Quotes About Encouragement

That was the first time her grandfather had leaned down and whispered, Be brave, into her ear. And then, Or pretend to be. It's all the same.

Jean reached over for Elsa's hand and held it. Elsa hadn't known until right then how much difference a friend could make. How one person could lift your spirit just enough to keep you upright.

You look great," he said. It made her smile, even if it was a lie. "I'm as big as a house." He laughed. "I like houses. In fact, I'm thinking about architecture as a career.

When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.

I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.

My mom was amazing. She believed in me and we were best friends.

I scorned him for huddling by the fire, and he offered to share his tea. I reviled him for his cowardice at the kai's lair, and he made me soup. I ridiculed his noble ancestry, and he laughed at himself and cleaned my hearth. I drove him unmercifully in his schooling, and he devoured it as if I'd gifted him with jewels.

A friend is someone who hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.

And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right.

In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I'm judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am committed to your development.

Wow, you got [say] eight right. That's a really good score. You must have worked really hard." They were not made to feel that they had some special gift; they were praised for doing what it takes to succeed.

para mí la idea del matrimonio es fomentar el desarrollo de tu compañero y que él haga lo mismo contigo.

If you have room on your mirror, copy them over and tape them there, too.

To me the whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.

When students don't know how to do something and others do, the gap seems unbridgeable. Some educators try to reassure their students that they're just fine as they are. Growth-minded teachers tell students the truth and then give them the tools to close the gap.

When people—couples, coaches and athletes, managers and workers, parents and children, teachers and students—change to a growth mindset, they change from a judge-and-be-judged framework to a learn-and-help-learn framework. Their commitment is to growth, and growth takes plenty of time, effort, and mutual support. Learn

a growth-minded manager - a guide, not a judge.

before a victim of a scam will inch back from the precipice, he or she needs to feel respected and supported. Helpful relatives and friends can encourage the person to talk about his or her values and how those values influenced what happened while they listen uncritically. Instead of irritably asking "How could you possibly have listened to that creep?" you say, "Tell me what appealed to you about the guy that made you trust him.

But you look happier than you have in ages, so who am I to criticise? You go for it, girl.

Through this most lonely and disheartening of all winters, I have found my greatest inspiration and encouragement in the blossoming plants in our windows... Insignificant little things these are, I realize; yet they have seemed to reassure me that sunshine and rain, the laws of life and growth, seedtime and harvest, are in a general way dependable; that our earthly heritage is still rich in possibilities.

Remember: That voice in your head that says you can't do it is a liar.

You're a sweetheart. You see the best in people. You complement me.

I love reading books because... 1. books teach you how to live. 2. books teach you how to love. 3. books encourage you and give you hope. 4, books lift you up when you are down. 5. books take you to places and times you could never otherwise visit

My mom was always the support. I can always go out to her and she'll always find the positive in things.