MW Mara Wilson Actress “I'm in my late 20s, and people are coming around to it again. I think they're realizing how much this stuff affects them. I think all the time about how much Judy Blume affected me, or Beverly Cleary. And I think that now some people are starting to come around and get more of an appreciation for [my stuff].” People Thinking Appreciation ♥ 3
Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author “When practiced to its fullest, mindful eating turns a simple meal into a spiritual experience, giving us a deep appreciation of all that went into the meal's creation as well a deep understanding of the relationship between the food on our table, our own health, and our planet's health.” Spiritual Motivational Appreciation ♥ 3
Nicholas Murray Butler Politician, Educator “The modern university does not exist to teach alone...It exists also to serve the democracy of which it is a product and an ornament...The university rests on the public will and on public appreciation.” Teaching Democracy Appreciation ♥ 3
Leo Tolstoy Novelist, Philosopher “The appreciation of the merits of art (of the emotions it conveys) depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life...” Art Understanding Appreciation ♥ 3
George Lee Butler Military Leader “I was raised to believe in the innate goodness of humanity, developed a deep sense of the dignity of the individual human being, and had great appreciation for the miracle of life and our existence on this earth.” Believe Miracle Appreciation ♥ 3
Gia Coppola Filmmaker “It's amazing how everyone has their different ways of working. I like hearing about that process, reading about it. I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one. There is always something I gain from watching a movie, whether it's a silly romantic comedy or an art film.” Art Silly Appreciation ♥ 3
Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist “Plainly, such an approach does not exclude other ways of trying to comprehend the world. Someone committed to it (as I am) can consistently believe (as I do) that we learn much more of human interest about how people think and feel and act by reading novels or studying history than from all of naturalistic psychology, and perhaps always will; similarly, the arts may offer appreciation of the heavens to which astrophysics cannot aspire.” Art Reading Appreciation ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “While almost all men feel an attraction drawing them to society, few are attracted strongly to Nature. In their reaction to Naturemen appear to me for the most part, notwithstanding their arts, lower than the animals. It is not often a beautiful relation, as in the case of the animals. How little appreciation of the beauty of the landscape there is among us! We have to be told that the Greeks called the world Kosmos, Beauty, or Order, but we do not see clearly why they did so, and we esteem it at best only a curious philological fact.” Beautiful Beauty Appreciation ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “The eye which can appreciate the naked and absolute beauty of a scientific truth is far more rare than that which is attracted by a moral one.” Eye Science Appreciation ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “I think in rural settings, people have a different appreciation for animals than might the city dweller. In parts of India where poisonous snake bite is common, people have a much different value system. I live in a city. I'm not thinking about wolves, lions, etc.” Thinking Animal Appreciation ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.” Animal Understanding Appreciation ♥ 3
Friedrich Schiller Playwright, Poet “Emulation is a noble and just passion, full of appreciation.” Passion Appreciation Role Models ♥ 3
