Discouragers Quotes & Sayings

Does a chicken have lips? — John Sandford

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on. — Padma Lakshmi

Lead, follow - what difference does it make? It's all a choice. There's no escape in blame, no comfort in shirking responsibility. We all make choices. We must all face the consequences of those choices. — Wayne Thomas Batson

One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement ... It is easy to laugh at men's ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word. — William Barclay

I always like to know what I'm doing, but there are times when nobody will tell me. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Love is the blind revelation of arrogance. — Lionel Suggs

Only the holy man needs preaching. — Chris Galford

No wires tender even as nerves
can transmit the impact of
our seasons, our catastrophes
while we are closed inside them — Margaret Atwood

I think that's becoming the key to where the whole idea of art and culture are going nowadays anyway, is the idea of curation. Knowing what you like. That's sort of the future right now. Molding something, whether it be a roster on a label, or your blog, or a song, or your DJ set. — A-Trak

A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know. — Criss Jami

I live by the sea in Australia and the weather of course is glorious all year round. — Anna Torv

A prayer is a chat with thy God. — Toba Beta

The term "godawful" should be used sparingly in connection with motion pictures. With Angels & Demons , however, it seems oddly appropriate. Not only does this prequel-turned-sequel to The Da Vinci Code make its predecessor seem like a masterwork of pacing and plotting, but it may represent a nadir for director Ron Howard and is probably the worst instance of acting from star Tom Hanks since back in the days when he was struggling out from under the shadow of Bosom Buddies . — James Berardinelli

Humanity will destroy itself, body and soul, before it will learn a simple lesson. — Dan Wells

In the late 1980s, Soviets were allowed to keep the wealth they created by raising vegetables on their garden plots. Although these plots composed only about 2% of the agricultural lands in the Soviet Union, they produced 25% of the food! When Soviets kept the wealth they created, they produced almost 16 times more than when it was taken from them at gunpoint, if necessary! — Mary Ruwart