“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”
Roy Croft
(1907-1973); Poet. Exerpt From Love
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“Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.”
Christian D. Larson
New Thought Leader
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“...there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.”
Mary  Barnett Gilson
(1877-1959); Economist, Educator
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“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832); Philosopher, Scientist, Author
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“If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.”
Haim Ginott
(1922-1973); Educator, Psychologist, Psychotherapist
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“You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.”
Dale Carnegie
(1888-1955); Motivational Author
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“The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.”
James Madison
(1751-1836); 4th U.S. President
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“If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.”
Barbara Bush
(born 1925); Wife Of The 41st President Of The United States
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“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]
(1835-1910); Author, Humorist
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“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.”
Anonymous 

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“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.”
Jerome P. Fleishman

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“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, Make Me Feel Important. Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.”
Mary Kay Ash
(1908-2001); Entrepreneur
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“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.”
Jim Stovall
Olympic Weightlifter, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur
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“If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.”
Chinese Proverb

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“It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.”
Harvey S. Firestone
(1868-1938); Founder Of Firestone Tire And Rubber Company
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“When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832); Philosopher, Scientist, Author
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“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832); Philosopher, Scientist, Author
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“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”
Buddha 

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“Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement.”
George Burton Adams
(1851-1925); Educator, Historian
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“When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on [all] the faces surrounding him.”
Albert Camus
(1913-1960); Author, Playwright, Philosopher
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“Inspire and bring joy to all those you touch.”
Rod Williams
Musician
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“Find the good—and praise it.”
Alex Haley
(1921-1992); Author
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“Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.”
Elizabeth Harrison
(1897-1955); Investor, Author
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“Good words bring good feelings to the heart. Speak with kindness, always. ”
Rod Williams
Musician
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“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.”
Ovid 
(43-18); Roman Poet
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“Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.”
Lady Bird Johnson
(1912-2007); U.S. First Lady (1963 1969)
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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
Mother Teresa
(1910-1997); Founder Of The Missionaries Of Charity
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“Four Very Powerful Words to Say to Your Child: I BELIEVE IN YOU.”
Kevin Heath
More4kids Inc. Ceo
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