Quotes About Mentorship

Albert Einstein had Max Talmud, his first mentor. It was Max who introduced a ten-year-old Einstein to key texts in math, science, and philosophy. Max took one meal a week with the Einstein family for six years while guiding young Albert. No one is self-made.

Dale is the man who mentored Audrey Saunders, who went on to open The Pegu Club in New York—one of the world's most renowned craft cocktail bars. Audrey has given birth to such delicious potions as the Gin-Gin Mule and the Old Cuban, both cocktails that have become global phenomena. DeGroff and Saunders have a lot to answer for.

20If you want to grow in wisdom, spend time with the wise. Walk with the wicked and you'll eventually become just like them.

Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.

Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organisation that conquered the world.

The primary purpose of coaching young athletes is to use sport to teach them to become better people.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Teachers should take advantage of every opportunity to observe and learn from other teachers. Because the perfect teacher does not exist, every teacher has something to learn and improve in their teaching. An essential part of this learning is watching other teachers teach.

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.

When the student is ready, the master appears.

Being beaten by your student was the ultimate victory, for a teacher.

When I was a young man, I worked at the Boys and Girls Club in St. Louis, Missouri, and another boys club called Matthews-Dickey.

I've got a lot of time and respect for Arsene, and I think he developed me into a good young man as well, and I'm very thankful for that.

There are a lot of people who have the same fears and problems I had as a young man growing up. You read about it all the time. If you can help someone in some way, terrific.

To be able to look a young man in his eyes and believe in him and trust him and push him to be better, I get more out of that than scoring 3-pointers in general.

By deciding to live our lives based on solid values and unwavering truth, we can leave a legacy for the young men and boys who want nothing more than to follow in our footsteps.

There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys.

I'm a dad; I started a program for young men when my first child was born.

I don't use the word 'rookie' because it just doesn't sound right. Little things go a long way and make a big difference for these young men who are trying to stay and establish themselves in the league. If we can help them out in any way, then that's great.

With my first book, 'A Letter to a Young Brother,' I figured it would be my only book I was ever going to write. What happened with that is a lot of young men would reach out to me.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

We have so many young men, especially, who are growing up without their dads. We have to fill that void. We have to do a better job helping young people see what it means to be a man, what it means to be a woman. And then, somehow, we have to put that family structure back together.