“ I finally realized that being a role model doesn't mean people are encouraged to be like me — they're encouraged to go out and be more of themselves. ”
- Lucy Lawless- Copy
- 2.8K
“ The railroad, they said, was a natural monopoly; no private citizen could hope ever to own one; it was thus a kind of monster which, if encouraged, would override all popular rights. ”
- John Moody- Copy
- 1.5K
“ I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag man's conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains. ”
- Bill Mauldin- Copy
- 3.4K
“ A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs. ”
- Alexander Payne- Copy
- 3.1K
“ We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
- 3.3K
“ We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. ”
- Cicero- Copy
- 689
“ George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between. ”
- Wesley Clark- Copy
- 41
“ We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation. ”
- Lily Tomlin- Copy
- 1.9K
“ In some ways, her life is so much worse that everybody else's, people feel almost cheered up and inspired. They feel like, 'If Hayley hasn't killed herself, why should I?'. ”
- Kelly Ripa- Copy
- 1.8K
“ Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement. ”
- George M. Adams- Copy
- 421
“ Worry is a think stream of fear which, if encouraged, becomes a wide channel into which all other thoughts flow. Assume an attitude of positive expectancy. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 798
“ Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. ”
- Arthur Somers Roche- Copy
- 2.4K
“ By starving emotions, we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped. By repressing them, we become literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou. Encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged, they poison it. ”
- Joseph Collins- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Lincoln's stepmother probably did not teach him very much, but she kindled his mind and encouraged him. He did the work and put in the hours on his own. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 3.4K
“ The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 84
“ The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. ”
- Ovid- Copy
- 3.9K
“ Wanting to work is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged. ”
- Abraham Lincoln- Copy
- 158
“ I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences. ”
- LeVar Burton- Copy
- 1.1K
“ My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way. ”
- Betty Cuthbert- Copy
- 3.3K
“ Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say again, that every trifle must not be dignified into a principle. ”
- Mahatma Gandhi- Copy
- 2.8K
“ I really haven't made up my mind yet. A lot of people have encouraged me to consider running, and others have cautioned against it, saying it's a good way to ruin your life. ”
- Sandy Hume- Copy
- 370
“ Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros. ”
- Rebecca Lobo- Copy
- 1.2K
“ The privilege of a higher education, especially outside Africa, broadened my original horizon and encouraged me to focus on the environment, women and development in order to improve the quality of life of people in my country in particular and in the African region in general. ”
- Wangari Maathai- Copy
- 3.7K
“ You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society. ”
- Samantha Morton- Copy
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