Quotes About Support

How do you explain to someone that you understand their fear, then convince them that it's going to be all right? In my experience, the more you talk about what scares them, the worse it gets. There's not much to do but ride out the fear with them and try to keep them away from liquor and razor blades.

Maybe Sandoval and Roger can share a room. Do puzzles and go to physical therapy together. Maybe discover that they both secretly love Jell-O. Have a real TV-movie bonding experience.

How is he?" she says, looking at Kasabian. "He'll be fine. Sore as hell for a while, but fine." "We should all be so lucky." "True. Janet tells me that you're still waiting for a final Immigration interview." She nods infinitesimally.

put the book in my pocket and step away from his body. On one side, Janet takes my hand. On the other, Candy loops her arm in mine. Good thing. Looking at Vidocq lying there, I get that disembodied feeling again, like maybe if someone wasn't holding me I'd blow away on the breeze.

Traven walks away as a stream of havoc members come by to pat me on the back, punch my arm, and shake my hand. I smile and nod like it's the Oscars and I just won Best Supporting Asshole.

We must always look after our friends, even when they are foolish. Especially when they are foolish.

Un gerente liberador debe ser por completo honesto con su gente; debe apoyarla, ser amistoso y también muy exigente.

The families of the missing are doubly burdened: first by the pain of their ordeal, and then by our expectations of them, expectations of a standard of behavior higher than we require of ourselves. As humans, we seek naturally to help fellow creatures in distress. But most of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, expect something back—the flattery of helplessness and of need.

Going at it alone had been my badge of honor. How foolish. I confused silence with strength.... Shutting out others is weak and grossly unfair to those around us.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

Aune, B., Burt, B., & Gennaro, P. (2010). Behavior solutions for the inclusive classroom. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.

Denton, L., & Silver, M. (2012). Listening and understanding: Language and learning disabilities. In L. Barclay (Ed.), Learning to listen/listening to learn (pp. 372–453). New York, NY: American Foundation for the Blind.

The great silent majority.

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.

As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to ... the American people Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible. (On the Vietnam War)

Tonight-to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans-I ask for your support. (On his Vietnam War policy)

over 80% of an application's life-cycle is spent in maintenance, you should pay a lot of attention to the problems of support and maintenance when you're designing

Most projects are built by people, and those people are the foundation for success and failure. So, it pays to think about what it takes to help make those people successful.

Anyhow, it strikes me as a little archaic, like 'helpmate

Perhaps the best antidote and preventive for burnout is the feeling of solid connection with the people in our lives. When we can share our frustrations with family and friends, our burden is eased and we can get new perspectives.

The real battle of depression is between parts of the self. Depressed people are pulled under by shadows, ghosts, pieces of themselves that they can't integrate and can't let go. The harder they work, the more they do what they know how to do, the worse things get. When their loved ones try to help in the usual ways, the commonsense ways that only seem natural expressions of caring and concern, they get rejected.

Cricket is a team game where individuals inspire each other to achieve performances which surpass what might otherwise be beyond them.

It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest. (The Walk - Chapter 19, Page 122

Everyone has suffered more than you know.