Encouraged Quotes

539 Encouraged quotes by 484 unique authors

I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite;… — Lotte Reiniger
I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe… — Sadie Frost
Parents impose their own limited concepts on their children, often ignoring their temperaments, special needs, and abilities. Your parents and teachers may have mistakenly ignored… — Ari Kiev
The useful may be trusted to further itself, for many produce it and no one can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the… — Brendan Behan
A man should be encouraged to do what the Maker of him has intended by the making of him, according as the gifts have been… — Thomas Carlyle
I figured out that art would be the perfect place for me because what's encouraged is the invention of languages. — David Altmejd
Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated. — Philibert Joseph Roux
My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened to all of the crappy… — Tracy Chapman
My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think. — Holly Near
I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that… — Indra Nooyi
Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too. — Bai Ling
I visited the compound of the American embassy and talked to the police and the people and encouraged them, and I told them to take… — Hesham Qandil
My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colorful character and a… — Alexander McCall Smith
When I entered college, I wasn't sure what I was going to do. My advisor happened to be from the theater department, and he encouraged… — David Selby
Hippies started the ecology movement. They combated racism. They liberated sexual stereotypes, encouraged change, individual pride, and self-confidence. They questioned robot materialism. In four years… — Timothy Leary
I had an art teacher who's the reason I got there in high school who encouraged me to go to Alabama. That's where she had… — Sela Ward
An encouraged person will eventually get his drive from encouragement; he becomes more dependent. A person that never really receives encouragement learns to move out… — Criss Jami
I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking… — Rita Levi-Montalcini
I think of myself as Rebecca Wells from Lodi Plantation, in Central Louisiana, a girl who was lucky enough to be born into a family… — Rebecca Wells
... We in the USA have been depending on prayers, pleading, and self-abasement to a deity to bring us magical advantages, and have been encouraged… — James Randi
In recent years, perhaps encouraged by competition from McDonald's, the British hamburger has become a credit to the nation. At the time of which I… — Clive James
My hair used to be real long, and my parents were encouraged when I cut it. They thought I was going 'straight,' but I was… — Billy Idol
In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged… — Roger Enrico
Professor Al Drake encouraged me to just write the way I talk. I decided if that's what I needed to do, I didn't need to… — Tom Bodett

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