Kevin DeYoung Quotes

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

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

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

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.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that's not in me. I want to lift people up.

I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

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.

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

People are too quick to criticize and condemn. We've got to be more positive.

I never let anyone lose their self-respect and make them wait in my office, or hurt them with my words, thoughts or actions. I give my e-mail address to anyone who seeks me out. I ask them to send me their work, and if I like it, I give them an opportunity.

You don't criticize or critique your teammates if they're having a hard time. You try to encourage them just like you hope that they'll encourage you.

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.

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

You get ideas across better through listening and the pat-on-the-back method than you do with a kick on the pants.

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.

Encouragement and hope are the two most powerful qualities any person can provide to others.

I think it's always important to give immediate positive reinforcement.

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

There's good in everybody. Boost. Don't knock.

It's always nice to get good feedback, and a bit of encouragement can go a long way.