"Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat."

"You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it."

"The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it."

"Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots."

"She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book."

"We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself."

"We want to encourage people to talk to one another."

"We hope to encourage George and Charlotte to speak about their feelings, and to give them the tools and sensitivity to be supportive peers to their friends as they get older."

"If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help."

"I'm drawn toward filmmakers who have a very distinctive voice. I really appreciate people who push themselves and, therefore, push the medium forward."

Even the demons are encouraged when their chief is "not lost in loss itself.

Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us, when we’re practically showered with them.

“Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.” 

“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” 

I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think is the right thing, I will not do it.

“There is a healthier self within each of us, just wating for encouragement” 

Courageous men never lose the zest for living even though their life situation is zestless; cowardly men, overwhelmed by the uncertainties of life, lose the will to live.

The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market opportunities - that's something that appropriately ought to be done.