Quotes About Mentorship

I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting money. A lot of older jazz guys looked out for me and found me gigs and places to stay.

I always felt I needed to teach to survive.

I am a product of an amalgamation of different teachers. If it was just one teacher, even just my father, I would be half the player that I am today.

If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.

I try to not to step on any coach's toes as far as what I'm telling the young guys or what I'm trying to give them.

I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes.

Nayeon always makes me laugh, and she is so funny when we are together. She is older than me, and she really is like an older sister. She cares about me a lot, and always gives me advice on my problems. She is an awesome sister!

And Evie was the grown-up now. She was in the line of grown-ups behind the child.

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.

You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

To be great at something, you must look to the great ones of the past and improve on the ideas and techniques that they started. I was motivated to do better—to improve on the ideas of others.

It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.

I'm no one you want to learn from.

I've still got my hands full training those giggling idiots out of every bad habit they picked up from you and replacing them with the bad habits I need.

When you see yourself as a discipler, you will rethink how you preach, what you preach, and why you preach.

I spend a lot of time talking to young and emerging producers on Twitter, feeding back thoughts and encouraging them.

I want to be involved with young people in some way. Teenagers. Because that's the most vulnerable time. I have a fantasy of becoming a teacher one day.

I mean, every single time I was there with Mahesh, I just tried to learn something of his game, because he's, you know, one of the best doubles players that's been around ever.

I had a great editor, Rebecca Corbett, from the time I was a city reporter right through to the years I worked on the 'Sun's' enterprise reporting team.

I have a lot of time for young people.

I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to people.

I've been the head of the photography program at Bard College for over 30 years, and I take that as seriously as I do my photography. My time is devoted to that too.

Our success multiplies each time we lead someone else to success.

Haymitch in my head full-time. Horrifying