Quotes about Acknowledgment
Jesus was happy when people acknowledged his dignity and saddened when they did not, but he never sought their esteem or regard.
— Mother Angelica
Without our realizing it, we were trained to think that the most significant people are star athletes, actors, and musicians—the ones we applaud, those whose autographs others seek. They aren't. Not really. Most often, the people worth noting are the individuals who turn a "nobody" into a "somebody" but never receive credit.
— Charles Swindoll
Yet, those who are truly honest and humble enough to admit the truth come to the end of their earthly lives acknowledging that they have barely scratched the surface.
— Charles Swindoll
You don't have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
— Toni Morrison
Difficult to "move on" from any site of suffering if that suffering goes unacknowledged and undescribed.
— Toni Morrison
She didn't even know she had a neck until Jude remarked on it, or that her smile was anything but the spreading of her lips until he saw it as a small miracle.
— Toni Morrison
I refused to explain, or even acknowledge, the "problem" as anything other than an artistic one.
— Toni Morrison
Beyond that, God will sometimes take us down a different path or on a different journey than we could have conceived or imagined. The simple phrase we are asked to insert, "If the Lord wills," is pregnant with meaning. It is a statement of surrender under the lordship and rule of God. It is an acknowledgment that our plans are not to be our own. Rather, they are God's to make, and we are to follow.
— Tony Evans
You may say, "I'd compliment him if he did something right." Well, he did at least one thing right. He married you!
— Tony Evans
I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.
— Kobe Bryant
To acknowledge the receipt of letters is always proper, to remove doubts of their miscarriage.
— George Washington
Response to clapping: "Thank you for ovating."
— Anonymous