Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward is that as you make new friends and encourage others, the foolish will learn the error of their ways because you did at least show them your teeth.
“We've been encouraging people to vote 'yes' on the referendum, even though the wording on the referendum is obtuse, written by a lawyer. ... But the more 'yes' votes we have, the more pressure we can put on the school board to accept our proposal. That's the way we've been approaching it.”
“You didn't really encourage your kids to shoot it much farther out than that. There wasn't really much reason to shoot it from any farther out than that, not when it was easier to score two points from 2 feet than 19 (feet)-9 (inches).”
“It is our belief that a brief filed by the solicitor general's office supporting the State of Texas -- and the values of judicial restraint -- could well have ... altered the outcome. In sum, this is a case in which our supposed litigation program to encourage judicial restraint did not get off the ground and should have.”
His special gift was the ability to see the essence of a worthwhile suggestion and to relate it to what was already in existence or planned. Then he would encourage and shape the new project, repeatedly redesigning the curriculum so that a new department or course could have a comfortable place in which to grow and offer it benefits.
“Often the authorities have seemed more concerned with encouraging distinctive identities than with promoting common values of nationhood. We should learn lessons from abroad, from the United States, where pride in the nation's values is much more prevalent among minorities than here.”
“I tell the girls that they can't make it if they don't shoot it. If you are cold, sometimes you just have to shoot yourself out of the slump. I encourage them to shoot. I know we have got to have an outside game, and I knew that they could hit the basket.”
When you meet opportunity face to face, there will come all shouts; some are meant to make you miss the chance while others are encouragements from people who are ready to celebrate your winning goal! Whatever it is, you got to strike irrespective of who says what!
Oh I believe in loving cats and dogs and children and parents – sometimes – but I don’t believe in romantic love. Of course, there’s the momentary rush of hormones and chemicals that encourages us to mate, but it’s biology – it’s no more inherently mystical than the nicotine in that cigarette you’re smoking
I encourage you, to take control to take back your power. Make the time and effort to invest in yourself. Self-care and healing. Taking time for stillness and contemplation. Reflect on your own behaviour. Decide what kind of person you want to be and then take the steps to be that person.