Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Battle

I remember the Food Network when it was first starting out: Emeril Lagasse and all those people who helped make it when it was on a shoestring budget. It actually encouraged me to start cooking.

I know a lot of parents and kids want to specialize and focus on one sport, but we've always encouraged Scott to play what he wants to play. He's been playing three sports since he was 3 years old and he loves playing them all, so we've always encouraged him to try different things.

I hope it is done soon for our own quality and to encourage other players to stay or come here.

Ken Salazar

I have repeatedly been in touch with the administration and the Japanese ambassador, and still no progress has been made. Now we must toughen our stance to encourage the Japanese government to open its markets or face consequences,

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

I really encourage supervisors to nominate their students. It's a great way to recognize the great work they do.

He's just a good guide. He encourages us, but it's really what we put in to the workout.

Host-country authorities need to encourage subsidiaries to strengthen their stand-alone abilities.

He's on his way. We're just so encouraged. Wow. We feel like he has jumped over a major hurdle.

It's a wonderful time to see the park. We really encourage people to get out here and look around. It's really worth the drive.

It's a good financial planning tool, ... We're hoping it will help people understand what Social Security can provide, but also encourage them to do further planning for retirement savings.

It's very good news for our region, even better than we expected. We're really encouraged by what we've seen.

Michael Redd

It's very important that we make it to the playoffs and that we pick our game up in these next 19 games. The intensity goes up and we've got to pick it up. It is new (to many of the Bucks). You just try to encourage them and tell them what's going on. I've been involved in the playoffs three times and it's a challenge.

They can always stay in their homes, even if we encourage them to leave,

They have two pretty good players, but we have two very good players. Hummel is obviously a very good player, and we encouraged him to do a little more shooting-wise.

It's good that he's out there moving around and doing a little bit. We're encouraged but we still don't have a timetable. We'll just have to see how it goes.

It's a very eclectic, engaging show, and it encourages us to take a look at our lives,

Mike Riley

It's been a long time since he's competed, but I'm very encouraged by it. Marcel had a good feel for it from the minute he walked in here, and he still has it.

It's been nearly six years now since Jill disappeared. I'm very encouraged by the fact things are happening today.

It's quite an accomplishment. We just encourage him to do his best. Each year, it (the competition) gets harder and harder.

it's to encourage investors to put more money into Palm Springs.

Maynard Jackson

It's not worthy of an apology, ... Listen -- we've got to stop being too picky about this stuff. There is an understanding, by the way, that phrase has a history to it and is not comfortable, but there was no intent here, no animus whatsoever. I encourage everybody to forget it.

It's not to encourage them but simply to warn them of the dangers. This map is going to save many lives. In no way are we trying to promote immigration.

It's often better to encourage people to shelter in place.

It's more of an encouragement thing. There's no money, but it tells you you're on your way to do great things.

It's a lot of fun. We really encourage people to come out.

Jonah Lehrer

By the age of 3, children from wealthier households hear, on average, about 500,000 encouragements and 80,000 discouragements. The ratio is reversed in households on welfare.

Joyce Carol Oates

You need so much energy and encouragement to write that if someone says something negative, some of that energy goes.

Joyce Carol Oates

If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.

Pope John Paul II

The encouragement and the deepening of Eucharistic worship are proofs of the authentic renewal which the Council set itself as an aim and of which they are the central point.

Phil McGraw

If you want more, you have to require more from yourself.

Phil McGraw

Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.

Paulo Coelho

We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.