Quotes About Encouragement

Parents write to me, or come up to me after shows and ask me 'How can we get our children to be as excited as you obviously were as a child?' It's not necessarily what they want to hear when I say, 'Don't make them practise!'

Praise is great, but it's also an incentive.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Sometimes you have to praise players.

I think coaches who don't coddle but praise players when they deserve it get the best results.

I am grateful to Robi Ghosh, who used to praise me a lot. It is because of him that I got the lead role in 'Kalpurush,' my first Hindi serial.

Before every show, we pray together, and after, we talk and have fun and laugh. We make sure to keep each other sane and happy.

I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.

There are people who envy you and don't want to see you succeed, but there are also people who pray for your success.

Mel Gibson doesn't need your judgment, he needs your prayers.

I don't preach body positivity - I'm just okay with the body I'm in and say, 'I love me, so you should love you.'

All of my babies know that I preach all day... I ain't trying to hide no light under no bushel. Everybody needs a little light in their life, and when they need prayer, they know where to come because they know I love them all, and I ain't judging nobody.

Me with diabetes, when I talk about it, it lifts people up. When I talk about how people need to take their insulin shots, it make people go take their shots. My words is like a damn preacher.

I've been blessed to spend time with young people and help encourage an environment where it's comfortable for them to be who they are. That's precious for children.

Knowing someone else is going through the bizarreness of pregnancy with you makes it feel a little less impossible.

I always say to my friends that are pregnant, I'll be there don't you worry, everything's going to be ok, if you're with me you'll be fine.

In the Premier League, we have to play a lot, and we always need the support of the fans.

Virat has helped me with my preparation, mindset, and he has given me a lot of confidence.

Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

Even though she may not be a physical presence, for me RuPaul is an aspirational presence. Ru is out there doing her job - being RuPaul. That takes a lot of time and a lot of commitment. Besides, I don't need RuPaul standing over my shoulder telling me 'Good Job.'

If so and so would have given me the right opportunity, or if this person would have encouraged me - I could have made a million excuses on why I wasn't playing in the NFL. You have no more excuses... what do you do from now until your opportunity presents itself? It's all up to you.

The best thing you can do as a leader when people are pressed is get the obstacles out of their way.

My parents never pressured us. I didn't even know how good my mom and dad were until someone told us.