Encouraged Quotes

539 Encouraged quotes by 484 unique authors

Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say… — Mahatma Gandhi
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked. — Edmund Burke
We must first note that economic factors are taken into account in a world in which ignorance, prejudice, and mental confusion, encouraged rather than dispelled… — Ronald Coase
The union of a man and a woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith."… — George W. Bush
Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice… — Pope Francis
So much were employers of wage-labor unenthusiastic about proletarianization that, in addition to fostering the gender age division of labor, they also encouraged, in their… — Immanuel Wallerstein
We need to make our own the ancient pastoral wisdom which... encouraged Pastors to listen more widely to the entire People of God. Significant is… — Pope John Paul II
A woman might claim to retain some of the child's faculties, although very limited and defused, simply because she has not been encouraged to learn… — Germaine Greer
The English masses are lovable: they are kind, decent, tolerant, practical and not stupid. The tragedy is that they are too many of them, and… — Cyril Connolly
Dear Sir: I will wish to establish my name as the best Ethiopian songwriter. But I am not encouraged in undertaking this as long as… — Stephen Foster
Your dreams are always going to be the most important to you than they will be to anybody else. So keep dreaming, keep believing, keep… — Kai Greene
In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision. Writers, young and… — Margot Livesey
I reject karma and rebirth not only because I find them unintelligible, but because I believe they obscure and distort what the Buddha was trying… — Stephen Batchelor
I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give. — Steve Guttenberg
We live in a violent world, but since the success of films like Pulp Fiction, it seems every movie has some violence in it, and… — Natalie Portman
My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to make… — Winona Ryder
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was… — Hugh Laurie
Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies - assaults which the… — Paul Begala
When I was at art college, the teachers who helped me were not the ones I agreed with, or the ones who encouraged me, but… — Brian Eno
I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would… — Connie Francis
Being in Marin City was like a small town so it taught me to be more [straightforward] with my style. Instead of of being so… — Tupac Shakur
When young girls are encouraged to explore what they find interesting, they grow up to be interesting women. — Amy Poehler
I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go… — LeVar Burton
The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things. — Ben Vereen
For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the… — Lucy Lawless

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