George W. Bush Quotes

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

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.

You pick out the big men! I’ll make them brave!”

Giving the gift of courage is contagious.

Courage breeds leadership.

It's awesome for your coach to trust you and have confidence in you.

Everybody needs encouragement, even when things are going well.

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

Action conquers fear.

I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.

Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.

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.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

I say things other people wish they could say. I don't pick on people - I empower them.

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

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

Enthusiasm will steady the heart and strengthen the will; it will give force to the thought and nerve to the hand until what was only a possibility becomes a reality.

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

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