Recognition Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old recognition quotes, recognition sayings, and recognition proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

You have to water the flowers you want to grow. Stephen Covey
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. Jim Stovall
The power of recognition is one of the strongest forces for stimulating human and social action. Yes, recognition is a powerful motivator to those who receive it as well as those who observe it. Lowell Milken
Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive. Ricardo Semler
To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing. Joshua Lederberg
Put aside ambition for public recognition, and simply do what you do because it feels good inside. Alan Cohen
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Seneca
Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation! David Brandt Berg
Applause waits on success. Benjamin Franklin
It's so ironic. When you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses. Madhuri Dixit Nene
People work for money but the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards. Dale Carnegie
Celebrate what you want to see more of. Tom Peters
It is better to be looked over than overlooked. Mae West
Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. Zig Ziglar
Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself Marianne Williamson
Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work. Tom Rath
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. Mother Teresa
Everybody is looking for validation, no matter who you are, and I think that's a need of the human condition - to look for affection or recognition or validation. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much. Billie Jean King
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. William Makepeace Thackeray
I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking, is the one that gets the grease. Josh Billings
Television is the quickest form of recognition in the world. Lucille Ball
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins
We recognize that there are no trivial occurrences in life if we get the right focus on them. Mark Twain
There are two things people want more than sex and money recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash
The gardener cultivates wildness, but he does so carefully and respectfully, in full recognition of its mystery. Michael Pollan
The wounded recognized the wounded. Nora Roberts
Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Paul J. Meyer
The artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair. Robert Breault