Quotes About Encouragement

One of my intentions with 'Rookie' is for the girls reading it to know that they are already cool enough and smart enough and pretty enough.

All of us need to talk to someone who's interesting, intelligent, knows us well, and is on our side - and that's us. We're probably the most interesting person we know.

The crowd gives the leader new strength.

A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned.

I know that you will do your best," my father said, handing me my boarding pass. "I know that you will make me proud of you." "I'll try," I said automatically, but I didn't know what to do to make him proud. I kissed and hugged him, whispering, "I promise I'll try.

At some point, someone must have yelled "Good job, Kaz!," which my father interpreted as "You should go on television and win a fortune!" Bowling

I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns it's back on progress and can be restored only by the terrible lessons of catastrophe.

Si en aquel momento hubiese tenido a una mujer que me hubiera amado, ¿hasta dónde hubiese podido llegar Uno solo no puede conservar la fe en sí mismo. Es necesario que poseamos un testigo de nuestra fuerza; alguien que señale los golpes, que lleve la cuenta de los puntos, que nos corone en el día de la recompensa.

the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry...

If you give people a chance, they shine.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.

Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

We need to encourage new believers to feed on God's Word—it is nourishment for the soul.

Heaven gives us hope—hope for today and hope for the future. No matter what we're facing, we know it is only temporary, and ahead of us is Heaven.

We need to fortify ourselves with the Word of God.

We . . . do not cease to pray for you. COLOSSIANS 1:9

Abraham Lincoln said, "I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book upon reason that you can and the balance upon faith, and you will live and die a better man." Coleridge said he believed the Bible to be the Word of God because, as he put it, "It finds me." "If you want encouragement," John Bunyan wrote, "entertain the promises.

The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

With an old head and a young heart, you can be a source of real strength [to others] who need your cheer and encouragement.

Sometimes we encourage someone without even being aware of it. Even the example we set by attending church may encourage someone who is searching for God.

No church is perfect, but don't let that discourage you. Someone has said that if you ever find one that is, it will stop being perfect the minute you join!