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Quotes about Encouragement

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
— Mark Twain
It's easy to see the negative, but every person has something great about them. Develop a habit of looking for the good.
— Joel Osteen
The ministers of Christ should possess refinement. All uncouth manners, attitudes and gestures should be discarded, and they should encourage in themselves humble dignity of bearing.
— Ellen White
Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.
— Charles Swindoll
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Associate with people of vision. Be around those who inspire you and motivate you to reach your dreams.
— Joel Osteen
To me, we're marketing hope.
— Joel Osteen
A hero needs somebody else to step into the story to tell them they're different, they're better. That somebody is the guide. That somebody is you.
— Donald Miller
It's true of Jamie. But I want it to be true of you too. And for that matter, me. I don't believe we are accidents in the world, and I don't believe we were supposed to be actors either. I think we were supposed to be ourselves and we were meant as a miracle. Jamie, Be encouraged. Your heart is writing a poem on the world and it's being turned into a thousand songs.
— Donald Miller