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We don't have to wait for something nice to happen to us, we can be aggressive and do something nice for ourselves.
Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.
When I begin a story at my desk, the window to my back, the path is not there. As I start to walk, I make the path.
I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.
Whether joy or sorrow, pain or pleasure; whatsoever may befall thee, accept it serenely with an unvanquished heart.
When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt.
Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.
Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.
If you want to dismiss a negative thought, the only way to do so is to think of something positive and constructive.
Let us all take more responsibility not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.
You do not live in a vacuum nor can you harvest the better fruits of life without help and ENCOURAGEMENT from others.
There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail... only learn, grow and become better than you've ever been before.
You need so much energy and encouragement to write that if someone says something negative, some of that energy goes.
All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.
The qualities of creativity and genius are within you, awaiting your decision to match up with the power of intention.
May the spirit of Christ so fill us afresh that we might in turn be a refreshment and an encouragement to one another.
You only get out of it what you put into it. If you are a sheep in this world, you're not going to get much out of it.
Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest; sooner or later those who win are those who think they can.
The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
I have only got encouragement and lessons from my family, so I don't associate negative things like pressure with them.
The number one cause of unfulfilled potential is never deciding that NOW matters more than any other time in your life.
Everything that God brings into our life is directed to one purpose: that we might be conformed to the image of Christ.
Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone.
I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to light up.
God will not be absent when His people are on trial; he will stand in court as their advocate, to plead on their behalf.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.
You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.
You always want to win games and to develop the team, so it's very important that you have encouragement from your fans.
For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.
Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals.
Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.
Nothing goes to waste on the journey of life. Both good and bad experiences shape your mind and heart for what is to come.
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.
The process of quitting smoking doesn't end with the last cigarette. It's not quitting itself, the real key is staying quit
God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.
In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.
When you live with integrity and value your word over your excuses, you have the power to speak your dreams into existence.
As a peace activist, I am dismayed by the encouragement of aggressiveness and violence by television, movies, and war toys.
Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
When you touch - don't take. Touch people only when you are giving something - reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose.
The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
People who other people value get job offers, they get opportunities, and they get encouragement all because they are valued.