Quotes About Mentorship

Every child I know who overcame long odds and grew into a responsible adult can point to an adult who stepped into his or her life as a FRIEND, a MENTOR, and a GUIDE.

I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

Keep the weeds of negative influence from your life. 'Farm' the seeds of constructive influence.

Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.

The sweetest path of life leads through the avenues of learning, and whoever can open up the way for another, ought, so far, to be esteemed a benefactor to mankind.

Even though Margot is only two years older than me, I look up to her more than anybody.

He was Pinocchio to my Gepetto.

At his parents' graves] I've brought a young man -- a boy, actually -- to stay at the house. He's … lost his parents at roughly the same age that I … That I lost you. I don't know what will happen. I don't see myself as any sort of father figure. But … I think I can make a difference in his life.

For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress -- to the future.

Some writers are only born to help another writer write one sentence.

Qué va, the boy said. There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you. Thank you. You make me happy. I hope no fish will come along so great that he will prove us wrong. There is no such fish if you are still strong as you say. I may not be as strong as I think, the old man said. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.

You had to suffer shipwreck through your own efforts before you were ready to seize the lifebelt he threw you. Believe me, I know from my own experience that the Master knows you and each of his pupils much better than we know ourselves. He reads in the souls of his pupils more than they care to admit.

Nesses estúdios decorria muita colaboração; conta-nos Vasari que quando, certo dia, Leonardo pintou um anjo numa obra de Verrocchio e se saiu melhor que o mestre, Verrocchio desistiu pura e simplesmente do pincel e deixou de pintar. Já fora ultrapassado.

To become somebody,first you need to be under somebodie's supervision.

Undoubtedly from training with the dueling cane. Thanks, Dad. Really great parenting there.

The role of the manager here is also clear: it is that of the coach. First, an ideal coach takes no personal credit for the success of his team, and because of that his players trust him. Second, he is tough on his team. By being critical, he tries to get the best performance his team members can provide. Third, a good coach was likely a good player himself at one time. And having played the game well, he also understands it well.

By elevating someone, we are, in effect, creating role models for others in our organization.

Find a person who is as successful as you'd like to be, ask them what to do, do it and work hard.

How would you create a fortune?' and the first step would be to serve others. I would put myself in a position, by serving others, to be around people who could help me, guide me, and share their wisdom and experience with me.

Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great.

the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

You may be good. You may even be better than everyone esle. But without a coach you will never be as good as you could be.

That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world.