48 Encouraging Quotes For When You Need Heart

“Keep encouraging one another with affectionate love.”

“Ruth once wrote, “Dear Journal, Never let a single day pass without saying an encouraging word to each child . . .‘More people fail for lack of encouragement,’ someone wrote, ‘than for any other reason.”

“Encouraging words are hands that pool others from the despair of life.”

“How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.”

“The whole point of a commencement speech is to say something encouraging.”

“I start small. I'm kind to people. I say please, I say thank you, and I always try to be encouraging and positive.”

“Keep encouraging yourself that you are good enough as a workman of God created for every good work one earth prepared for you before the world begun.”

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”

“You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.”

“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.”

“It was almost like I gravitated toward the people who were encouraging me to be like myself and to be creative and be different.”

“W' is all about encouraging people to focus on the Wins and not the Losses.”

“Knowing that I can play with some of the best out there is definitely encouraging.”

“My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.”

“Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.”

“I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.”

“My mother was a schoolteacher and very, very encouraging. She understood what it meant when I said I wanted to be a writer; both me and my brother wrote.”

“My grandmother was amazing. She completely believed in me and was very encouraging. She would go to the supermarket or the butcher or wherever and tell people, 'My grandson is going to be the next Calvin Klein.'”

“I was very close to my father. At the age of ten I wanted to do plays, and my father was very encouraging. When I applied to different acting schools, he was right there and very supportive.”

“I had some great English teachers. One of my favorite - her name was Linda Janoff - was wonderful and so irreverent and so smart and encouraging.”

“My parents are angels. They've always been encouraging of anything I do. Total support, 100 percent.”

“Nobody in my family has ever been into the field of acting. But I always wanted to be an actor and I thank my parents for being so supportive and encouraging.”

“I've never acted with my father, but we have always connected through music. He has been a great influence musically. He has always been encouraging about my music and is always happy when I sing.”

“My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive.”

“My mother may appear strict but she is quite helpful and encouraging.”

“It's not that an actor needs to be pampered so much as that one needs to provide a nurturing environment that is encouraging.”

“Encouraging the next generation is really where my heart is.”

“The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.”

“In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.”

“Thrilled to be part of this new project Generation Nature and just encouraging kids to change the world.”

“I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really.”

“I've always had this 'carve out your own existence' attitude and I'm always encouraging other people to do this, if they can. Of course not everyone has the choice. I've been lucky.”

“While everyone's purpose may be different, with social media we all have that platform to create the change we want to see in the world, and I spend a lot of time encouraging others to step up and use theirs.”

“Workforce development is a key factor in attracting new businesses and a critical component for encouraging existing firms to expand.”

“We have to start encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and start doing new things. Anything anybody does new, there are a bunch of naysayers.”

“We should be encouraging - not penalizing - folks who want to pursue higher education.”

“I just think we need to keep having open, honest, and encouraging conversations to ensure people are represented across all industries including our TV screens when it comes to diversity.”

“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.”

“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.”

“I'm really excited that 'The Other Woman' did so well at the box office, and I hope that will keep encouraging people to make movies about women, starring women, about female friendships. More. Please.”

“Theater has always been much more fun. You get a laugh, and it's really encouraging.”

“I'm excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices.”

“High-quality early-childhood programs and health coverage have expanded, and the number of mentoring relationships for at-risk youth has risen dramatically. That progress is encouraging, but it's not evenly distributed.”

“Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.”

“Our aim is to get people to enjoy 'Bake Off' at home and for our bakers to enjoy what they are doing. We don't want to catch them out. It's a very happy occasion, and it's about encouraging people to bake at home.”

“I had a great teacher who was really encouraging and said I should go to Central Saint Martins. So I worked my socks off, and I managed to get a place there. It was there that I developed a real love for design.”

“As far as I'm concerned, raising the bar or encouraging kids in large numbers to be interested in science, I can't think of anything I'd rather see happen.”

“I give credit to my mom for inspiring and encouraging me to take sports seriously. She was a professor of biochemistry and at the age of 60 when she retired she started trekking.”