It was Nate Monaster who encouraged me to be a writer.

“Pick that chin up and adjust your crown, Queen! Life has its disappointments and challenges, but you’ve got faith, strength, perseverance, and resilience inside…

— Stephanie Lahart

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.

— Martin Gore

“The point is that I have been totally blind since my pre-mature birth. I have no visual memories, no light in the darkness. Yet,…

— Tracy Lee Fitch

I think that when I was child, acting was mostly just a hobby for me. It was something that my parents encouraged me to…

— Mara Wilson

I'm very encouraged. This is progress. There are two or three ways to combat homophobia - one is through humor. The second is to…

— Leslie Jordan

My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do.

— Charles Kuralt

When you encourage others, you, in the process, are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does…

— Zig Ziglar

My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally…

— David Henry Hwang

I was slightly disappointed, but also encouraged, because I put myself in position to win a major, which is all even Tiger says he…

— Stuart Appleby

As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they encouraged constant…

— James D. Watson

We're not an acting family, but my parents have always encouraged me.

— Keeley Hawes

I had a coach when I was younger who encouraged me to be myself, that is where I was lucky.

— Freddie Ljungberg

In the past, if you were too vocal, it was considered a negative. Now it's encouraged.

— Kari Skogland

Sometimes because a woman is beautiful, she's not encouraged to be more, although she may have so much more to offer.

— Susan Anton

I love to improvise when it's appropriate and encouraged by a producer.

— Rob Paulsen