Quotes About Mentorship

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

The dyed-in-the-wool teacher takes everything seriously only with respect to his students--himself included.

My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries.

It's the student who makes the teacher, not the other way around.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton

As a sculptor sculpts a statue, an educator educates our future generation. Beauty depends on the creator.

As a teacher, the desire to teach is valuable, but the desire to educate is priceless.

Don't be a leader to dictate, but be a person whom everyone wants to emulate and follow.

Henry Adams: "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

Now more than ever, in this age of violence and confusion, there is an urgent need for parents to take on the role of spiritual teachers to their children.

Teaching others, he corrected himself.

So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20).

So you never know who you are going to touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20) - Denzel Washington, "So that We Might Follow

La meilleure façon de mieux vous-même est d'être en compagnie des meilleurs qui sont mieux que vous. Vous ne devez pas se sentir intimidés par les gens qui sont meilleurs que vous. à la place, vous devez les accueillir dans votre vie et être leurs élèves, dès que possible. La vie est très courte, mais elle est aussi un processus d'apprentissage impliquant l'amélioration continue.

Ma définition d'un leader court et simple: Un leader connaît le chemin, va le chemin, et montre le chemin.

My short and simple definition of a Leader: "A Leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

The Best way to better yourself is to be in the company of the Best who are better than you. You mustn't feel intimidated by the people who are better than you. Instead, you should welcome them in your life and be their student, as soon as practical. Life is very short, but it's also a learning process involving continuous improvement.

Miss Sorrows is a wonderful teacher. She really is so good at this. I'll never be half as good as she is. That's what she keeps telling me. She's magnificent. - NJ

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.

If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.

Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

A true master gives all his knowledge. But only when the student is ready.

One of the most valuable things any person can learn is the art of using the knowledge and experience of others.

Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.