Quotes About Encouragement

I love seeing the light go on in aspiring writers' eyes when you point out ways to improve their prose or their story - when they get it.

She will always be the rainbow in my clouds.

I'm ending this.''No. Come on. It's not worth it.''You are, ' he said fiercely, looking at her.'You're worth it.

One beautiful smile can always be a good reason for our day to start with great hope for a better future

Love rekindles lose hope

When the well's nearly dry and you're not sure you have the strength to persevere, fill up on love and friendship, then take another step, and then another, until you reach your goal.

A teacher can change a life just with appreciation and love.

God sees you as a great person

You are my light when i'm in the dark

Looking at the glass half full seems to help others do the same and help fill their glasses too.

We are indeed miserable, my friends, but we don't have to be dismal about it.

My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.

People do not need saving. People need love, support, and encouragement that they can withstand any trials and will always come out stronger, wiser, and more compassionate. I cannot shelter anyone from the storms of life, or they will never grow, learn, and expand.

You seize your freedom in a spirit of rebelliousness, exuberance, defiant joy. But to live that choice -- over the weeks and months and years to come -- requires different qualities. It requires that you turn hard, turn rigid. Because it isn't a choice that the world encourages, you have to wear a suit of armor to defend it.

Reminding ourselves of the gospel is the most important daily habit we can establish.

Life will not always be so hard and cruel. Our difficulties are but a moment.

Rule number three: Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.

I wonder how many potential Einsteins have been permanently discouraged through competitive examinations and the forced feeding of curricula.

We lack consensus about our place in the Universe. There is no generally agreed upon long-term vision of the goal of our species—other than, perhaps, simple survival. Especially when times are hard, we become desperate for encouragement, unreceptive to the litany of great demotions and dashed hopes, and much more willing to hear that we're special, never mind if the evidence is paper-thin.

That's my clever girl.

That's what friends are for—to be strong for you when you need a moment to find your own strength.

Good intentions, being kind, can encourage the lazy, and motivate sound minds to become indolent. The more help you give them, the more help they need. As long as your kindness is open-ended, they never gain discipline, dignity, or self-reliance. Your kindness impoverishes their humanity.

I am sorry, Richard Cypher. I do not know the answers that would save you. If I did, please believe I would give them eagerly. But I know the good in you. I believe in you. I do know that you have within you what you must to succeed. There will be times when you doubt yourself. Do not give up. Remember then that I believe in you, that I know you can accomplish what you must. You are a rare person, Richard Cypher. Believe in yourself. And protect Kahlan.

If it works, I'll be happy for you. If it doesn't, I'll be here for you.