“Sometimes we get none and sometimes we get a lot. We encourage it every month. We always let people know they can talk to the commission.”

“I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.”

“The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.”

“We should also support laid-off workers in seeking new jobs on their own, and encourage them to become self-employed or to work in private sectors of the economy,”

“I was there before the second plane hit [the World Trade Center] and I will speak about what happened, my experience there, and just encourage people that they be ready for eternity.”

“People talk differently today than the way they used to. Only by allowing communication companies to compete freely in the state can we encourage more consumer choice.”

“Our philosophy is that we want to keep our roads clean and safe, and to do that we want to encourage people to have a safe location where they can mourn.”

“I was very encouraged with the power in the second game. Nick had a couple of nice hits in game two and did a nice job at third base defensively for us.”

“He gave me a lot of encouragement as a young man, as a baseball pitcher, and he has stayed in touch with me over the years up until the present time.”

“I think they leave here encouraged. I think they leave here excited about their faith in Jesus Christ. And I think they just leave here energized.”