Quotes About Encouragement To Others

#1. I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that!

Ken Hensley

#2. Those who say in simple surrender 'Yes, Lord,' emerge from the experience spiritually rich, and become a source of grace and encouragement to others who are hurting.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

#3. Giving encouragement to others is a most welcome gift, for the results of it are lifted spirits, increased self-worth, and a hopeful future.

Florence Littauer

#4. Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

Joel Osteen

#5. If only we all knew! By understanding the personalities, we are able to give words of encouragement to others that are sincere and authentic. We can get to know others, love them in the way they need to be loved, and help bring out their very best, at home, or at work.

Rose Sweet

#6. When we are a comfort and encouragement to others, we are sometimes surprised at how it comes back to us many times over.

Billy Graham

#7. You hear more than enough of married people living together miserably. Here is an example to the contrary. Let it be a warning to some of you, and an encouragement to others. In the meantime, I will go on with my story.

Wilkie Collins

#8. May we reach out to one another in love, in faith and in kindness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#9. When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always.

Roy Bennett

#10. With an old head and a young heart, you can be a source of real strength [to others] who need your cheer and encouragement.

Billy Graham

#11. Teaching and writing are separate, but serve/feed one another in so many ways. Writing travels the road inward, teaching, the road out - helping OTHERS move inward - it is an honor to be with others in the spirit of writing and encouragement.

Naomi Shihab Nye

#12. To listen to others quiets and disciplines the mind to listen to God.

Richard J. Foster

#13. The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

Billy Graham

#14. We never gain in life by hurting others. Sometimes we try to elevate our own insecure egos by degrading and belittling those around us. Yet this produces only a false sense of self-esteem.

Billy Graham

#15. In a world full of cynics, critics, and competitors, we get to choose instead to be cheerleaders for others.

Shelley Hendrix

#16. I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends such as Ella Brennan, the queen of the New Orleans's culinary set, and others. This was very flattering to a young man with a dream. I was only 26 years old.

Emeril Lagasse

#17. With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

Nicky Gumbel

#18. You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place.

Criss Jami

#19. I LOVE homeschooling and want others who have been led to do it to love it, too.

Tamara L. Chilver

#20. Encouraging others can be the catalyst to unleashing their greatness.

Rob Liano

#21. We need the encouragement, correction, and loving involvement of others who are willing to risk everything for the sake of the beauty of his bride.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

#22. Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.

Kevin DeYoung

#23. The strong spirit empowers others to be stronger souls.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#24. Seeks to grow and improve oneself through creative activity, freely expressing one's exuberant vitality, and through warm, supportive encouragement of others.

Stephen Arroyo

#25. People are like lights. Some are colored lights and draw attention to themselves. Others are clear lights. They shine on people in around them.

Steve Goodier

#26. When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

Roger Crawford

#27. I admire some people for their brilliance and I respect others for their strength. But I am indebted to those who can rekindle my spirit.

Steve Goodier

#28. Doing what you love, with those you love, is an adventurous type of success. The kind that can not be taken away, often discovered by those who have had much taken away, and saw it as an opportunity to re-access their path, and reset from the crucible of shared and beneficial dreams.

Tom Althouse

#29. How we treat one another matters, and not just in a "it's nice to be nice" kind of way: our behavior contributes to an environment that encourages some opportunities and hinders others.

Clay Shirky

#30. Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.

Rodolfo Costa

#31. You were created to give. You were created to make the lives of others better. Someone needs what you have. Someone needs your love. Someone needs your smile. Someone needs your encouragement and your gifts.

Joel Osteen

#32. My entire life, I've never been able to understand the concept of not being happy or excited when others were successful or had something good happen to them. It quite honestly is a concept that I cannot grasp.

Dan Pearce

#33. When you face discouragement, you can do one of two things, and the one you choose will color your perspective. You can look at others to place the blame, or you can look at yourself to discover your opportunities. The choice is yours.

John C. Maxwell

#34. Let go of a need for personal recognition. Heap kudos on others and they'll perform even better next time. Leaders are only as good as those who follow them and followers are at their best when leaders are quick to give credit for successes.

Steve Goodier

#35. There are some certain things in life we know it for sure but we need to hear it from others .. !

Anonymous Young Girl

#36. Inspirational and will challenge readers to get involved in the lives of others to make a difference. Thank you for sharing your wonderful insight and encouragement.

Mary Fallin

#37. God created us to thrive on encouragement from others

Willie Robertson

#38. God uses people to help others. I only pray my faith is strong enough to get me through what I have to face.

Jennifer Hudson Taylor

#39. Be generous with praise and kind words of encouragement. Say "thank you" when someone helps you. Make colleagues feel welcome when they call or stop to talk with you. If you let others know that they are appreciated, they'll want to give you their best.

Del Suggs

#40. You can always lie to others and hide your actions from them ... but you can not fool yourself

Abraham Lincoln

#41. Here is little habit that can make a big difference. Send sunbeams. Intentionally send a word of encouragement or appreciation every day to one person.

Steve Goodier

#42. Do not allow the opinions of others to oppress you.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#43. May our eyes focus rightly on Christ ... before the need to please others, before church, and before the busyness of Christian life. Those things will surely have their place, but they will be most valuable if put in their proper position.

Traci LaRussa

#44. 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.)

Claire Gillian

#45. Walk away from gossip and verbal defamation. Speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same.

Steve Maraboli

#46. You are the only one who can make it happen for you. Others can support and encourage you, but you have to find the energy within in order to step into the center of your own life and take charge.

Lynda Field

#47. We, more than others, should carry jumper and tow cables not only in our cars, but also in our hearts, by which means we can send the needed boost or charge of encouragement or the added momentum to mortal neighbors.

Neal A. Maxwell

#48. To go about your work with pleasure, to greet others with a word of encouragement, to be happy in the present and confident in the future; this is to have achieved some measure of success in living.

Edwin Osgood Grover

#49. Encouragement and hope are the two most powerful qualities any person can provide to others.

Zig Ziglar