“We recognize the important role and effort the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is making, not only among the children in our state but in the communities where we live, to encourage everyone to take action and live a healthier lifestyle. We applaud and support their efforts and also want to encourage children and youth to get active and reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.”

“People can get out of the homosexual lifestyle; those people exist. I spoke at their convention just a few weeks ago. There were hundreds of them, now happily married, now with families of their own. I will encourage anybody I can to get out of a destructive lifestyle. And, I don't believe a healthy society can endorse it, subsidize it, or encourage it.”

Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance.

“These buyers and their thirst for the information contained in detailed phone billing records resulted in the market and the cash flow that fed and encouraged the online sale of phone records.”

“The Hilton Prize was established in 1996 to call attention to organizations that are effective and innovative leaders in addressing humanitarian needs and to encourage others to contribute to their good work,”

“We will certainly be encouraging citizens to adopt a policy of removing them individually if they have any signs of infestation or if they have any diseases or look bad.”

“We are encouraged by the better-than-expected (comparable-store sales) ... but we note that high promotional activity will likely continue to pressure merchandise margins.”

“There have been more surprises on the upside than the downside, and the outlook statements have been encouraging enough to at least convince investors to stay in the market.”

“Texas Instruments is hitting a new high and that's always encouraging. There are these points of light that are stimulating interest in technology, and it's a developing trend that's positive.”

“I tried to give my all. My teammates were encouraging me and I got hot, so I just kept shooting.”