"We just know how to appreciate beauty, " Beaver says.

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Taking the time for these moments to appreciate the beauty around us is something we all need.

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But maybe they inspired us to see things in a new way, to hear things differently, to discover something within us or to appreciate how much beauty there is in the world.

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Their legacy is all around us, and as we take time to appreciate America's natural beauty, let us give thanks to all those who have helped make our country what it is today.

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Watching a thing of beauty, able to appreciate its majesty, they themselves look beautiful.

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There's now a whole field called neuroesthetics devoted to the neural basis of why and how people appreciate art and music and what is beauty.

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