Charles M. Schwab Quotes

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

My mum said to me once years ago, which really spurred me on, 'You're the funniest person I know'. I loved that.

All the appreciation I have been receiving has been very encouraging. It pushes me to do better.

People often say, 'I don't need recognition,' and the truth is they are right. We don't need it. But like healthy food and exercise, life is a whole lot better with it.

People always tell me I'm really inspiring, which is lovely.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.

Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.

Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents.

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

So many people supported me and believed in me. They made it so easy for me to believe in myself, because I didn't want to let them down.

The headmaster asked to read one of my poems at some celebration or other when I was about 10. When I look back, that is phenomenal encouragement.