Gerald R. Ford Quotes

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage.

If someone is having a bad day, I find you can change it pretty quick by just showing that you care.

Not everybody responds to yelling at 'em or jumping all over 'em. Sometimes you need to put your arm around somebody and encourage them.

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.

Randy said I could call him for anything, Paula said that she loved me and said how much of a star I was. Simon was like, keep up the good work and I'll have nothing to worry about.

If, when you charged a person with his faults, you credited him with his virtues too, you would probably like everybody.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

I'm not looking for sympathy at all.

By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

I had a woman breakdown and cry when she met me which was difficult to deal with because immediately when someone starts to cry, you want to comfort them, you know, 'Poor thing.' I comforted her. I tried to make her feel better.

A little help is better than a lot of pity.

When bad things happen he’s the consoler in chief. When good things happen, he’s the celebrator in chief.

Sometimes things happen in life, and you kind of need a friend.

You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you. Do you need anything?' If you can get somebody like that, you can make it, no question about it. You can make it.

It would be good to rely on the man during my most tired moments. The best is if he will listen to my stories when I am stressed.

Do not miss a single chance - not one single opportunity - to tell someone how wonderful they are, how special they are, how important to you they are, how incredible as a person they are, how beautiful they are inside and out. Do not miss a single opening in which to insert such a comment, genuinely felt and genuinely meant.

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

Look, are you just fiddling around with me or what?" "I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people o die embarrassed.