Encouragement Quote by Jack Kerouac

People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be - not what you nag them to be.

— Scudder Parker

Growing up, I wish I didn't give a damn what people thought. Once I stopped giving a damn, that's when life became so beautiful.…

— Darby Allin

“When people praise us, we should always keep a close eye on how we behave”

— Paulo Coelho

People often imagine that being hard to please confers a certain superiority.

— Mason Cooley

Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.

— Bill Vaughan

Across the board, it's infinitely more effective to praise actions that you want to encourage than to punish those you disapprove of.

— Jude Bijou

Most people are not really conceited, but feel a certain amount of inferiority and tend to get a little discouraged with themselves, therefore encouragement…

— David Berg

When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.

— Will Rogers

I'm always surprised when people respond positively to what I am saying, given its seriousnessness and strange nature.

— Jordan Peterson

It's always good to remind yourself of how awful people can be, even when they seem to be projecting kindness.

— Mike O'Malley

What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.

— Christopher Golden

I think some people enjoy that I say things that upset or shake up people.

— Terence Trent D'Arby