Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Blunkett

I encouraged Tony to serve out as much of this term as he can as PM. I think that's what he'll do, and I hope he'll want me to do this job through that period. I think he will.

For me to just go back in that environment where it's being encouraged was great, ... Just to keep working on your game, keep stretching your game and keep learning.

He was a mentor to me. He always encouraged me to do all I could in school. He told me I had talents. He told me I could do anything I wanted,

Paul Rice

She always encouraged her kids to do whatever they wanted.

S. Truett Cathy

I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.

Jim Simpson

I feel encouraged by our latest news of the steps the mayor is taking.

Bill Cowher

He's an integral part of what we do. So, I'm every encouraged by his situation.

I see a lot of Greenspan in this housing boom. He encouraged low interest rates.

My parents always encouraged me to do what I wanted.

Jack Kilmer

My parents always encouraged me to do creative stuff, to do weird stuff.

My parents had a positive attitude. They encouraged us to do the same. We knew we had a moral home.

Lindsay Davenport

I was really encouraged by how the first set went, ... and at the same time, I got a really tight set under my belt. You get nerves whenever a match gets that close, so it was nice to experience that again.

John Whisenant

We encouraged them to come back instead of getting them down and holding them down like you would like. I'd like to have the last 3 or 4 minutes over. We got a little tight with the ball, and I was encouraging them to attack.

We encouraged our kids to get off to a good start. That really helped us last year and we thought it was important to do that.

Kunal Kapoor

We're also encouraged that Lyon and his team invest heavily in the shop's funds.

Cecilia Munoz

We do think it's workable. We're encouraged by it.

Hugh Jackman

I think I was 5 and singing 'Camelot' on stage. It was always a good way to meet girls. I did musicals, plays. My school encouraged it. We'd do our own productions. It wasn't until I was about 23 that I thought, 'I could give this a shot. I might as well do it.'

Judy did nothing that the New York Times did not want her to do. They encouraged her to stay in jail.

We were very encouraged to see profit up at AOL, even though revenue was down.

We were very encouraged by the number of proposals. It was particularly pleasing to support those programs which did not have enough funding for the things they need to do.

Gary Williams

I am proud of our guys, because we were in it until the end. N.C. State is a good team, with lots of veterans, and we stayed tough and I am very encouraged about that.

He's one of the guys we're really encouraged about because he's got a lot of experience.

Our team has shown grit all year. We have been down but we haven't been out. We figure out ways to get victories and you have to be encouraged by that.

Overall I was very encouraged at the way the kids played.

Overall, I am encouraged by what I am seeing.

Bonnie Tyler

My mother was the only one who encouraged and inspired me for singing. She was singing all the time in the house, playing records also.

Sharon Creech

I loved English, and I did very well in it. A lot of teachers encouraged me to write, and because of that, it later made me think it was possible to be a writer.

Terence Lewis

I love to sing and play the piano. As a child, I've always loved to sing my heart out, and even my teachers encouraged me to take up singing.

My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.

Virginia Postrel

The glamour of twentieth-century air travel helped to persuade once-fearful travelers to take to the skies and encouraged parochial Americans to go out and see the world.

Bobby Bowden

Yeah, I am glad to see him win, because I'm following right in his footsteps. It's kind of encouraged me, ... When I get as old as him, I might be able to do the same thing.

We are looking at this as a springboard into the Big East. I'm disappointed and obviously we're not happy with the outcome, but we're going to use this to get better, and I feel that we have. I am encouraged by our direction.

We're encouraged that many of these patients with SARS are improving, ... In spite of that, we know that this is a very severe illness.