Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping. — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
My thing is "You don't need anyone else to empower you; you can empower yourself." Whether it's a pep talk or putting… — Ayesha Curry Copy Share Image
President Obama gave a speech about healthcare tonight, and yesterday he gave a pep talk to students. He told them that in… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“I tell Dylan I have to go to the bathroom. I shut the door and try to pee, but my dick's already… — Katie Kacvinsky Copy Share Image
“I entered the fire and could have quit- Could have turned and walked away, Weeping each step for passed pain. I chose,… — Adam Scott Campbell Copy Share Image
“Kindness starts simply. An encouraging word. A loving gesture. A tender sentiment sent through the mail. A thoughtful small token. The gift… — Karen Ehman Copy Share Image
“Story telling or teachable moments, provides us with a vast reference base of real life antidotes for possible future problems. They not… — Drexel Deal Copy Share Image
“What if he just bombs everyone again?" Ian asks, breaking the silence. "Just like he did with Omega Point?" "He won't," Warner… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“For my entire life, I had oscillated between fear at my worst moments and a sense of safety and stability at my… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“Shiloh, but it sorely disappointed the Century editors. Written in Grant’s pithy style, it was arid and compact and read like a… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
no more pep talks about believing in toads," Liza said. "Don't they turn into princeses when you kiss them?" Bonnie said. "Thats… — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
How do these celebrities stay so impossibly thin? Simple: They have full-time personal trainers, who advise them on nutrition, give them pep… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball,… — Nick Lachey Copy Share Image
“Make a list of all the varieties of aliens you can come up with. (And if it's less than 3,000, then THE… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
I certainly don't mean to leave the impression that anxiety can be waved away with a simple pep talk. In fact, for… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“I remembered my pep talk to Esperanza a few months before, and understood just how ridiculous it was. There is no point… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Fortunately, however, birds don't understand pep talks. Not even St. Francis'. Just imagine, he went on, preaching sermons to perfectly good thrushes… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?' Minho asked... "Go ahead," Newt replied. Minho nodded and faced the crowd. 'Be careful,'… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
“When I woke up an hour later, something had changed. Maybe it was the sleep…maybe it was the tender moment with Marlboro… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Every morning I wake up and I tell myself this: It's just one day, one twenty-four-hour period to get yourself through. I… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
We talk a lot about the importance of physical exercise to wake us up out of the half sleep in which so… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Dr. Everest, got up and gave us a little pep talk. Mostly it boiled down to the fact that it was autumn,… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?" Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby. "Go ahead," Newt replied. Minho nodded… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
“She chuckled and then said seriously, "Don't sweat it. I can only guess at what this must feel like, but you gotta… — Bethany Lovell Copy Share Image
