Top 1200 Most Encouraging Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

I'm always friendly and encouraging on set. I want people to be at their best creatively.

I've long admired Michelle Obama's devotion to encouraging fitness for children.

We shouldn't be encouraging people to set up Cayman Island funds.

Don't you remember that love, like medicine, is only the art of encouraging nature?

Schooling, instead of encouraging the asking of questions, too often discourages it.

I wanted to make an album that was hopeful and encouraging and inspiring. That was the goal.

We should be encouraging - not penalizing - folks who want to pursue higher education.

Knowing that I can play with some of the best out there is definitely encouraging.

Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.

There was a warm and encouraging environment at home. My self-loathing and neuroticism are not because of my upbringing.

I've spent a lot of time encouraging, corralling, protecting, and sparring with creative people.

Life is short, God's way of encouraging a bit of focus.

Initial reports are encouraging. In the end of the day, it's going to be deeds, not words, that matter.

Creating a safe space at our shows isn't encouraging anything. It's just saying thank you.

A general in time of war is constantly bombarded by reports both true and false; by errors arising from fear or negligence or hastiness; by disobedience born of right or wrong interpretations, of ill will; of a proper or mistaken sense of duty; of laziness; or of exhaustion; and by accident that nobody could have foreseen. In short, he is exposed to countless impressions, most of them disturbing, few of them encouraging. ... If a man were to yield to these pressures, he would never complete an operation.

As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a writer. My most exciting pastime was reading novels; in fact, I would read anything I could find. I never thought I would pursue mathematics until my last year in high school. I grew up in a family with three siblings. My parents were always very supportive and encouraging. It was important for them that we have meaningful and satisfying professions, but they didn't care as much about success and achievement.

Apologists for the profession contend that lawyers are as honest as other men, but this is not very encouraging.

Encouraging children to live healthy lifestyles is something I take very seriously.

I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor.

As a parent, I often wonder what I should be encouraging my kids to do for a career.

I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are.

Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding.

I'm always encouraging my fans to be resilient lovers and fighters simultaneously.

I'm passionate about encouraging girls to be confident in their own skin.

The whole point of a commencement speech is to say something encouraging.

I'd like to be known for stepping up, and encouraging others to do the same.

Action movies haven't been encouraging in my case. Nevertheless, this is my favourite genre.

[Jehovah is] certainly the most jealous, the most vain, the most ferocious, the most unjust, the most bloodthirsty, the most despotic, and the most hostile to human dignity and liberty.

There are real impacts from lowering tax rates, encouraging savings.

I know whether or not I am confused most readily by noticing--being mindful of--my capacity for feeling caring concern. ... when I feel myself in caring connection--encouraging, consoling, or appreciating--I feel the twin pleasures of clarity and goodness. It doesn't matter if the connection I feel is to myself or a person I know or people I don't know or even the whole world. The lively impulse of caring is what counts. [p. 20]

My body has changed and it will continue change in the future — that is natural for anyone. What matters to me most is that even though external change is inevitable, my passion for encouraging women to love themselves at any size and to live, thrive, and to go after their dreams is a part of my permanent nature. Even though my body and mind may evolve through life and experience, my values on this matter have not.

It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.

Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.

The Indian audiences have accepted me wholeheartedly. I find that very encouraging.

My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.

Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.

. . .the most astonishing, the most surprising, the most marvelous, the most miraculous. . . the greatest, the least, the rarest, the most common, the most public, the most private till today. . . I cannot bring myself to tell you: guess what it is.

Telling or encouraging people to vote for a party would be an insult to peoples' intellect.

There's always Tunisia. Amid the smoking ruins of the Middle East, there is that one encouraging success story.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

Michelle Obama. She is big on encouraging kids to eat healthy - which is great.

The most encouraging sign is that 71 percent of the public believe the system is profoundly corrupted by the power of money. Ninety-six percent of the people believe it's "important" that we reduce the influence of money. Yet 91 percent think it's "not likely" that its influence will be lessened. Think about that: People know what's right to do yet don't think it can or will be done.

My parents are angels. They've always been encouraging of anything I do. Total support, 100 percent.

You cannot further the Brotherhood of Man by encouraging class hatred.

Self-reinvention is an encouraging conceit. It is simply not always a possible one.

I keep encouraging the pharmaceutical companies to put more money into R&D.

The entertainment industry is encouraging young people to defy and deceive their parents.

But music is, at the very minimum, inflammatory, exclusionary, divisive, encouraging of snobbery and solipsism.

We are a country of immigrants who have built this great nation, but it is legal immigration that we should be recognizing and encouraging.

There's so many more female directors than when I started. That's encouraging.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.

I'm encouraging kids to use computers at their own pace to build aspirations.

I don’t believe in involving the government in enforcing or encouraging the lifestyle of gays and homosexuals.

Theater has always been much more fun. You get a laugh, and it's really encouraging.

It can never be a bad thing encouraging people to exercise.

Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging.

The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.

There is nothing wrong with a woman encouraging a man's advances, as long as they are in cash.

Music is a very strong force when it comes to making a difference, as well as entertaining, soothing, and encouraging.