Quotes on Encouraging

My third day playing saxophone, I was in front of a congregation. I still didn't know the names of all the notes. I was playing by ear, following along, but it was such an encouraging environment, I couldn't fail. It was all, 'Yeah baby, you sound real good' no matter what you play. It was a great way to learn.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

I love being a mother. I think it's the best thing I've ever done, and I personally feel that it's had a very positive effect on my work. I think it's an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

What one has to do usually can be done.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don't need a lot of talent.

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.