Quotes About Encouragement

Good lad. You did well, Spook. I'm proud.

Jasnah was different. She gave Shallan a topic and the freedom to pursue it as she wished. Jasnah offered encouragement and speculation, but nearly all of their conversations turned to topics like the true nature of scholarship, the purpose of studying, the beauty of knowledge and its application.

If they cannot make you less foolish, at least let them give you hope.

You did well. My boy...you did so well.

This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I'm doing.

sometimes when we are beating ourselves up, we need to stop and say to that harassing voice inside, "Man, I'm doing the very best I can right now."

good friends aren't afraid of your light. They never blow out your flame and you don't blow out theirs—even when it's really bright and it makes you worry about your own flame.

We're all grateful for people who write and speak in ways that help us remember that we're not alone.

Courage is contagious. My friend Katherine Center says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.

My job is to help my children believe in and belong to themselves.

you cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behavior

Talk to yourself the way you'd talk to someone you love. Most of us shame, belittle, and criticize ourselves in ways we'd never think of doing to others.

It was as if she bundled up all the courage I'll ever need in my entire life and handed it to me.

To be kinder and gentler with ourselves and each other. To talk to ourselves the same way we'd talk to someone we care about.

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love

If we're always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they'll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own.

To talk to ourselves the same way we'd talk to someone we care about.

Think how powerful it might have been for Elizabeth to hear, "You had such courage to apply for that promotion and even more courage to be honest about how much you wanted it. I'm so proud to be your daughter/son/mentor/friend/parent.

Talk to yourself like you talk to someone you love.

regardless of our intentions, we can't force people to make positive changes by putting them down, threatening them with rejection, humiliating them in front of others or belittling them.

her job was creating the space for others to perform.

The friend who is all about making it better and, out of her own discomfort, refuses to acknowledge that you can actually be crazy and make terrible choices: "You're exaggerating. It wasn't that bad. You rock. You're perfect. Everyone loves you.

The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is: "Tell me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come out." And if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must imagine one.

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.