I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.
I was brought up to believe that what is out-of-doors should stay there and not be encouraged in any way.
Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.
I'm sure that many people who are involved in an environmental effort ... they will be pretty much encouraged by this recognition.
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
If my mother hadn't encouraged me, I would be nervous and feeling like I'm doing something wrong.
The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others.
Each good thought that you have encouraged and nourished is your life's true work of art.
On stage I'm basically spiritually feeding all of these people in the audience, and making sure they're encouraged to connect with God.
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
We aren’t encouraged to think for ourselves and ask questions. We are expected to accept what they teach us as infallible truths.
I'm really encouraged by Pope Francis, because I think his attitude is totally laudable.
As a woman candidate myself, I know how important it was to be encouraged to run, to think outside of the box.
Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.
The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
I think few wives would have encouraged this kind of drastic and reckless career shift!
Children aren't being taught to cook or encouraged to try things or told why food is important.
Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.
My mother was an English teacher and she imbibed the habit of reading, and encouraged me to participate in debates and the like.
Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence.
My father said writing was a nice hobby. He strongly encouraged my brother and me to become doctors.
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 do that.
As somebody who happens to be gay, I particularly resent that minorities are being encouraged to be fragile and bitter.
My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.
With 'Friday Night Lights,' we were encouraged to make it our own and improvise as much as we wanted.
From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish.
I'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.
Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.
My good fortune was that I was born into a home where Mum and Dad encouraged me to learn the piano.
I was never encouraged to believe anything. I was brought up in a profoundly agnostic or pantheistic community.
My father has been the real anchor of the family. Hes the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me.
As long as I can remember, I've always loved to draw. But my interest in drawing wasn't encouraged very much.
My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. He loved it so much.
I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.
Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.
I figured out that art would be the perfect place for me because what's encouraged is the invention of languages.
Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.
Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs - consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.
I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.
The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
You're encouraged to do the same kind of movies. But I would like to keep doing different things.
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.
Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.
My father was a steelworker who'd come over from Abruzzi, in Italy. He played in the band and he encouraged me to be a musician.
It was always the view of my parents...that hot weather encouraged loose morals among young people.
Medical engineering is one of the areas in which the traditional 'silo' structures of university disciplines have not encouraged collaboration.
People should be encouraged by things like awards given for corporate governance practices.
If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so.
I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.
letting be is as important as mastering. Our tradition has encouraged us to be effective, to make or fabricate but not to let be born or let be.
To save the mind from preying inwardly upon itself, it must be encouraged to some outward pursuit.
New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue.
My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.
I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature.
My parents recognized something in me that they encouraged instead of deflated, and I'll always be grateful to them for that.
It is absolutely without contradiction that when women are encouraged to participate in the formal economies of their societies, the economy grows.
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