Quotes About Uplifting

In life, my childish behavior is the good kind, not to where it's annoying and, 'Wow, someone sit him down and give him a bottle, give him a Pamper.' It's like, 'This situation is very heavy, but RJ is here, so he'll lighten things up a little.'

The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it.

I tell you, gospel music is very uplifting. It's great. It's just a lot of fun to write, and it's wonderful for the heart, soul, mind, and spirit. It's just great.

Never again help anyone to feel as though they have a right to feel badly.

The angel plucks a large handful of flowers, and they carry it with them up to God, where the flowers bloom more brightly than they ever did on earth.

I thank God, that if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals to the skies, I have yet none, as I trust, of that other spirit which would drag angels down.

Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free.

There is no bad day that can't be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet. This is just truth, plain and simple.

I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That's really why I do what I do.

Raju Hirani films are filled with simplicity and goodness. I really love such films.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer someone else up.

People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be—not what you nag them to be.

And if you write something that cheers someone up when they're feeling down, doesn't that change the world?

I was born to make people feel good when everything around them seemed just awful. Which, if you think about it, is what all good parents – and café owners – are meant to do.

Until we look from the bottom up we have nothing.

My biggest blast-off hit was 'You Raise Me Up.' If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.

When the audience leaves, I'd like them to feel positive when they go.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

We've made music to boost people up, make people happy and to inspire them.

I wanted to make an album that was hopeful and encouraging and inspiring. That was the goal.

People always tell me I'm really inspiring, which is lovely.

We hope we've been inspiring.

I am seeking to be positive, have integrity, and speak with grace.

Ruth once wrote, "Dear Journal, Never let a single day pass without saying an encouraging word to each child . . .'More people fail for lack of encouragement,' someone wrote, 'than for any other reason.