Quotes About Mentorship

Put me in any city, I'll end up doing something with kids. That's the time of your life when it's pure fun.

Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up. And having to stand by and watch was part of being a mentor.

A father is a thousand schoolmasters.

All my life I wanted somebody who knew more than I did to tell me the truth.

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've learned about life in the past seven years - was taught to me by Robert Altman

My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.

He had brought out the man in Alec, and now it was Alec's turn to bring out the hero in him

Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.

It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.

You gotta have a swine to show you where the truffles are.

I am pleased and reassured by the fact that a lot of younger playwrights seem to pay me some attention and gain some nourishment from what I do.

If thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.

An older sister helps one remain half child, half woman.

What good is having someone who can walk on water if you don't follow in his footsteps?

To learn about eye protection, ask someone who has one.

She would have been no help to an ambitious young man's career

For as far as I can cast my mind back into times gone by, as far as I can recollect the earliest years of my boyhood, the picture of the past that takes shape reveals that it was [Archias] who first inspired my determination to embark on these studies, and who started me on their methodical pursuit.

The only real training for leadership is leadership.

Busquets is a great player. I have many things to learn from him: how he shapes the game from the back, his positioning, the balance he provided in the midfielder.

Looking back, I clearly understand that seeing a 'chain of command' approach in my house was a positive thing for me. My father provided a strong point of view on life and was a leader. Boys, especially, need that.

Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.

All great directors - however, they do it - make you want to be good. I hope I do it. It's like being a parent, a psychiatrist, a disciplinarian and a friend.

Mourinho is a great coach. He has told me he believes in me, both in person but also publicly.

Several elementary school teachers had described me as a 'future authoress or poetess.' Mother took me to meet Chicago's leading black librarian, who published a poem of mine in the magazine she edited for Negro children.