Black Girls… Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does! Sometimes in life, you won’t always get the encouragement and support that you desire, but don’t allow that to stop you from accomplishing YOUR dreams. You’ve got to learn how to encourage yourself and be happy for yourself in spite of. Everybody won’t be happy for you, and that’s okay. Be happy for yourself and always see the best in yourself! Do it for YOU. Don’t focus on the negative. Negativity is only a distraction. Stay the course and stay focused! Be encouraged and do GREAT things. You’ve got this!

“He's on his way. We're just so encouraged. Wow. We feel like he has jumped over a major hurdle.”

“Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.”

“It will affect the entire natural gas picture in the entire West. Any new (gas) supply is good news. So, therefore, we're encouraged.”

“You can draw a pretty strong conclusion that better availability and cheaper child care would certainly encourage more women to work.”

“The city isn't obligated to permit an event on a public street that encourages the vandalism of subway cars in the name of selling T-shirts and video games.”

“It was pretty obvious we need to use that space, ... Hopefully, we're going to get into a wait-list situation soon. The numbers are very encouraging.”

“I am very encouraged by the direction of our relay swimming. At the NCAA Championships, relays are double points and it's huge. These girls are getting it.”

“We specialized it to run employee contests in the stores. We encouraged employees to go through the warehouse to find good items for sale on eBay.”

“We destroy the love of learning in children, which is so strong when they are small, by encouraging and compelling them to work for petty and contemptible rewards.”