“Test-tube technology gives them another chance to have a baby. But we are not encouraging women to put off their conception for too long.”

“It's very good news for our region, even better than we expected. We're really encouraged by what we've seen.”

“The initial results of this phase I/II study in RA are very encouraging. We are looking forward to the ongoing development of HuMax-CD20 in RA.”

“As we face tougher comparisons in the second half of this year, it is unlikely we will sustain this level of performance, ... Yet, the underlying trends are very encouraging.”

“I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.”

“The market was encouraged by follow-through interest after yesterday's rebound, as well as the recent strong performance of Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks.”

“Going into the year, our No. 1 challenge was to improve sales trends at Taco Bell and KFC, and I am encouraged by progress at both brands,”

It is easy to tell confidence from pride. Confidence lifts, encourages, helps, and is full of gratitude. Pride demeans, mocks, destroys, and is bitter and resentful.

I have never met a person who didn’t have problems of some kind. This is why we need one another’s encouragement.

The benefit of such horizontal interactions - people sharing knowledge across fields - is that it encourages conceptual blending, which is an extremely important part of the insight process.