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title: "1 Encourage Kids Quotes By Lauren Potter"
description: "1 Encourage Kids quotes by Lauren Potter. Plus more from Lauren Potter and more Encourage Kids sayings from other authors."
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> [I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn't bad - different is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-want-to-encourage-kids-to-speak-up-to-tell-their-stories-that-is/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/lauren-potter-33944_being-different_i-want-to-encourage-kids-to-speak-up-to_972635.jpg)

## More by Lauren Potter

> [Different isn't bad, it's just different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/different-isn-t-bad-it-s-just-different/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/a-long-time-ago-when-i-was-very-little-i-dreamed-about-being-on-stage/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [It feels amazing to be a role model for people with and without disabilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/it-feels-amazing-to-be-a-role-model-for-people-with-and-without/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I've had tons of bullies who would call me retarded, even on my Facebook page. It's sad and it really hurts. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-ve-had-tons-of-bullies-who-would-call-me-retarded-even-on-my/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I hope that when people with Down's see me, they will be inspired to do more than they think they can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-hope-that-when-people-with-down-s-see-me-they-will-be-inspired-to/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-want-to-encourage-kids-to-speak-up-to-tell-their-stories-that-is/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I want to live in a world where people care about others, and try not to hurt others with words or actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-want-to-live-in-a-world-where-people-care-about-others-and-try-not/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I've spoken in front of members of the U.S. Congress about a new dream of living in communities where everybody is welcome and everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-ve-spoken-in-front-of-members-of-the-u-s-congress-about-a-new-dream/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I was recently appointed by President Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. I am so excited that the President trusts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-was-recently-appointed-by-president-obama-to-the-president-s/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [Like so many other kids with special needs, I have been bullied. Kids in elementary school made me eat sand, and those same boys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/like-so-many-other-kids-with-special-needs-i-have-been-bullied-kids/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I get mail from people all over the world now from people who tell me that they didn't really understand Down syndrome, but because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-get-mail-from-people-all-over-the-world-now-from-people-who-tell-me/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [Lots of people with little kids or babies with Down syndrome tell me they aren't afraid of the future for their child because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/lots-of-people-with-little-kids-or-babies-with-down-syndrome-tell-me/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-am-on-the-international-board-of-best-buddies-and-i-am-also-working/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

> [I love working on 'Glee,' and I hope that there are more and more parts for me and other actors with Down syndrome in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-potter/i-love-working-on-glee-and-i-hope-that-there-are-more-and-more-parts/)

[Lauren Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-potter/)

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