Quotes about the Power of Encouragement

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“It's amazing what a little encouragement can do.” - Winnie Harlow
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“Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.” - Anatole France
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“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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“When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.” - Zig Ziglar


“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.” - Robert Collier
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“If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.” - John C. Maxwell
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“Encouragement helps you to go one step more, become better.” - Hubert de Givenchy
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“I've learned that positive thinking and encouragement are essential for leadership and progress.” - Richard M. DeVos
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“The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.” - Charles M. Schwab
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“The amazing thing about love and attention and encouragement and grace and success and joy is that these things are infinite. We get a new supply every single morning, and so we can give it away all day.” - Glennon Doyle Melton
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“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” - Unknown
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“Helping others, encouraging others, are often acts of kindness that have more meaning than you may realize.” - Catherine Pulsifer
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“Imagine if every young child will be helped to discover their interest at a young age and encouraged to pursue it, how different our world will be.” - Sunday Adelaja
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“Encouragement is like a pebble thrown into water.” - David Jeremiah
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“Encouragement to others is something everyone can give.” - Joel Osteen
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"It is important to surround yourself with people who lift you up, encourage you, share your vision and inspire you." - Les Brown
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“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble.” - Yehuda Berg
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“A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.” - John C. Maxwell
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“If you have a word of encouragement, you can do anything.” - Hilton Als
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“My advice for parents is to support your children, make sure they are having fun. Support them and be there for them. Give them encouragement and make it a life lesson that along the way they are learning to make good decisions and do the right thing.” - Archie Manning
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“Sometimes the best encouragement in the world is challenging someone to do more than they think they can do.” ~ W. Brett Wilson
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“When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts.” - Wilferd Peterson
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“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” - Anonymous
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The DayStarter Quotes I have been sharing during the 2021-2022 school year are all based on a monthly theme that supports our school year's focus on "BrighterTogether. There is great power in working together where Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM!)

Day Starter Quote Collections in this series:

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