support quotes

If I inspire you, pay for it, period.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

I’m blessed to have such a tight-knit family that we can talk about anything. Whether we talk frequently or not, since we’re on separate ends of the country, there are a lot of moving parts, and we always stay tight and find that center ground that keeps us together.

It is not so much our friends‘ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

Working with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

The vibe in our locker room is real energetic and fun and real personable, I think from Day 1. That gets you through a lot of tough times, where in hard times, it might be common nature for guys to do their own thing and split up and become silent.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you’re not alone.

You learn that there’s no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It’s just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don’t let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember – there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.

The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women’s cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.

I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn’t return. I’ve shared the pain of families who’ve lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who’ve lost their jobs.

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?

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.

Let’s be very clear: Strong men – men who are truly role models – don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any other president since the Second World War.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mighty power and authority of God.

God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them.

General consultant to mankind.

The fame isn’t important to me. It’s a blessing to have. Having so many people that support me, that love me and listen to my music, is beautiful.

Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

I want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He’s given me, for my family who supports me, for the things that basketball’s taught me on and off the court. For the people that I’ve been able to meet through the game of basketball.

It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer’s you are an old fart. That’s how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.

We’re a blip in the existence of the universe, and we’re constantly trying to pull each other down. Not doing things to help each other.

People haven’t always been there for me, but music always has.

They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.

A friend doesn’t go on a diet because you are fat.

All of us are mentors. You’re mentors right here and now. And one of the things I’ve always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.

Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own.

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily… thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn’t always follow what was going on.

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.

I never had a mother. I suppose a mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.

I’m not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.

I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.

My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we’re blood.

We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.

So long as I’m Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you’ve served us – because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home.

Friends applaud, the comedy is over.

There are people who want to make men’s lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance.

You can’t have it all, all at once. Who – man or woman – has it all, all at once? Over my lifespan, I think I have had it all. But in different periods of time, things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.

One thing I just want to say to the military families – while you might not wear a uniform, I know – we all know, the nation knows – that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.

I feel real good because it’s about representing the young world and how to uplift each other and how to push us to be greater and make sure we don’t fall or get trapped or get in trouble, you know what I mean. Stay focused, you know what I mean.

The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it’s so easy to be motivated.

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.