Sometimes all it takes is a kind word of encouragement to get your heroes back on the right path.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

You can enjoy encouragement coming from outside, but you cannot need for it to come from outside.

We would certainly encourage the Italian government to put forward an ambitious agenda of reform.

Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.

I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I have hundreds of people waiting in line to abuse me!

If we wait upon God, there is no danger. If we rush on, He must let us see the consequences of it.

Children need the wisdom of their elders; the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.

We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

I deeply appreciate all the support and encouragement I have received from people all across India.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I blurb a lot of books by women, and I'm eager to provide encouragement and support for young women.

Every failure can be considered as a tragedy or a chance to learn something. The latter is healthier

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

Simple smile, a cheerful hello or a word of encouragement It's amazing what an impact you will have.

My father is a poet, my stepmother is a poet, and so I always had encouragement as a child to write.

If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can't help but learn.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.

If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.

I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family.

Music is such a powerful tool, and there are so many people who need love and encouragement and hope.

I am humbled by the encouragement of my supporters and the depth of their faith and confidence in me.

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

Where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.

Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

And here at our Anglican Consultative Council, we have many reports of growth and great encouragement.

Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort.

Don't let tobacco companies make the choices for you... they care about their own well-being, not yours

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

[I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.

Unfortunately, I was like a lot of my own students, who don't really want criticism, just encouragement.

You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.

We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year.

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found.

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

Nothing takes God by surprise. He knows the future and can therefore guide us through its trackless ways.

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.

I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago.

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