Appreciation Quotes

1378 Appreciation quotes by 920 unique authors

The painter's appreciation for beauty is more conscious, for he spends his life trying to communicate his feelings to others. — Unknown Author
Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy. — Robert Henri
The Sun will not rise or set without my notice and thanks. — Winslow Homer
I feel that when I am painting, it is a form of worship. I see how wonderful nature is and how wonderful art is... and… — E. J. Hughes
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music… — Michelangelo
Appreciate the moment. — Isamu Noguchi
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will… — Alex Faickney Osborn
You can't really appreciate a work of art until you can understand how difficult it was to create. And that's probably true of any work… — Laurence Overmire
Appreciation is the breath of life to the creative artist, and in spite of modern conditions, there is enough abroad to sustain him. But his… — Walter J. Phillips
Universal appreciation of art... belongs to those countries and those ages which are not, or were not, ruled by materialism. Though travel was never so… — Walter J. Phillips
Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative. — Norman Rockwell
I've learned... that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. — Andy Rooney
The appreciation of the merits of art of the emotions it conveys depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life... — Leo Tolstoy
An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency. — Mark Twain
Listen! There was never an artistic period. There was never an art-loving nation. — James Whistler
To create was a fundament, to appreciate, a supplement. — Jeanette Winterson
Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others. — Susan L. Taylor
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation. — A. C. Benson
It's possible to have too much in life. Too many clothes jade our appreciation of new ones; too much money can out us out of… — Joan D. Chittister

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