I was encouraged to be imaginative and read, and it was a great childhood for a budding writer because I had the… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to… — Robert Towne Copy Share Image
For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs… — Lucy Lawless Copy Share Image
“BE INSPIRED...REMAIN ENCOURAGED AND CONTINUE TO EDUCATE" READ... (WARNING)Don't Go There...This is her story.” — Cynthia James Copy Share Image
As long as I can remember, I've always loved to draw. But my interest in drawing wasn't encouraged very much. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
Faith may be encouraged by what has happened in the past, or what is thought to have happened in the past, but… — Sydney Carter Copy Share Image
My husband encouraged me to stand on my own, gave me the nudge to do what I wanted - either singing or… — Aishwarya R. Dhanush Copy Share Image
Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged. Missing me one place, search another. I stop somewhere waiting for you. — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
We've forgotten to respect clothes and consider who made them and where the material came from. We've been encouraged to buy things… — Joanna Lumley Copy Share Image
I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
My hope is that 'Beyond the Heavens' will encourage people to explore faith, open their mind and go beyond what they think… — Corbin Bernsen Copy Share Image
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
There are many documentary filmmakers who have a tough time because they don't really get what they need to do what they… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
I'm from San Diego. My parents weren't involved in theater, but my mother encouraged my interest in it. She bought me the… — Casey Nicholaw Copy Share Image
I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like… — D. B. Sweeney Copy Share Image
Fortunately, I grew up in a traditional family where questioning was encouraged, particularly by my pandit grandfather. We are all voracious readers,… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
A wise man/woman will make more opportunities than he finds...stay encouraged as u go about your day. Make it great & strive… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm just so blessed to be able to do what I just love and have loved since I was a teenager, since… — Angela Bassett Copy Share Image
That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite… — Jacky Ickx Copy Share Image
“At home, he (A.C. Lee) encouraged Nelle to clamber up on him lap to "help" him read the newspaper or complete the… — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image
People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were… — David Gross Copy Share Image
That's what is always fascinating about racism - how it is allowed, if not encouraged, to flourish freely in public spaces, the… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a little kid, and I had a wild imagination, but it was something that was encouraged and… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Tri-City students are encouraged to go to college wherever the Lord leads them, but you can tell that most of the teachers… — Aaron Hartzler Copy Share Image
Hale had answered when the President of the United States can't go to a city of the United States and be protected,… — Lindy Boggs Copy Share Image
The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from confusing the fatherland itself with the social… — Hjalmar Branting Copy Share Image
Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy. — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
My mother and father definitely encouraged me. People used to tell my mom that I should be in commercials, and then everything… — Raven Goodwin Copy Share Image
Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that… — Sasha Grey Copy Share Image
I loved English, and I did very well in it. A lot of teachers encouraged me to write, and because of that,… — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
Whenever I have knocked, a door has opened. Wherever I have wandered, a path has appeared. I have been helped, supported, encouraged… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Lord please keep us encouraged especially when our journey gets rough, our faith grows weak, and our spirit gets lonely!! — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
Sometimes because a woman is beautiful, she's not encouraged to be more, although she may have so much more to offer. — Susan Anton Copy Share Image
An unlikely source of inspiration? My nieces and nephews. I feel encouraged to keep going because I know that if I keep… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
My second husband encouraged me to go to a writing group at our local theatre. It was my 'coming out of the… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to… — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
