I was, on the whole, considerably discouraged by my school days. It was not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the beginning of the race.
I never allow myself to become discouraged under any circumstances. The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work, second, stick-to-ittiveness, third, common sense.
Don't be discouraged if your children reject your advice. Years later they will offer it to their own offspring.
One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters.
God will give you strength when you think you can’t go on. He will give you joy when you should be discouraged. He can make a way when it looks impossible.
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged - keep on - there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.
Writing is such a solitary thing, so its nice, when Im discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction.
If I read or listened to critics of our music. I'd have been discouraged a long time ago.
Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.
Mr. Edison worked endlessly on a problem, using the method of elimination. If a person asked him if he were discouraged because so many attempts proved unavailing, he would say, "No, I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. ".
Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always point me to himself to trust him. Therefore, my discouragement is from Satan. As you go through the emotions that we have, hostility is not from God, bitterness, unforgiveness, all of these are attacks from Satan.
If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because it shows you trust in your own powers.
Don't be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your little candle and step forward.
I'd written Smashed not because I was ambitious and not because writing down my feelings was cathartic (it felt more like playing one's own neurosurgeon sans anesthesia). No. I'd made a habit--and eventually a profession--of memoir because I hail from one of those families where shows of emotions are discouraged.
Being a girl, my parents could have discouraged me from racing. . . but my family has such a passion and so much confidence in me, and that goes a long way.
When I was young, we were quite strongly discouraged from listening to pop music. It was an uncomfortable thing, pop music; I think my parents felt threatened by it. They were always happy when they were listening to Mozart, so if your parents are happy, then you're happy.
Great achievement goes through, not around, discouragement. Is there a roadblock in my way, keeping me from something I want to achieve? Am I discouraged? I understand now that discouragement often precedes achievement. Instead of retreating from the roadblock or seeking a way around it, I will boldly punch a hole through it and continue toward my goal.