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Quotes About Encouragement

A man with few friends is only half-developed; there are whole sides of his nature which are locked up and have never been expressed. He cannot unlock them himself, he cannot even discover them; friends alone can stimulate him and open him.
~ Randolph Bourne
Confidence is the foundation of friendship. If we give it, we will receive it.
~ Harry E. Humphreys
Friendship is the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Treat your fiends as you do your picture, and place them in their best light.
~ Jennie Jerome Churchill
Fortify yourself with a flock of friends! You can select them at random, write to one, dine with one, visit one, or take your problems to one. There is always at least one who will understand, inspire, and give you the lift you may need at the time.
~ George Matthew Adams
Someday, someone will follow in my footsteps and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. And I wish him well.
~ Barbara Bush
The strongest pressure in the world can be friendly pressure.
~ Lester Pearson
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
~ Sir Arthur Helps
I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way.
~ Diana, Princess of Wales
If we can't turn the world around we can at least bolster the victims.
~ Liz Carpenter
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
~ Edward BulwerLytton
A child is fed with milk and praise.
~ Mary Lamb
Two thirds of help is to give courage.
~ Irish proverb
One cannot make oneself, but one can sometimes help a little in the making of somebody else.
~ Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
~ John Andrew Holmes
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.
~ Mark Twain
You encourage a comic man too much, and he gets silly.
~ Stephen Leacock
It was truthfully an honor in itself to be able to act face to face with Choi Min Sik. I was really nervous, but his encouragement became a huge strength to me.
~ Park Shin-hye
When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged.
~ Carol Burnett
First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
~ Caitlyn Jenner
This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!
~ Mariah Carey
News flash: A girl's girl doesn't try to shame another girl about her age.
~ Carole Radziwill
I believe in myself, I believe in my players. My target is to try to get them to believe in themselves and believe in their colleagues. These are the things that we must do.
~ Carlos Carvalhal
Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It's the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.
~ Lou Holtz