Discouraging Quotes

226 Discouraging quotes by 201 unique authors

I find it discouraging - and a bit depressing - when I notice the unequal treatment afforded by the media to UFO believers on the… — George Carlin
The purpose of [a lawsuit] is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough… — L. Ron Hubbard
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon. — Haile Selassie
The mounting burden of taxation not only undermines individual incentives to increased work and earnings, but in a score of ways discourages capital accumulation and… — Henry Hazlitt
Since the State thrives on what it expropriates, the general decline in production that it induces by its avarice foretells its own doom. Its source… — Frank Chodorov
What this country needs is more people to inspire others with confidence, and fewer people to discourage any initiative in the right direction more to… — James Keller
Purity is a good mask for corruption because it discourages inquiry. — Steven Levitt
The Fed's low-interest policy not only encourages spending and borrowing, it discourages the one thing that best helps people raise themselves into higher economic classes… — Mark Thornton
Children are given us to discourage our better emotions. — Hector Hugh Munro
Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. — George Mason
It's a long journey - the change can only be measured in increments of five years at a time. For every two steps forward, there… — Jack Norris
In short, my vision of a responsible free society is one in which we discourage evil, but do not prohibit it. We make our children… — Mark Skousen
... there is an irrational, cultish tendency in many intellectual movements, and Objectivism, alas, is no exception. Ayn Rand's personal obsession with loyalty did little… — Nathaniel Branden
I'll tell you what I'd do if it were up to me: I would establish a strictly controlled distribution network through which I would make… — George Soros
Who can estimate the real wealth that inheres in a fine character. . . . How base and mean money and huge estates look in… — Orison Swett Marden
Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the… — Lajos Kossuth
People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours. — Unknown Author
Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors. — Lucas Papademos
I came to realize that exaggerated concern about what others are doing can be foolish. It can paralyze effort, and stifle a good idea. One… — Theodore von Karman
You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again,… — Ezra Taft Benson

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