"I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking... - Terry Prachett 52 favorites
"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." 51 favorites
"I was fairly encouraged for the first time this year – there’s no thrill in losing and there’s no mo... - Mike Sherman 40 favorites
"If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers ought t... - Thomas Szasz 39 favorites
"Most of our kids are aged between 6 and 12, and just need a bit of encouragement to turn reading into an enjoyable act... - Jane Salmon 36 favorites
"Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard." - Warren G. Bennis 35 favorites
"Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world." 34 favorites
"This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hol... - Paul Kane 34 favorites
"Of Hell’s Kitchen: It’s encouraging the public to sneer at poor pseudo-celebrities. It’s demeaning. ... - Terry Wogan 33 favorites
"As a matter of fact, I’m going to call the governor’s office right now to encourage that." - Terry Fleck 32 favorites
"The last two weeks have been more than encouraging. They’ve been awesome. There’s more money, and most imp... - Walter Isaacson 32 favorites
"The usual comment from psychologists and psychiatrists was that it’s best not to encourage people to look at the... - Henry Reed 31 favorites
"Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than prai... - Robert Martin 31 favorites
"The Singaporean government has shown great political wisdom and insight in expanding economic cooperation with China, ... - Zhai Kun 29 favorites
"Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of to-d... - Francois Vi Duc De La Rochefoucauld 28 favorites
"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Charles Patterson 27 favorites
"If we clean up our mistakes and mishaps, I think we have a good chance to be a very competitive team the rest of the w... - Mike Richard 27 favorites
"As we head into another election year, this clearly puts us in a strong position to reach out to voters and ask for th... - Ted Jackson 26 favorites
"I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU’s reaction to the criminal attack ... - Timothy Garton Ash 26 favorites
"As much as we had hoped that our reseller checks would have been more encouraging, the fact is simply that demand cont... - Toni Sacconaghi 25 favorites
"It was fun and I thought it was a great effort by our kids. We battled to the end. I’m encouraged by the way we&... - Mark Smith 24 favorites
"Caring for others is accomplished by a dazzling array of skills in an endless variety of circumstances. As well as coo... - Selma James 24 favorites
"Prom and graduation season is here again. This is a time for celebration. Too often, however, one bad decision results... - Susan Molinari 22 favorites