Quotes About Encouragement

I'm lucky I had parents willing to be open and believe that an 11-year-old might know what she wanted to do. Or maybe they thought I'd find out that's what I didn't want to do.

Sometimes, Clark, you are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning.

The way I like to measure greatness is... How many people can you make want to be better?

I always knew I wanted to act, but my parents neverencouraged me. If I was talentless, they didn't want me to be heartbroken.

Tyson [Chandler] encouraged me and was like, if that's what you want to wear, wear that.

I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.

I want you to know that your future is always bright, no matter what your age.

Every time you overhear something hurtful, I want you to do something kind for someone else.

Do not be 'against' anything. Being 'against' weakens you. Be 'for' what you want. Being 'for' empowers you.

I'm raising a daughter. I want to be able to say to her, "You can be anything you want. You can be the President of the United States." I'd love that.

My fans firstly [inspire me]. They make me want to be a better person and really motivate me when times get tough. Also Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and, oddly enough, hubcaps.

No-one wants to see anybody fail in life.

I do a lot of stuff with Wounded Warriors and the Armed Forces Foundation; if you want to get these guys to stop talking, start complimenting!

I've learned... that sometimes coming public with certain things, it inspires other people. And sometimes I want to keep things private... but then I found out that it helps other families.

We have a lot of young players and some veteran players who make you feel good and give you a lot of tips. They always want to make sure you're ready to play.

To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.

A budding writer wants to be encouraged.

I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging.

Like any parent, I just want the best for my kids, whatever they decide to do. They will choose what path they want to follow, and we will always be there to encourage them.

I think any parent that makes their kid sit at a piano against their will and practice, they're going to have a kid that's not going to want to play the piano.

You deserve good things, and I want to be one of them.

The last thing in the world my parents would want to do is get on a stage or do a movie. They would probably rather die. But they let me be who I was, and they supported me.

Inspire people very selectively with sincerity and with respect. You want to increase your energy? Then want, inside your heart, to inspire others. It will lift you tremendously.

If you're told what you should be but not helped to become it, you don't get there. And it makes you ashamed for failing to. When a person you depend on keeps telling you that it's time to 'move on,' 'to grow up,' it makes you feel that who you are now is inadequate or uninteresting.