Famous Quotes & Sayings

Appreciation is the fair price of any favor. Anything more is a service. Anything less is a chore.

Appreciation is like looking through a wide-angle lens that lets you see the entire forest, not just the one tree limb you walked up on.

As a provider, versus a real estate investor, our intention is to keep the communities for a long time. The real estate appreciation that results from improved cash flows is an important part of the business, but not one we see as a part of our ongoing company results.

Trisha Yearwood

As a musician, I have a deep respect and appreciation for the gift of hearing and the beauty that it brings to life, ... Having been on an international hearing mission trip with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, my respect and appreciation is equally great for the work it is doing to open the ears of the world's children. Through its many good works, the Starkey Hearing Foundation is not just giving the gift of hearing to those in need but the gift of life.

The bullpen did a great job. They deserve the win today for holding those guys down.

The California housing market continues to experience year-over-year double-digit price appreciation, which is consistent with our expectation that the statewide median for 2005 will increase by 16 percent over last year.

Bruce Bochy

San Diego is a military town, and this is our small way of showing our appreciation to our armed forces. Honestly, doing this is an honor.

Programs that bring together people around a common issue will foster a stronger community and appreciation of diversity issues in our region.

Bryan Fuller

People who have passion for horror stories, their appreciation/my appreciation is looking at it as opera.

People who have been here 25 years feel like they haven't had any appreciation since they've been here. Now all of a sudden they've got all this appreciation in the last couple of years.

People trading in emerging markets are excited. This should reinforce the trend of appreciation we have seen in the currency and further improve Brazil's debt profile.

Oh, he shows you his appreciation after the game.

The move was priced into Chinese Internet stocks and there has been some appreciation in anticipation of a revaluation. If anything, the stocks may go down slightly right after the news because the revaluation was small.

Thomas Stevens

Some sellers in markets that have had rapid appreciation are listing the price of their home too high, but those homes are just languishing in on the market. At the same time, some buyers who have believed hype about a housing bubble are hoping housing prices drop, but that's not happening either.

The more emphasis on the Canadian dollar, the earlier the bank is going to stop raising rates. The Canadian dollar's appreciation is something the market is concerned about; the bank may be less aggressive.

A strong CPI number would certainly back up many players' expectations for a monetary policy change in April. Considering the high number of yen-short positions, there are risks for yen appreciation in the near term.

As rates continue to rise, some local markets may see a backing off of prices and a soft landing as appreciation returns to historically normal levels.

They're paying bond-like returns, and you're going to get capital appreciation from these things.

David Wright

They're passionate about what they believe in. Obviously we played sloppy today, but I'm glad they gave the ovations. They came out in full force for Mike and I'm glad they showed the appreciation because he's done a lot of this city on and off the field.

They're $15 a dozen, and you get them delivered now that's a deal. It's a good way to express appreciation or love for somebody.

Charles M. Schwab

A man, to carry on a successful business, must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing. A man can cultivate this faculty only by an appreciation of the finer things in life.

It is with a great sense of appreciation that we designed The Colonial Center with our basketball fans in mind, ... Our design decisions were made to enhance the viewing experience of our fans and the wide range of entertainment programming as well. The Colonial Center is a state-of-the-art facility that will serve the University of South Carolina, the Midlands and the entire state of South Carolina.

For every 10-percent appreciation in the dollar, it cuts inflation by one full percentage point, assuming the strength of the dollar is sustained,

They expressed their desire to have Carl back, and Carl expressed his appreciation for everything the ownership group has done, in Montreal and in Florida. We're going to keep open communication. Carl has a lot of emotional ties to the Marlins, but he is committed to testing the market. Whether they have the resources to compete with some other organizations for Carl's services is the question at hand.

You don't get an appreciation on television of how fast those downhill or bobsleds are going. They have a lot of skill and talent to do that. It's really treacherous.

Lynn Coady

You can't hint a man into bestowing the ideal gift that displays all the love, appreciation and understanding you feel is lacking the rest of year.

The removal of this tax is extremely positive and should lead to a further improvement in Brazil's domestic debt profile, a further appreciation of the real and boost the equity market.

You're seeing trading volumes trend higher with appreciation in the equity markets, and you're seeing client assets rise in tandem.

You never miss them until they're loving someone else.

You might have a senior that loves to read and they might share an appreciation of an author's work with a student. In Hanover we had a young man who likes history and he was matched up with a senior who has lived through several wars.

This is a real coup for us and will really benefit the students in their study of Shakespeare and general appreciation of his work.

Pat Sajak

This is a tough time for our men and women, and they are doing some tough work, and not always with universal appreciation for what they are doing. This is our way of reminding Americans of the great work they do and our way of showing a little appreciation and, hopefully, spreading a little money their way.

James Dobson

Love is not simply a feeling of romantic excitement; it is more than a desire to marry a potential partner; it goes beyond intense sexual attraction; it exceeds the thrill at having "captured" a highly desirable social prize. Real love is an expression of the deepest appreciation for another human being; it is awareness of his or her needs and longings- past, present and future. It is unselfish, giving and caring.