Chanel West Coast Quotes

I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.

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

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.

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

Obviously, you have to find the confidence within yourself to pursue your ideas, but there's nothing wrong with having people around you who are going to say, 'I think that's a great idea,' or, 'I think you're doing the right thing.'

But it's always nice to get some compliments, and when you are in a hard situation, it gives you motivation to come back and to prove what the people are saying.

All I need as payment is a smile. That just really pushes me forward so that I'm always capturing the next opportunity to develop myself.

We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly and angrily.

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.

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

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

My dad's great. He's my biggest supporter. He's always told me that whatever I choose to do, I can do it. I just gotta put my mind to it.

It's nice when they say I inspire them, it inspires me.

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.

My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

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.

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

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

I like the encouragement I get from doing new things. I like to feel scared or challenged in the hope that I can pull it off. That little bit of fear creates an energy that I can channel into the performance.

When you look better, you feel better. That keeps me motivated.

After 'Superstar,' I was encouraged. I felt audiences wanted to be challenged.

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.

When I look back, I think I must have been hugely motivated. I would have loved for somebody to say, 'You go for it!' I just didn't have that.