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title: "11 People Encouraged Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I think people should be encouraged that there are so many people in the press that want to participate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/i-think-people-should-be-encouraged-that-there-are-so-many-people-in/)

[Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/)

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> [Smile, even when you don't have the greatest smile. Should show people how encouraged of a person you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-moore-writer/smile-even-when-you-don-t-have-the-greatest-smile-should-show-people/)

[Justin Moore-Writer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-moore-writer/)

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> [I listened to people who encouraged me and believed in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-ruettiger/i-listened-to-people-who-encouraged-me-and-believed-in-me/)

[Rudy Ruettiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-ruettiger/)

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> [The people who encouraged me weren't necessarily writers or readers themselves. They were people who were just pleased to see me devote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pankaj-mishra/the-people-who-encouraged-me-weren-t-necessarily-writers-or-readers/)

[Pankaj Mishra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pankaj-mishra/)

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> [People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/people-are-always-more-encouraged-when-we-share-how-god-s-grace/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [“In the Parable of the Talents, people are encouraged not to bury their talents in the ground. Take heed to this and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/psyd-jermaine-thomas/in-the-parable-of-the-talents-people-are-encouraged-not-to-bury-their/)

[PsyD Jermaine Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/psyd-jermaine-thomas/)

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> [I think somehow people should be encouraged to think about a very long time horizon and I think this is true for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-thiel/i-think-somehow-people-should-be-encouraged-to-think-about-a-very/)

[Peter Thiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-thiel/)

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> [People are still encouraged to marry as if they could count on marriage being for life, and at the same time they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mead/people-are-still-encouraged-to-marry-as-if-they-could-count-on/)

[Margaret Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mead/)

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> [The short-term impact is that people are encouraged to give the Church another look. It's up to the liveliest parts of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-weigel/the-short-term-impact-is-that-people-are-encouraged-to-give-the/)

[George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-weigel/)

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> [Youve got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-morton/youve-got-all-these-books-on-self-help-getting-to-know-yourself-doing/)

[Samantha Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-morton/)

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> [People are encouraged by what I do. You can feel it. I feel it. People are ready to embrace their humanity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-waters/people-are-encouraged-by-what-i-do-you-can-feel-it-i-feel-it-people/)

[Roger Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-waters/)

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