Owen Wister Quotes

I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.

That's what I like to do: bring out the best in people.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.

Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.

People pay to see others believe in themselves.

If we treat people as who they can become, they will be inspired to rise to the level of our expectations.

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

Most projects that I've done are really not about the project. They're about what's going on inside and around, that journey that we're all on, and what I can do to help that journey further itself and be of encouragement to somebody.

Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?

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.

To bring out the best in someone, you really have to push them.

The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.

People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

I'm really blessed with the people in my life who keep me on track and keep pushing me forward.

He's a better person when she's around, and isn't that what friends are for, to raise you up and keep you at your best?

I think we want to be around people that kind of push us and inspire us and maybe teach us.

Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier

Be a people builder. Look for opportunities to encourage others to bring out the best in them.

There's a world of difference between insisting on someone's doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

I don't have it in my heart to condemn people. I'm here to encourage them. I see myself more as a coach, as a motivator to help them experience the life God has for us.