Discouraging Quotes

226 Discouraging quotes by 201 unique authors

Literary theory has become a parody of science, generating its own arcane jargon. In the process, tragically, it discourages love of literature for its own… — Nancy Pearcey
The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government. — Mark Skousen
Some people meditate because they want to get the larger picture on life. It could get kind of discouraging if this was all there was. — Frederick Lenz
Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass to discourage escaladores,… — Charles Portis
General knowledge may have to be slight or even amateurish knowledge, but it is none the less useful, and we discourage it at our peril. — C. V. Wedgwood
Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two. — Brenda Ueland
I used to be a retailer, and I find it discouraging when somebody comes in and they pick something up and they say, 'Now if… — Michael Enzi
It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us. — Ed Belfour
The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree. — Arne Duncan
I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field… — Tim Ferriss
That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me. — Lynn Abbey
I'd go for parts that didn't pay a dime, and there would be 300 to 400 actors there. It could be very discouraging. To make… — Michael Imperioli
I don't have Facebook or Twitter accounts yet. Being a compulsive storyteller, I always make up for myself discouraging stories about how such accounts will… — Etgar Keret
My father influenced by his very life, his very example and the environment that I was brought up in. But, he did not encourage or… — Juliet Mills
It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some… — Mark Twain
Every obstacle must at first be put in the path of the aspiring artist. For it is only those whom you cannot discourage who are… — Harold Speed
Our policy is not to discourage the private sector, but to see that Air India plays the role of flagship in the industry. In the… — Vayalar Ravi
Require nothing unreasonable of your officers and men, but see that whatever is required be punctually complied with. Reward and punish every man according to… — George Washington
The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization is… — Will Durant
Anonymity is a wonderful thing if you can hang on to it. I live in Pasadena where we try to keep the movie people out.… — Joseph E. Johnston

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