#encouraged

I was very lucky to have a mother who encouraged me to become a poet. ↗

— Philip Levine

#encouraged #i #lucky #me #mother

Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#come #encouraged #even #ever #fruition

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people. ↗

— Wilma Mankiller

#consider #decisions #encouraged #future #generations

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think. ↗

— Holly Near

#encouraged #get #how #learn #life

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. ↗

— Ovid

#encouraged #even #faster #horse #own

When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable. ↗

— Benjamin Spock

#become #competitive #disagreeable #encouraged #many

I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#argentina #being #chile #elected #encouraged

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies. ↗

— Wilbur Wright

#believed #encouraged #fact #flying #great

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #apartheid #around #corporate #could

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies - assaults which the president himself has sometimes directly encouraged. ↗

— Paul Begala

#against #assaults #attacks #blind #blind eye