Quotes About Encouragement

I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... We were just like you".

Anson Dorrance ... left me a short, encouraging note: "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.

Real bands save fans, real fans save bands.

Go on. Go on", urged Billy in a soft voice. His eyes were large. He drew up his knees under the covers.

My friend, I thank you for weeping over my painting. I have waited more than fifty years for such a compliment. I painted it when I was as young as you, during a period of darkness, a time when I believed there was no love in the world. From then on I could paint nothing. God speed you on your journey. There is love in the world. You will find it.

When you spot someone with failings, see them the way they one day can be. Pray them to be that.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

Don't worry about him," Nana would assure them. "Michael will do more in his life than you can ever imagine.

Hope is informed optimism

Creativity requires asking questions for which an answer is not already known. The truth is that innovation is rarely the product of pure inspiration, that "Eureka!" moment when some genius comes up with a wholly new idea. Rather, innovation happens when people see things differently. It starts with a questioning culture that helps people gain new perspective and see things differently. Innovation is generated by great questions in an environment that encourages questions.

What you allow, you encourage.

With a houseful of kids you give each other strength.

People are basically screwed-up and often the best you can do for them is listen, hear the worst and then tell it's not so bad.

Always treat your children with respect. Never ridicule, mock, or laugh at your child's ideas, creations, or ambitions. The trust you desire to have when they are older must be established and maintained when they are young.

Encourage him to take his confusion directly to Christ himself. Every mistake will make him stronger. A life of prayer will keep him focused during this time of craziness.

Maybe that kid was in the back of the ensemble and he wasn't even good, or he was an abomination. I don't care. He was onstage and he was having a ball, and I'm absolutely thrilled because I've taken that kid to a place he never imagined and may never be again." •

Evangelism and stewardship, women's and men' ministries, youth ministry, Sunday school, worship, social justice ministries, and even pastoral care must be held accountable to this one question: how does what we are doing encourage and enable others to live lives of active faith?

I had a lot of encouragement and tolerance from my parents, but I also have many friends who didn't get that from their parents and in a way they have more strength from spending years where nobody believed in them.

You listen to me, you daft cow. You are not boring. If you were we wouldn't be friends. You're funny and clever and, yes ,okay, you're a bit of a dingbat sometimes but that doesn't make you boring. The fact that we never know what'll come out of your mouth actually makes you interesting. Now, that's the end of that.

Dad was a big part of my hockey, that's for sure. He really wanted to see me succeed. He helped pay for me to play even when money was tight. Having him totally gone was going to be weird.

My father respected and admired my mother and was a person who was always standing by my side, encouraging me to do more and believed in my capacity. So in that sense, my own experience was very good in becoming an empowered woman. From early on, I carried that strong message: 'You can do it.' So I never had any doubt that women can do a lot.

Exercise your heart by lifting other people up!

Exercise your heart by lifting someone else up!" ~Michelle Cole

Exercise your heart by lifting other people up!" ~Michelle Cole