Quotes About Encouragement

When I was about twenty-five years of age, Professor Sims informed me that I could sing, but added, 'I would like to be at least forty miles away while you are doing it.'

I write little quotes all the time to help encourage people to come together, like this one: 'If fate happens to toss you a lightbulb, use it to light the path of others, for they will use theirs to light the path of you. With your light together with mine, it's two times as bright and twice as strong.'

If a child wants to read 'Twilight' over Middlemarch, they should be encouraged - the important thing is to get them reading in the first place.

I was supporting Aly [Raisman]. I will always will support them and respect them. I don't want anyone to take it as jealous or I wanted attention.

If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life.

I have a sort of sisterly feeling toward him [Ben Affleck]. I want him to do well and grow up and be a happy person and a fully realized man.

I feel like my job is to give hope. The world is in a dark place and we are living in somewhat of a nightmare. So I want to make films to give hope.

To keep your resolve, surround yourself with those who want you to succeed. The brain cannot do its job of protecting the body without contact with other people.

Whatever team you go to, you want to have guys who help you be successful there.

Don't listen to anybody who's trying to bring you down. There's so much negativity in the world. If you really want something, then you go for it.

I feel more important to just encourage people to get involved, one way or another. If I can inspire some leaders, that would be great. I don't know if I want to be a leader.

When kids come up to me and say. 'I want to be like you,' it fires me up. It's pretty cool.

We have plenty of room for people...in our lives, I mean. Especially the ones who make us be the people we want to be.

Not everyone wants you to become your potential, for whatever reason.

I have no desire to make money off musicians. I just want to promote them because I want to share music.

I want us to invest in you.

Mark [Duplass] is the same person that I met on day one. He's a very smart, savvy, creative guy. If you ever want a champion on your side, it's Mark.

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.

I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a little bit better about themselves and the people in their lives.

There are people who want to live and then the people who want to hold them down. I've tried to not be one of the latter my entire life.

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

When I was on 'Idol' and 17, everything was so new. Everyone is so nice and wants to see you succeed.

If my kids decide to be actors and really, truly love it and are passionate about it, then I would definitely want to help them along their way, but it's a tough business.

God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.