Recognition Quotes

I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God. - Susan B. Anthony

 

 

 

There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress. - Chris Van Allsburg

 

 

 

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem. - Alice Hamilton

 

 

 

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. - Taylor Hackford

 

 

 

Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings. - Cary Grant

 

 

 

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time. - Steffi Graf

 

 

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche. - Dexter Gordon

 

 

 

It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also. - Dexter Gordon

 

 

 

I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living. - Ellen Glasgow

 

 

 

The recognition that things that are not sustainable will eventually come to an end does not give us much of a guide to whether the transition will be calm or exciting. - Timothy Geithner

 

 

 

Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life. - Orrin Hatch

 

 

 

I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track. - Pieter Zeeman

 

 

 

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself. - Donnie Yen

 

 

 

All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side. - Marguerite Young

 

 

 

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself. - Marianne Williamson

 

 

 

The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province. - Albert Einstein

 

 

 

The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error. - Seneca

 

 

 

Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it. - Ayn Rand

 

 

 

Admiration: Is our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. - The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce

 

 

 

There are two things people want more than sex and money, recognition and praise. - Mary Kay Ash

 

 

 

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. - Alfred North Whitehead

 

 

 

A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service. - Henry David Thoreau

 

 

 

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness. I suppose it is a philanthropic movement to try to reverse the process. - Clara Barton

 

 

 

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. - George Santayana

 

 

 

There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. - Mother Teresa

 

 

 

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. - Mary Kay Ash

 

 

 

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success. - Unknown

 

 

 

People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition. - Bob Nelson

 

 

 

You have to water the flowers you want to grow. - Stephen R. Covey

 

 

 

Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. - Stephen R. Covey

 

 

 

Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune. - Sam Walton

 

 

 

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. - Charles Schwab

 

 

 

Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. - Zig Ziglar

 

 

 

Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out. - Dale Carnegie

 

 

 

Recognition is the greatest motivator. - Gerard C. Eakedale

 

 

 

When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way. - Alan Loy McGinnis

 

 

 

Appreciation is a powerful tool to shift perspective. Finding something to appreciate during a difficult situation quickly moves the perspective to the big picture from the little picture. - Doc Childre and Bruce Cryer, From Chaos to Coherence

 

 

 

Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times. - Steve Brunkhorst

 

 

 

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. - William Makepeace Thackeray

 

There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back. - Billy Martin

 

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. - Unknown

 
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