Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Allen

If I couldn't play drums it would have destroyed me. If you're thrown in the deep end you swim, and that's basically what I did. I had to do it and with the rest of the band behind me and the encouragement I got from people from all over the world, I knew that I was going to play

Tilda Swinton

I think that film festivals, we're very often given to understand, are about filmmakers and about films and about the industry of filmmaking. I don't believe that they are, I believe that film festivals are about film audiences, and about giving an audience the encouragement to feel really empowered and to stretch the elastic of their taste.

Tim Allen

All men like to think that they can do it alone, but a real man knows that there no substitute for support , encouragement or a pit crew.

Reggie Watts

Obviously, there's all sorts of life happening all around us, but on a human level, I'm just interested in people making informed decisions. You know, increasing their awareness. And also, trying to encourage people to be more fascinated with information and science and knowledge of all sorts, instead of, you know, it's a generalization, but the encouragement by society, the reflections that society gives us, which is media, television, art - anything, really.

Thuy Trang

Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do.

Tacitus

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

Rumi

If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.

Stephen Covey

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.

Tony Dungy

Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.

Tony Dungy

Everybody needs encouragement, even when things are going well.

Tony Dungy

Nothing does more to lubricate the rough spots than a good dose of encouragement.

Sigourney Weaver

Don't depend on other people's encouragement. It's never enough and never when you need it.

Shakti Gawain

Every one of us comes into this life with lessons to learn and gifts to give.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.

Scarlett Thomas

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.

Les Brown

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

You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.

And we want to encourage everyone to come out in costume.

Orrin Hatch

encourages Y2K problem-solving, rather than encouraging a rush to the courthouse.

Jacob Zuma

This night in question she insisted... She actually took the initiative... she encouraged me.

Li Peng

We should also support laid-off workers in seeking new jobs on their own, and encourage them to become self-employed or to work in private sectors of the economy,

Mark Gottfried

We're disappointed sitting here 6-5. We don't want to be 6-5. We've played a tough schedule, but we still don't want to be 6-5. But I like our team. I'm encouraged at how we played.

We're disappointed in the loss. But we're encouraged by how hard we battled and look forward to the when the Flames come to the coliseum.

We are very encouraged by the positive results from this study in patients with HSPC and are pleased to have our results meet the scientific standards for presentation at this important congress.

We are very encouraged by that phone call.

We didn't instruct our volunteers; we would never encourage our volunteers to mislead a member of the press. We didn't know what they were saying.

We're very encouraged. Our members are speaking out very loudly in huge numbers, they understand what is at stake. This is the year that the state needs to do it.

We don't want to take things for granted. We've just encouraged our guys to ? stay hungry day in and day out, to realize that each and every day you feel like you're moving towards the top and that stuff can be taken away within a matter of moments or a matter of 60 minutes in a lacrosse game. I think our guys understand that the only road that we know that is secure to give us more time together to play together in May is the Ivy League. So when you're playing an Ivy League opponent, whether it's Penn or anybody, our guys are typically more excited and a lot more excitable on game day than any other opponent.

Dan Patrick

You don't have to vote for me to get breakfast. I am so humbled by the encouragement and support of the grassroots voters. I owe everything to the voters. If we win the election, it is not about me, it is about them wanting change.

We want to get people excited about VCP. And we want to encourage researchers to focus on things important to our clients.

Larry Smith

We want to encourage you to do face to face negotiations.

We want to encourage families to come and spend a day together.

We want to encourage everyone to enter, even if they are hesitant,