Positive regard Quotes

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him.

I have come to think that one of the most satisfying experiences I know — and also one of the most growth-promoting experiences for the other person — is just fully to appreciate this individual in the same way that I appreciate a sunset.

No matter how good or bad we may feel, no matter how up or down we may be, Christ loves us, accepts us, and thinks the world of us.

I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

See the Light in Others, and Treat Them as if That is All you See.

The question is not what man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate.

I indeed do respect all people for the positives in their life. Sadly, there comes a time of diminishing returns in the balance. At the end of the day, my respect is reserved for those solidly in the asset column of mankind.

I get the feeling people respect me and that there is affection for me. That makes me happy.

Accepting people as they are has the miraculous effect of helping them improve. Acceptance doesn't prohibit growth; rather, it fosters it.

It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation - to force the esteem of others - seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.

Real culture lives by sympathies and admirations, not by dislikes and disdains; under all misleading wrappings it pounces unerringly upon the human core.

People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.

Love is how we feel toward those who show us that which is lovable about ourselves.

A Friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all the virtues, and who can appreciate them in us.

Friendship closes its eye rather than see the moon eclipsed; while malice denies that it is ever at the full.

I have tremendous respect for Bill Gurley. He's a friend of mine. I look up to him.

What is emotional intimacy? It is that depp sense of being connected to one another. It is feeling loved, respected and appreciated, while at the same time seeking to reciprocate. To feel loved is to have the sense that the other person genuinely cares about your well-being. Respect has to do with feeling that your potential spouse has positive regard for your personhood, intellect, abilities and personality. Appreciation is that inner sense that your partner values your contribution to the relationship.

We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.

When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up.

Admire? No, I have never said that. I still appreciate Angela Merkel as a very professional and open person.

Blessing: Constructive thought directed toward anyone or condition. You bless a man when you recognize the divinity in him.

I wish Elton Brand the best. He's a great guy. He's always going to be a great friend of mine, regardless of what goes on.

Jack appreciates people on a very, very sophisticated and deep level.