America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most, had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.

I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer, because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong.

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.

Only selfless service can encourage a person to reach the higher state of humanity.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor Which rests wholly upon yourself. So to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

Charity does not mean that the land should be full of beggars. We can provide some support and means for the beggars but provide food clothing and other conveniences in such a way that you are not encouraging laziness and begging.

See in everyone the Lord Himself moving in that form. Do not talk evil of others, see only good in them. Welcome every chance to help others to console others and to encourage others along the spiritual path.

Flatter me and I may not believe you. Criticize me and I may not like you. Ignore me and I may not forgive you. Encourage me and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

I have always been one to encourage perseverance.

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

So we know that it's not enough for us to simply encourage more people to study abroad. We also need to make sure that they can actually afford it.

The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals good bad and otherwise.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less and because numbness encourages laziness you do fewer things good or bad and the world's probably a better place for it.

The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy.

I don't encourage people to choose any sort of sexuality.

I've always been - you know my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I'm just being who God made me to be.

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.

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.

If you lift the hand to serve to help to console to encourage another man you are lifting it for God because in every man is God.

In South Africa we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world who through the use of non-violent means such as boycotts and divestment encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

When we all walked in you could feel their spirits being uplifted like they felt very encouraged and happy that we were there. It was just real cool to see that. To be able to go back (to New Orleans) play a game there and be able to uplift them again that's special.

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged not coerced to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

It is the whole environment that is created in the doctor-patient relationship in that it is not really permissive on either side ... Neither side is encouraging the other to talk about it.

You have to learn to understand your partner to be tolerant sympathetic encouraging. Those are skills that are not bad to have in life.

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive create or produce but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves their perceptions and emotions and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

Excellence encourages one about life generally, it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Women encourage men to be childish then scold them.

Devotional singing induces in you a desire for experiencing the truth, to glimpse the beauty that is God, to taste the bliss that is the Self. It encourages man to dive into himself and be genuinely his real Self.

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

There's something about Marxism that brings out warts, the only kind of growth this economic system encourages.

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars conquer the deserts eradicate disease tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce.

The spirited horse which will try to win the race of its own accord will run even faster if encouraged.

Correction does much but encouragement does more.

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.

There is something more - the spirit or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our minds. And mercy and identity.

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame they kill, or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.

[If] Corporate America is serious about reforming itself CEO pay remains the acid test ... The results aren't encouraging.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can encourages it.

It's an encouraging game ... The fact that I can shoot the ball horrendously and we can still have an opportunity to win the game is encouraging.