Top Encouraging Quotes
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
Terry Prachett
My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in Conversations With My Father! I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging.
David Krumholtz
Both parents were very encouraging - especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had a musical background or any musical talent. They liked classical music, but neither could carry a tune.
Gordon Getty
Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.
Jenna Elfman
Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.
James A. Leach
All Encouraging Quotes
Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.
Elizabeth George 
43% of people like this quote
You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.
Tom Hopkins 
42% of people like this quote
When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests.
J. William Fulbright 
42% of people like this quote
There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism and poets and the role that society gives its writers - encouraging them to die.
Sharon Olds 
41% of people like this quote
Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
Bea Arthur 
40% of people like this quote
So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.
Dean Stockwell 
39% of people like this quote
There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.
Stanley Kubrick 
31% of people like this quote
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