#encourage

We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#helps #must #neutrality #never #oppressor

Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition. ↗

— Charles Williams

#charitable #contrition #encourage #every #exhibit

Soft addictions are an alluring, seductive aspect of our culture - they are easy to attain and socially acceptable, they are even encouraged in many cases. Yet they are lethal to the spirit. ↗

— Judith Wright

#addictions #alluring #aspect #attain #cases

Often we women are risk averse. I needed the push. Now, more than ever, young women need more seasoned women to provide that encouragement, to take a risk, to go for it. Once a glass ceiling is broken, it stays broken. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#broken #ceiling #encouragement #ever #glass

A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. ↗

— Criss Jami

#compelling #consideration #constructive-criticism #demean #demeaning

She smiled thoughtfully. “I think Jackson was like a lost puppy. He needed purpose, someone to believe in him and love him despite his bullshit. But he didn’t have that, so he just went around humping everyone’s leg and peeing everywhere. Then you came along and he thought he found that owner that would give him that purpose—something that would make him feel needed—but you chose the fancy pet store puppy instead, so he went back to peeing on everything and destroying all the furniture.” “Um, Whit...is there a point to this?” “We all need someone to believe in us. It helps us see our full potential. You were that someone to believe in him. I think he’ll be a new man because of it.” “So you’re saying I rescued a lost puppy, and now he’ll become a topnotch show dog because I’m just so amazing?” “Exactly.” “You have such an eloquent way with words.” “No shit, right?” “Precisely.” -Emma and Whitney ↗

— Rachael Wade

#encouragement #love #support #love

We are all in the process of becoming, the QUESTION is WHAT? ↗

— Mickey Tumlin

#inspirational #inspirational

Till we recognize what’s sick and messed up about ourselves this world is gonna stay sick and messed up. ↗

— Lacey Sturm

#flyleaf #improvement #inspirational #mosley #nicole

Say NO to negativity and say YES to positivity. Negativity has no place in your life. ↗

— Stephanie Lahart

#positive-thinking #attitude

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

#optimism #positive-attitude #positive-thinking #success #attitude