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Encourages Quotes

On the nudges that push us forward.

This page focuses on what genuinely encourages people—open cultures that reward experimentation, transparent organizations willing to be evaluated, and even the small, personal ways relationships push us to change. It ties into our wider Growth theme.

We must nurture creative scientists in an environment that encourages interactions and collaborations across different fields, and support research free from weighty bureaucracies.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

The current concept of prom just seems so empty. Teenagers get dressed up to go to a dance at a fancy location. It encourages social inclusion or exclusion based on your ability or inability to snag a date.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me.

Quotes by Will Oldham

We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

Go Quotes

An open-minded and diverse population that readily shares information, encourages experimentation, accepts failure and dispenses with formality and hierarchy is what makes Silicon Valley the successful hub that it is.

Quotes by Vivek Wadhwa

I'm now happily remarried to a good cook, which encourages me to be lazy. I like to think that I'm a new man, but perhaps I'm not. I offset it by doing the ironing, though. She has a small farm...

Quotes by Vince Cable

Irresponsibility is the mark of every European politician who holds out the promise of a better life to immigrants and encourages them to leave everything behind and risk their lives in setting out for Europe.

Quotes by Viktor Orban

Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home.

Quotes by Timothy Murphy

Talk radio is an asset to our nation because it encourages strong and healthy debate about public policy, and there is no reason to affect that debate with government legislation.

Quotes by Tim Walberg

Good Quotes

I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible.

Quotes by Tim Ferriss

As a general rule, Las Vegas sports books take boxing bets only on major fights.The same is true of most Internet gaming sites. Within that framework, not only does boxing allow participants to bet on their own bouts, it sometimes...

Quotes by Thomas Hauser

Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean, even without major spills.

Quotes by Sylvia Earle

Most of all, a good maths education encourages students to embrace difficult problems, not shy away from them. In my opinion, the problem is that most UK secondary schools don’t stretch good mathematicians and therefore fail to turn them into...

Quotes by Simon Singh

The overwhelming number of Democrats... think our trade policy has gone in the wrong direction. They think that our trade policy encourages companies to leave the country. They think our trade policy has caused more and more businesses to outsource.

Quotes by Sherrod Brown

Growth Quotes

It breaks my heart when I see young women swept up in today's celebrity culture that encourages them to give themselves away for the sake of a few likes on social media.

Quotes by Shannon Bream

Anything that encourages a boy to open a book, in a world of more violent and therefore more compelling video games, is something I'm going to pay for.

Quotes by Russell Smith

When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages others, and it creates a counterresponse.

Quotes by Ron Suskind

Anything you do will be an abuse of somebody else's aesthetics. I think you're born an artist or not. I couldn't have learned it. And I hope I never do because knowing more only encourages your limitations.

Quotes by Robert Rauschenberg

Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.

Quotes by Rick Wagoner

Hope Quotes

Capitalism actually encourages morality because capitalism can't function well if people can't trust each other and people aren't honest, if a deal isn't a deal.

Quotes by Rick Santorum

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of encouragement does this collection focus on?
It centers on structural and personal encouragement—open workplace cultures, transparency in organizations, and small everyday nudges from the people around us.
Why do people search for quotes about being encouraged?
Readers often want validation that growth requires support, whether that's institutional openness or a partner's gentle push toward change.
Does this collection mention specific industries?
Yes, one line reflects on why open, experimental cultures made a certain tech hub especially successful.
Are workplace and personal life both represented here?
Yes, alongside organizational culture, there's a candid personal reflection on how a relationship can encourage new habits.
What page pairs well with this one?
For a broader look at development over time, our Growth collection is a strong next stop.

For more on taking the next step, see Go, or browse Hope for quotes about optimism and forward motion.