreciation' sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious 'bringing up' in the world."

- L.M. Montgomery

"The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us."

- James E. Faust

"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness."

- Henri Frederic Amiel

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."

- Woodrow Wilson

"The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement."

- Charles Schwab

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little."

- Buddha

"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily."

- Gerald Good

"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count."

- Neal A. Maxwell

"In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude."

- Karl Barth

"One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession."

- Sophocles

"There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy."

- Ralph H. Blum

"In the grand opera of life, acknowledgment is the standing ovation that fuels encore performances."

- Theodore Sinclair

"Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me."

- Fred Rogers

"Acknowledgment is the silent applause that echoes through the corridors of the heart."

- Liam Huxley

"Appreciation is the compass guiding us toward deeper empathy and understanding."

- Samuel Rutherford

"To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with."

- Mark Twain

"Appreciation is the gentle breeze that carries the fragrance of gratitude to distant shores."

- Fiona Morgan

"Appreciation is the seed from which the tree of generosity blossoms."

- Scarlett Anderson

"Thank you for being a friend."

- Andrew Gold

"If the world had more people like you it would be a better place. You do make a difference."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Recognition is the beacon that guides us home to the shores of belonging."

- Noah Richards

"If a fellow isn't thankful for what he’s got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get."

- Frank A. Clark

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."

- Helen Keller

"Acknowledgment is the gentle breeze that carries the fragrance of gratitude to distant shores."

- Mila Parker

"I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing."

- Shakira

"One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life."

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all."

- William Faulkner

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is."

- Ernest Hemingway

"Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone."

- Gladys Browyn Stern

"Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk."

- Rumi

"To recognize is to sculpt monuments of encouragement in the landscape of life."

- Rachel Kennedy

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all."

- William Faulkner

"To appreciate others is to unveil the hidden gems within the tapestry of humanity."

- Anonymous

"When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree."

- Vietnamese Proverb

"Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else."

- Raheel Farooq

"Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices."

- Robert Braathe

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!"

- Mae West

"Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it."

- Stephen Richards

"Forget yesterday--it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow--you haven't even met."

- Steve Maraboli

"Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone."

- Gertrude Stein

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

- John E. Southard

"They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted."

- Tom Perrotta

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."

"Always have an attitude of gratitude."

"Acknowledgment is the greatest form of currency in the realm of human connection."

- Unknown

"Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have."

"Your friendship is a special gift. Generously given, happily accepted and deeply appreciated!"

"A friend. A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift. A friend is someone we treasure, for friendship is a gift. A friend is someone who fills our lives with beauty, joy and grace. A friend makes the world we live in a better and happier place. Thank you for being my friend."

"You are the best because you brought out the best in us."

"The best teachers teach from the heart not from the book."

"Thank you for making so many ordinary moments, extraordinary."

"Mom, thank you for always being there for me. Not just when I needed you, but for when I needed you most."

"A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart."

"The influence of a teacher can never be erased."

"We may not remember everything you said, but we will remember how special you made us feel. Thank you."

"Good teachers like you aren’t always the ones who have fancy degrees and qualifications. They are the ones who have a big heart and a burning desire to make the world a better place, one kid at a time. Thank you."

"We don’t know them all, but we owe them all! Thank you."

"There are not words big enough. There is not a hug strong enough. There is not a smile wide enough. All I can offer is thank you. You are my hero. You are in my thoughts. You are in my prayers. For all you’ve done, thank you."

"Thank you Veteran… For stepping forward when others step back. For placing yourself between us and danger. For serving our country. For protecting our freedoms."

"You should appreciate things that matter to you, it speeds up the greatness you’ll see."

"Thank you to all our military personnel for the sacrifices you have made for our freedom."

"I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom."

"Thank you Veterans. This nation shall remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."

"For your bravery, hard work, and dedication to our country, we thank you."

"Thank you Mom for letting me grow my own wings, for letting me fly, for catching me when I fall, for letting me stand when I can’t and for assuring me I can fly again. I soared even higher mom, simply because you believed."

"Thank you for your service, sacrifice and patriotism."

"Freedom isn’t free. Thank you for your service."

"Dear Military Veterans: It’s not Veterans Day or Memorial Day…it’s a regular, everyday type of day and I just wanted to say, thanks."

"Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can be expressed in many ways."

"I love you Mom. No matter what we go through and no matter how much we argue, I know in the end, you’ll always be there for me. Thank you."

"In memory of many, in honor of all, thank you."

"Mom, I promise to live a life that will do justice to all the sacrifices you’ve made."

"The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you. The once in a lifetime kind of people."

"Mom, had I listened to your advice, I’d have been at a better place today. Now, I promise to live a life, which drives that regret away. Thanks for putting up with me all these years…"

"The purest and truest meaning of the word unconditional can only be found in a Mother’s love. Thank you for that Mom."

"Thank you for being my heart’s first home. I love you, Mom."

"Mom, thank you for all that you’ve done and still do. I do love you and no one can replace my love to you."

"I appreciate all that life has to offer me, both the good and the bad."

"I will forever remain humble because I know I could have less. I will always be grateful because I know I’ve had less."

"Recognition is a reward in itself. Any form of appreciation is a gift."

"My friend…Thanks for tolerating my idiosyncrasies and crazy habits. You might not know this, but you helped me find happiness in being the person that I really am."

"Thank you for always giving me the extra push I need."

"Thank you for touching my life in ways you never know. My riches do not lie in material wealth but in having friends like YOU."