Encouraged Quotes

539 Encouraged quotes by 484 unique authors

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep… — Joel Osteen
No government can continue good but under the control of the people; and . . . . their minds are to be informed by education… — Thomas Jefferson
If the public safety be provided, liberty and propriety secured, justice administered, virtue encouraged, vice suppressed, and the true interest of the nation advanced, the… — Algernon Sidney
Faced with the widespread destruction of the environment, people everywhere are coming to understand that we cannot continue to use the goods of the earth… — Pope John Paul II
Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged. — Abraham Lincoln
All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win… — Spiro T. Agnew
The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others. — Oscar Wilde
When the 'weaker' of the two brains (right and left) is stimulated and encouraged to work in cooperation with the stronger side, the end result… — Robert E. Ornstein
Too many people feel that where you start out dictates where you should end up. I was on welfare and just shy of 19 when… — Gwen Moore
Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely. — John Templeton
Mum, who had been a dancer with a small ballet company before she got married, was full of encouragement. She didn't say, "This is really… — Dannii Minogue
I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone. — Ahmet Zappa
In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk. That career did help me… — John Templeton
My sisters and I were encouraged to choose the direction of our lives. — Diana DeGette
[Richard Drew] always encouraged his people to pursue ideas... He said, "If it's a dumb idea, you'll find out. You'll smack into that brick wall,… — Arthur Fry
In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration. — Unknown Author
In much of today's popular culture, the virtues of forgiveness and kindness are belittled, while ridicule, anger, and harsh criticism are encouraged. Let us not… — David E. Sorensen
The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They befog the people and keep… — Leo Tolstoy
She was a remarkable person and the love of my life. We were married for almost 70 years. She encouraged and sustained me and our… — Gough Whitlam
My dad encouraged me to quit my job and pursue the life that I am about to have. He got excited with me. He was… — Daniel Pearce
Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error... They are the natural enemies of error, and of error only... If [free enquiry]… — Thomas Jefferson
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. — Wallace Stegner
Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue. — David Lloyd George
Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding. — Howard Gardner

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