“In our relations with Russia you need to be patient and avoid provocations, but if events like the recent ones take place, you have to tell the truth -- cowardice is only an encouragement.”

“They were very encouraging to each other. She'd give him back rubs. They both complimented each other. And they were great because they each really wanted to win,”

“We wanted to encourage that type of innovation because we know a lot of the great things we can do with maps, but we certainly can't think of all of them.”

“[The intelligence breakdowns that contributed to failure in preventing the Sept. 11 attacks and in assessing Iraq's pre-war weapons arsenal] would encourage me, if anything, ... They need more help.”

“[Some critics have argued that the training effort is too little and too late.] That RSVP program is putting lipstick on a pig, ... The problem is a leadership that encourages the evangelicals and tolerates bias.”

“While overall brand results are mixed, I am encouraged by the durability and potential of some of our major brands, given our inconsistent and relatively low marketing investments.”

“This will encourage more to visit the county and to purchase more of our wonderful food and drink products when they are with us and equally importantly when they go back to their homes and tell their friends.”

“This really gives no hope to anybody in Germany for political mobilization. Germans would like one idea, one phrase, one catchword to encourage them. This is the lowest common denominator.”

“I'm certainly going to encourage people to keep going to meetings and calling their councilors with their concerns and questions to make sure we get the best project we can get.”

“It's the first time I've been given reason to hope we can reverse the losses. The work is ahead, but just getting to this point ... is to me inspiring and extraordinarily encouraging.”