Quotes about encouragement
encouragement creativity people
You are not likely to bring out the best in people or nurture their creativity if every time you hear about their problems you instantly offer a solution Encourage people to look for their own solutions-and project the knowledge that they are capable of doing so. Nathaniel Branden
encouragement creativity self
Each of us is born with two contradictory sets of instructions: a conservative tendency, made up of instincts for self-preservation, self-aggrandizement, and saving energy, and an expansive tendency made up of instincts for exploring, for enjoying novelty and risk-the curiosity that leads to creativity belongs to this set. But whereas the first tendency requires little encouragement or support from outside to motivate behaviour, the second can wilt if not cultivated. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
encouragement knowing be-good
Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good. Terry Pratchett
encouragement remember hard
Can anybody remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce? Ralph Waldo Emerson
encouragement errors pardon
Nature encourages no looseness; pardons no errors.
encouragement exercise stronger
You take a weakness and start making it stronger.. You don't have to build your strengths - that you already possess... It is your weakness that needs the exercise
encouragement thinking generosity
When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one's energy, that one's modesty, another's generosity, and so on. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us, when we're practically showered with them. It's good to keep this in mind. Marcus Aurelius
encouragement love-you important
God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The one who loves much is actually the one who does much. Thomas a Kempis
encouragement good-life adversity
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
encouragement simplicity design
The principles of good human-to-computer interface design are simplicity, support, clarity, encouragement, satisfaction, accessibility, versatility, and personalization. While it’s essential to heed these, it’s also important to empathize with and inspire your audience so they feel you’re treating them less like a faceless user and more like a human being.
encouragement addiction choices
It's all about choices! You choose, you make the rules, not tobacco companies, not addiction John Kehoe
encouragement inspiration emotional
It was a very emotional dinner. Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive. Lil' Kim
encouragement flower adventure
One who has never known the turbulence of life, in whom the petals of the mysterious flower within have never opened; such a one may seem happy, may seem a saint, his single track mind may impress the multitude with its power - but he is ill equipped for life's true adventure into the infinite. Rabindranath Tagore
encouragement strong indulge-in
Pessimism is a form of mental dipsomania; it disdains healthy nourishment, indulges in the strong drink of denunciation, and creates an artificial dejection which thirsts for a stronger draught.
encouragement joy elements
Man's freedom is never in being saved from troubles, but it is the freedom to take trouble for his own good, to make the trouble an element in his joy.
encouragement brave suffering
Great suffering brings with it the power of great endurance. When sorrow is deepest all the forces of patience and courage are banded together to do their duty. So while we are cowards before petty troubles, great sorrows make us brave by rousing our truer manhood.
encouragement love-is orchids
For other people, love is like some rare orchid that can only grow in one place under a certain set of conditions. For me it's like bindweed. It grows with no encouragement at all, under any conditions, and just strangles everything else. Scarlett Thomas
encouragement determination moving
The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that's causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused. Les Brown
encouragement real heart
You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.
encouragement character people
I was so fortunate. My parents lived lives of service. They helped other people, that was their second nature; it came to them so naturally. It wasn't forced. This is their character, and it's a big advantage I have, being raised by people like this, having a secure and stable life, and a lot of love and encouragement. Laura Bush
encouragement mean perfect
Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them. Therese of Lisieux
encouragement unique compassion
There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Leo Buscaglia
encouragement religious rights
At the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration [i.e., the First Amendment], the general, if not the universal sentiment in America was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state, so far as was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience, and the freedom of religious worship. Joseph Story
encouragement people style
I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people. Joshua Lederberg
encouragement stars eye
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes upon the horizon and once we have attached ourselves to that star we must keep our eyes on it and our hands upon the plow. It is the consistency of the pursuit of the highest possible vision that you can find in front of you that gives you the constancy, that gives you the encouragement, that gives you the way to understand where you are and why it's important for you to do what you can do. Ossie Davis
encouragement remember-you remembers-you
Whenever life sucks, remember you're going to die someday. Oscar Wilde
encouragement nice waiting
We don't have to wait for something nice to happen to us, we can be aggressive and do something nice for ourselves. Joyce Meyer
encouragement home years
This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hold for two years and went through a few publishers before finding a stable home. Paul Kane
encouragement writing ideas
What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn't write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback. Paul Di Filippo
encouragement appreciation people
Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!
encouragement steps one-step-at-a-time
Keep walking the walk, one step at a time.
encouragement old-friends
There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good old friend.
encouragement doubt may
Doubt may be a poor encouragement to do anything, but it is a bad reason for doing nothing. George MacDonald