Famous Quotes & Sayings

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Instruction does much, but encouragement everything." (Letter to A.F. Oeser, Nov. 9, 1768)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

To quit smoking, you must first want to quit, but then you must also do the quitting

Kerry Packer

If a working class Englishman saw a bloke drive past in a Rolls-Royce, he'd say to himself "Come the social revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate". Whereas if his American counterpart saw a bloke drive past in a Cadillac he'd say "One day I'm going to own one of those". To my way of thinking the first attitude is wrong. The latter is right.

Narada Michael Walden

I'm known for being a good listener. Most people need a lot of love and encouragement and I'm more than willing to give a person all the encouragement and time they need.

Napoleon Hill

Desire is making people build ships and cities, has made men conquer nations... and it can defeat that nicotine

Napoleon Hill

Imagine, as realistically as possible, the place where you want to be in the near future, the state you wish to reach and the Universe will help you and guide you

Napoleon Bonaparte

The process of quitting smoking doesn't end with the last cigarette. It's not quitting itself, the real key is staying quit

Og Mandino

You do not live in a vacuum nor can you harvest the better fruits of life without help and ENCOURAGEMENT from others.

Orson Welles

A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.

Orison Swett Marden

We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year.

Omar Bongo

The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.

O. Henry

All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.

Michel Gondry

I had a lot of encouragement and tolerance from my parents, but I also have many friends who didn't get that from their parents and in a way they have more strength from spending years where nobody believed in them.

Michael Josephson

Someone who lies for you will also lie to you. The occasional benefit your business may gain from a successful deception or concealment is always outweighed by the encouragement it provides to those willing to risk trust for success.

Theodore Roosevelt

Not trying is the surest way of achieving nothing at all.

Mahatma Gandhi

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

John C. Maxwell

A word of Encouragement from a leader can #Inspire a person to reach her potential

Jack Welch

I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to light up.

The hypocrisy factor has encouraged copycat techniques around the world by people who do like the U.S. does and has also weakened the United States as one of the traditional important supporters of human rights.

The enactment of the CESA legislative proposal is supported by the law enforcement community...and I strongly encourage its favorable consideration by Congress,

James Lecesne

The Trevor Project is committed to providing all young people, regardless of sexual identity, the opportunity to be heard and the encouragement to be themselves.

Erik Erikson

Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu of something better, but what I call their accruing ego identity gains real strength only from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in their culture.

Norman Vincent Peale

Take a new look at your present "impossible." Consider positive ways to handle it.

Spread the seeds of encouragement far and wide, and delight in the bountiful harvest that they will surely bring.

John H. Johnson

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

John Dewey

There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of the physical environment as an intermediary. A smile, a frown, a rebuke, a word of warning or encouragement, all involve some physical change. Otherwise, the attitude of one would not get over to alter the attitude of another.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Self fulfilling prophecies do exist in real life

Frank A. Clark

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

John Bunyan

Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were at nothing else but my shadow, yet God, as being very tender of me, hath suffered me to be molested, but would with one Scripture or another, strengthen me against all; insomuch that I have often said, Were it awful, I could pray for greater trouble, for the greater comfort's sake.

Joel Osteen

Look for ways to be a blessing. Simple words of encouragement can brighten somebody’s day.

Joel Osteen

You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.

Joel Osteen

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.

Lil' Kim

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.