Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door.

My parents recognized something in me that they encouraged instead of deflated, and I'll always be grateful to them for that.

When I receive an award it gives me more encouragement, hope and drive to go forward with my voice to sing better and better.

When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen

There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.

No one ever writes me and says, 'We have a happy hospital'. Nowhere is doing it in a healthy way. That's encouragement for me.

Horrible events in life serve as catalysts for major changes in our life perspective and as teaching tools for helping others.

Encouragement is the most important thing in the world for young people, rather than league tables, which demoralise everyone.

Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.

My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do.

Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.

Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out.

The establishment of a society for the encouragement of arts will produce great benefits before they are perverted to mischiefs.

I hope that my story, I hope that my life is... an encouragement for people, especially in Brooklyn. I feel humbled and blessed.

No local church can afford to go without the encouragement and nourishment that will come to it by sending away its best people.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Each generation is smarter than the generation before, and they need total diversion and encouragement and things to think about.

I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

I beseech you to open your hearts and give back! Give your time/services/money/support/encouragement/love! Give whatever you can!

There is such a thing as seduction, and it needs encouragement rather than discouragement in our puritanical Anglo-American world.

When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force myself to write.

Technology is a nerdy field. Thats why I called myself a geek. It requires a lot of training and encouragement at a very young age.

The human spirit was the strongest medicine on earth. And sometimes all it needed was a little encouragement to pull off a miracle.

As it became clear that Senator Rubio was likely to run for president, I received encouragement to consider running for the Senate.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

The moment you accept responsibility for EVERYTHING in your life, is the moment you gain the power to change ANYTHING in your life.

I encourage everyone to become their dream. Most young people get sidetracked and never end up doing what they really set out to do.

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.

The poor themselves can create a poverty-free world. All we have to do is to free them from the chains that we have put around them!

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

How important is it really that you feel satisfied right now for 2 minutes, compared to getting yourself free from addiction forever?

Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don't forget you're carrying someone else's air. Encourage them; help them breathe.

My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men.

My mom is such a big supporter of mine. She still is, and always was. So I got the sort of encouragement from that side of the family.

Technology is a nerdy field. That's why I called myself a 'geek.' It requires a lot of training and encouragement at a very young age.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

I realised that one might love him secretly with no hope of encouragement, which can be very enjoyable for the young or inexperienced.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.

I really enjoy being with my fans. They offer great support and encouragement to me. I like signing autographs and posing for pictures.

The most effectual encouragement to population is, the activity of industry, and the consequent multiplication of the national products.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

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