Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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.

It is not good at all but I am remaining positive and strong for him and am encouraged by the doctors' reports today.

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.

I am encouraged that a few ninth-graders do look like they have what it takes to be really good players.

I am encouraged by the support. A lot of progress has been made.

James Williams

I am encouraged by the progress we made,

He just encouraged me to do it and not to expect someone else to make my moment happen for me, but rather to go out for it myself.

Darren Shan

I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination.

I feel great today. I?m really encouraged by the way I feel right now.

Jim Simpson

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

French authorities should be encouraged for reporting this so quickly and this allows them, as well as local farmers, to take extra monitoring precautions.

I'm a little more encouraged after walking through it a second time.

I'm a lot more encouraged than I was a year ago or even a few months ago.

S. Truett Cathy

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

It could be life-threatening to those people. Those people are already living on a precipice and could be pushed off. Those people are encouraged not to come back to the city.

Bruce Bochy

I was disappointed but encouraged. I'm encouraged that we'll get him back sooner than later.

Jake Delhomme

I was encouraged, very encouraged -- we'll leave it at that.

I was encouraged by today, but not overly so. We need to see a lot more than one day.

I was encouraged by the at-bat but I'd rather have that last pitch be a strike.

Gary Sheffield

I was encouraged by that, to get there and slide and know my leg was O.K. after that,

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Malorie Blackman

If a child wants to read 'Twilight' over Middlemarch, they should be encouraged - the important thing is to get them reading in the first place.

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.

Michael Chertoff

We may never know everybody who participated. But actually, I am encouraged by the fact that, as we have pulled together information that comes globally to us, we've filled in more and more pieces of the puzzle.

Richard Baker

I was surprised to learn that Puccini wrote The Marriage of Figaro, but much encouraged by the substantial support for the teaching of music in schools.

Tom Izzo

I have encouraged him to (speak out). My opinion is he has some facts to get straightened out. I don't know if he will or not.

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,

Ernie Grunfeld

He is doing very well, and we are very encouraged by his progress,