“While it may be reasonable to expect that prices will, in due course, ease from the exceptional levels of recent months, I have little doubt they will remain above their long-run averages for a number of years. As a consequence, the outlook for 2006 is very encouraging.”
“My 16-year-old brother does the graphics. And my parents have started to help out a lot more now that I'm in college. Even my 6-year-old brother offers me moral support and encouragement.”
“From about second grade through high school, being popular becomes important to many children, but friendship is the thing that endures. While not being in the 'in crowd' might seem devastating, encourage your child to simply make good friends.”
“What we do in government now affects the future of 18- to 30-year-olds, yet few vote and most people don't understand them, ... I like to encourage their participation in government, and I like to hear their take on issues.”
“It comes with the work and help of my teammates. I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for my teammates. They push me, encourage me. Without my teammates, I probably wouldn't have gotten any of those awards.”
“Our goal was to look for ways to increase the average exercise regimen, and we found being responsible for a pet, such as committing to walk a loaner dog, encouraged people who did not own dogs to walk more often and for longer periods of time.”
Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do or achieve. Do what you want to do and be who you want to be. Just encourage and include each other, don’t ostracize the gender in front of you.
A friend drops their plans when you're in trouble, shares joy in your accomplishments, feels sad when you're in pain. A friend encourages your dreams and offers advice--but when you don't follow it, they still respect and love you.
Encouragement from any source is like a drop of rain upon a parched desert. Thanks to all the many others who rained on me when I needed it, and even when I foolishly thought I didn't.(acknowledgements in The P.U.R.E.)
No parent is perfect we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.