Best Encouraged Me Quotes
88 Encouraged Me quotes by 81 unique authors
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I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about…
— George J. Mitchell
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it.
— Placido Domingo
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My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre…
— Didi Conn
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My dad, in particular, was adamant that I should finish my education. He encouraged me to go to Oxford, for instance, and I rather doubt…
— Alice Eve
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My mother, a teacher, encouraged me to use my creativity as an actual way to make a living, and my father, a Mississippi physician, did…
— Greg Iles
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When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me…
— Casey Affleck
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Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.
— Jennifer Granholm
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You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as…
— Paloma Faith
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My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do.
— Charles Kuralt
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It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to…
— Nicole Richie
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
— Sheryl Sandberg
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My mom always encouraged me, it was never weird. She'd look at 'Heavy Metal' and go 'Woo-hoo!'
— Zack Snyder
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I've never tried to find my real parents. I'm very grateful to my mum and dad for adopting me - they're completely incredible people. It…
— Dan Stevens
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I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.
— Martha Stewart
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I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and enjoy life. That's…
— Charlize Theron
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I spent months searching for some secret code before I realized that common sense has nothing to do with it. Hysteria, psychosis, torture, depression: I…
— David Sedaris
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