William Barclay Quotes

Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

Nothing else so inspires and heartens people as words of appreciation. You and I may soon forger the words of encouragement and appreciation that we utter now, but the person to whom we have spoken them may treasure them and repeat them to themselves over a lifetime

Never underestimate the power of an encouraging word.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

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.

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

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.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

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

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.

A pat on the back, through only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results.

There are so many Al Anon fans and friends who have shown me wonderful love, prayers, thoughts! I thank everyone for this. It feels great to have wonderful people behind you, pushing and praying for you. Mostly, I don't want to let myself down, but they encourage me not to let them down.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

Encourage those around you. Encourage yourself.

I'm a great believer that you should always tell people they are wonderful, as we're all insecure at heart, especially in our industry.

I compliment people when I see something I really like and tell them, 'That was good. Keep doing what you're doing.' That's as much as advice as you will get out of me.

We can all remember a time when someone encouraged us and made a difference in our lives. It may be just a moment, but this encouragement could last a lifetime.

I got a lot of support from the entire industry, stars like Akshay Kumar. A. R. Rahman told me to keep doing the good work and not get bogged down by anything.

I'm ready to encourage and support people on their journey because I've been encouraged and supported. I just hope I make people proud.

I feel very blessed to have such wonderful cheerleaders and champions of my work.

There's so many kids in the world who are told, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.' Those are all put-downs. I'm all about pick-ups. You have to pick people up and pay it forward.

I love positivity. I'm always saying, 'Well done' - maybe too often, in fact.

The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.