- Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. – Abraham Lincoln
- Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. – William Makepeace Thackeray
- Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
- People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition. – Bob Nelson
- The craving for recognition is every artist’s Achilles heel. – Marty Rubin
- It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West
- People work for money but the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards. – Dale Carnegie
- Men want recognition of their work, to help them to believe in themselves. – Dorothy Miller Richardson
- A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results. – Simon Sinek
- Recognition is the greatest motivator. – Gerard C. Eakedale
- You have to water the flowers you want to grow. – Stephen Covey
- Don’t do something for recognition, Do it out of kindness, do it because out of giving, it will make you whole and complete. – Angie Karan Krezos
- A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way. – Alan Loy McGinnis
- In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action. – Aristotle
- There’s nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back. – Billy Martin
- I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time. – Steffi Graf
- By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved. – Mark Twain
- People always clap for the wrong things. – J.D. Salinger
- There is nothing I need so much as nourishment for my self esteem. – Alfred Lunt
- The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. – William James
- Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated. – Robert McNamara
- Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. – Rita Mae Brown
- Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation! – David Brandt Berg
- It is important that you recognized your progress and take pride in your accomplishments. Share your achievements with others. Brag a little. The recognition and support of those around you is nurturing. – Rosemarie Rossetti
- It’s more than who you recognize. It’s how you recognize. It’s when. It’s why. – O.C. Tanner Company
Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement. – Lyndon Johnson
- It’s so ironic. When you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses. – Madhuri Dixit Nene
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. – Mary Kay Ash
- Recognition is the most inexpensive, easy-to-use motivational technique available to management. – Jim Clemmer
- The only thing that happens overnight is recognition. Not talent. – Carol Haney
- Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising. – Bruce Lee
- 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
- There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. – Seneca
- Applause waits on success. – Benjamin Franklin
- Recognition is not a scare resource. You can’t use it up or run out of it. – Susan M. Heathfield
- You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. – Jim Stovall
- Celebrate what you want to see more of. – Tom Peters
- 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
- What every genuine philosopher craves most is praise-although the philosophers generally call it recognition’! – William James
- It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn’t, and when it does, we may well reject it. – Spencer Tracy
- 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
- Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Confirm that I am important, that I matter!! – Marion D. Hanks
- Put aside ambition for public recognition, and simply do what you do because it feels good inside. – Alan Cohen