Quotes About Encouragement

Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.

No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves.

ADMINICLE  (ADMI'NICLE)   n.s.[adminiculum, Lat.] Help; support; furtherance.Dict.   ADMINICULAR  (ADMINI'CULAR)   adj.[from adminiculum, Lat.] That which gives help.Dict.

You may be on your own. But you won't be alone.

The sight of them (her friends) let a little air into her soul.

It's gonna be okay, I said. It was the first time in a long time that I believed it. It will.

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way

I listened for the voice I knew so well, the one I always heard at the beginning. Good girl, Macy! You're doing great! You know the first steps are the hardest part! They were. Sometimes I felt so out of sync, it was all could do not to quit after a few strides. But I kept on, as I did now. I had to, to get to the next part, this part, where I finally caught up with Wes, my shadow aligning itself with his, an dhe turned to look at me, pushing his hair our of his eyes.

It's you who i have thought of when i am at my weakest & you who have pulled me through

I drove off, with my friends watching me go, all of them grouped on Lissa's hood. As I pulled onto the road, I glanced into the rearview and saw them: they were waving, hands moving through the air, their voices loud, calling out after me. The square of that mirror was like a frame, holding this picture of them saying good-bye, pushing me forward, before shifting gently out of sight, inch by fluid inch, as I turned away.

Don't rush this direction. Take your time and use encouragement to ensure that your puppy has a rock-solid Stay throughout their lives.

Doing so may signal fun with paper towels or a nurturing acceptance — after all, their mom did lick up their messes — that will encourage a repeat performance. Calmly place your puppy in another room or with a family member as you clean it up.

You go Picasso!

Winning is not always about shining the brightest. Sometimes it's about sharing the light with someone who has been waiting in the shadows all along.

You do not need to worry about being sure right now,' she said. 'You need to laugh, that is all. Just laugh. We will help you.

Adults are starved for a kind word. When you understand the power of honest praise (as opposed to bullshitting, flattery, and sucking up), you realize that withholding it borders on immoral. If you see something that impresses you, a decent respect to humanity insists you voice your praise.

My mother, in the style of the times, told me I could do anything I set my sights on. She said I could be the president, an astronaut, or the next Charles Schulz. I believed her because at that point in my life I hadn't yet noticed the pattern of her deceptions.

Under this explanation of the power of affirmations, they act as a sort of message from your subconscious to your rational mind telling you that you have the right stuff, even if your common sense argues otherwise. This would be useful for people who have real talent but don't believe in it; surely there are a lot of people in that camp.

We draw strength from one another

But she also said that by staying strong, you can become the light for those who need you most.

Only air and light and the love of friends! Let no man lose heart who still has these.

in pretending to be brave, to stiffen the others' courage, I found my own courage.

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be." ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.