Quotes About Encouragement

The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way.

When they don't have your back on a show, it's the worst feeling ever. That energy trickles down to the cast and crew. You can feel when it's not gonna be a winner. But when you have the support of the network and the studio, it's a really good feeling.

We are all winners here.

There have been contestants on 'The Voice' from past seasons that didn't even win, and I have been so inspired by them. To think that I am now one of those winners? I really, really hope there is a little girl out there that is believing in herself and knows that she can be here.

When my girl do better than me, I still win. When I do better than her, she still wins.

You need some quick wins in order to stay pumped enough to get out of debt completely.

I get a text every day from my dad: 'Enjoy the challenge.'

My father was into textile painting and ran a small business. He encouraged me a lot and loved seeing my plays.

I met India Arie, who is one of my favorite artists of all time. It was really sweet; I was broken up with a month before, and she stayed up texting me all night and was helping me through it. Her text message looks like a song of hers. She's sort of become my fairy godmother.

Adele texts me all the time and keeps me in check.

I never complained about my teammates, and I have to thank them because they always supported me and never allowed me to give up.

I just want to thank everyone for their support. Sometimes friends need the help of their friends to get by.

Nobody in my family has ever been into the field of acting. But I always wanted to be an actor and I thank my parents for being so supportive and encouraging.

Just remember: to be grateful and thank the people who are there and support you along the way is a great start to success.

I have to thank country radio for believing in me.

Thank the Lord for a mother who was a general as well as a Latter-day Saint; who realized that it was a remarkable and splendid thing to encourage a boy to do something besides perhaps milking cows if he was on a farm, if he had ambitions along athletic lines.

I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.

I had spent five years not earning a penny, getting rejected. Thank God I had a husband who was supportive and encouraging. But I still said to myself, 'If the Everleighs doesn't sell, I'm finished with writing forever.' I was going to get an office job.

Just to be a part of something that can travel beyond and reach the lives of people and help them through a daily problem or struggle or even just giving encouraging words, period. I feel like it's very powerful. I thank God for my gift.

Players like Rio Ferdinand and Patrick Vieira have supported me, and I just want to say thank you.

Thank you to all the fans of 'RHOBH' for your continued love and support. It means so much to me.

Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.

We have people come up to us all the time in meet-and-greets saying, 'Thank you so much for writing that, because I went through a similar situation, and that song lifted my spirit and gave me the confidence that I needed.'

I just want to make sure to always tell my fans thank you for the support.