“You must understand how shameful it is for us that a Muslim would become a Christian. If other people want to join Islam, we encourage and appreciate them. But ours is the complete and final religion. If you leave it, that is like throwing God away.”
“We haven't even started our main push yet, so that is even more encouraging. I think a lot of people who didn't get tickets last year, realized that and went ahead and got tickets early this year.”
“Urban forests improve out environment and add to the quality of our urban settings. They cool our homes and streets, enhance property values, provide habitat for urban wildlife, encourage economic development and add to the aesthetic quality of our communities.”
“I didn't hear specifics as how it relates to how they were going to help the children of the impacted schools transfer or relocate to other schools. One of the things that I would really encourage them to do is have the opportunity to meet with families.”
“We try to encourage all the businesses and industries to take part as well. We can make their pennies go a long way. That is the joy of a small library. With the community all banding together, it all adds up to make a big difference.”
“I'm looking forward to connecting with the students to be able to share my experiences in space. I think it's very important to encourage the youth of today to dream big and let them know that anything is possible through hard work and dedication.”
“For me, it's always defense. I get so excited when I block shots, and I think the team does a great job of encouraging that. If I block a shot, I know I've got a chest bump coming.”
“There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.”
Research highlights a striking link between between encouraging child-raising and class. Half of working-class parents' interactions with their 12-18 month-olds were affirming, versus 80% among the affluent and 20% among those in poverty.
Politics to me was the whining of an old braggart too proud to admit his faults and too vain to try something new. All of their agendas and manifestos were nothing but a lucrative offer to deceive the fools and encourage the clever in deceiving more fools.