My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family…

“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