Mentor Quotes - Page 21

• I've got a reason for running. I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America. It's part of the renewal. It's reform and renewal. Part of the renewal is a set of high standards and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors. I worry. I'm very worried about, you know, the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him. I really worry about that.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Children, Humor

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

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• One thing I'd do was put a great writer's book beside the typewriter and... type out a beautiful and moving paragraph... and see those sentences rising up... and... think, 'Someday maybe I can write like that....' It was like a dream of possibilities for my own self. And maybe I began to know that there was no other way for the sentence... to... arouse the same feeling. The someone writing whose words were rising from the typewriter became like a mentor for me.... You shouldn't do it more than a few times because you must get on with your own work.

  Gina Berriault

  Beautiful, Dream, Moving

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• I'm just blessed that I was able to have guys around me that had some of the same goals. The man above gave me a gift and he gave me friends and a mentor that can help me reach my goal and reach my potential. And we all had the same goal, so it wasn't hard for us to get, you know, off track because we all wanted the same thing.

  LeBron James

  Blessed, Men, Goal

  "Lebron James: 'More Than A Game' - Part II". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. October 15, 2009.

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• I certainly identify with the role of mentor and, to some degree, maybe teacher. I do a lot of work with kids at the Old Vic.

  Kevin Spacey

  Teacher, Kids, Degrees

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• My father is a marvelous mentor, and if you're going to have a mentor, the ones that work best let you make your own mistakes. You're ready to do your own thing and just at that moment of being unbridled, if somebody's trying to manage you too tightly, it's going to be tough - particularly if that person's got the same last name.

  Brian Roberts

  Father, Mistake, Names

  Source: usatoday30.usatoday.com

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• Johanna glances over at Finnick, to be sure, then turns to me. “How’d you lose Mags?” “In the fog. Finnick had Peeta. I had Mags for a while. Then I couldn’t lift her. Finnick said he couldn’t take them both. She kissed him and walked right into the poison,” I say. “She was Finnick’s mentor, you know,” Johanna says accusingly. “No, I didn’t,” I say. “She was half his family,” she says a few moments later, but there’s less venom behind it.

  Suzanne Collins

  Fog, Poison, Half

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.897, Scholastic Inc.

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• What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading.

  Vivek Wadhwa

  Age, Forget, Workers

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• But I get a thrill out of bringing a group together and helping them reach a place they didn’t know they could go. I see myself as a mentor now and I’m excited to lead some of these talented young guys.

  LeBron James

  Guy, Together, Groups

  "Encore: LeBron James returns to Cavs to bring championship-starved city first title since '64", www.foxnews.com. July 12, 2014.

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• I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer

  Michael Bolton

  Proud, Singers, Rays

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• I think mentoring is essential in life, both being a mentor to someone and being mentored, and I think that when you are mentored it inspires a generosity in you to mentor others and that I know is what happened with me, so for instance, the people that come through my studio to work for me, it's not good enough for me to just give them a paycheck.

  Carol Friedman

  Thinking, People, Generosity

  Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.

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• The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when they make their tormentors suffer. In seeking the Bird's death to free himself, Louie had chained himself, once again, to his tyrant. During the war, the Bird had been unwilling to let go of Louie; after the war, Louie was unable to let go of the Bird.

  Laura Hillenbrand

  Letting Go, Pain, War

  Laura Hillenbrand (2010). “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption”, p.366, Random House

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• In ordinary life, a mentor can guide a young man through various disciplines, helping to bring him out of boyhood into manhood; and that in turn is associated not with body building, but with building and emotional body capable of containing more than one sort of ecstasy.

  Robert Bly

  Men, Emotional, Discipline

  "Iron John: A Book About Men". Book by Robert Bly, 1990.

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• You should make her call you ‘Miss Georgina,’” added Hugh with a mocking southern drawl. “Or at least ‘ma’am.’” Niphon’s presence and Jerome’s lecture had put me in a grouchy mood. “I’m not doing any mentoring. She’s so gungho to take on the world’s male population, she doesn’t even need me.” The three men exchanged more smirks. Cody made some hissing and meowing sounds, scratching at the air. "This isn’t funny,” I said. "Sure it is,” said Cody.

  Richelle Mead

  Men, Southern Drawl, Air

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• 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.

  John Flanagan

  Growing Up, Pain, Watches

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• Search for role models you can look up to and people who take an interest in your career. But here's an important warning: you don't have to have mentors who look like you. Had I been waiting for a black, female Soviet specialist mentor, I would still be waiting. Most of my mentors have been old white men, because they were the ones who dominated my field.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Men, White Man, Careers

  "Condoleezza Rice – Former Secretary Of State". Interview with Ruchika Tulshyan, www.littlepinkbook.com. May 20, 2013.

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• If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures, but in some places they've got to be mother, father, brother, sister, and mentor. They're real important people. Let's give 'em a raise - and attract the best people to the job.

  Carmelo Anthony

  Mother, Brother, Jobs

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• You can't give a Dementor the old one-two!

  J. K. Rowling

  Two, Giving, Uncle Vernon

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, p.37, Pottermore

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• I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.

  Natalie Massenet

  Inspiration, People, Advice

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• Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can’t see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself — soul-less and evil. You’ll be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life.

  J. K. Rowling

  Memories, Air, Long

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• What I could really use is an older man. A mentor. One who could tell me how things fit together. He would have asked me to do chores that I felt were meaningless. I would have been impatient and protested, but done them nonetheless. And eventually, after several months of hard labour, I would have realised that there was a deeper meaning behind it all, and that the master had a cunning plan all the time.

  Erlend Loe

  Men, Together, Months

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• So at least half the victors have instructed their mentors to request you as an ally. I know it can't be your sunny personality.” “They saw her shoot,” says Peeta with a smile. “Actually, I saw her shoot, for real, for the first time. I'm about to put in a formal request myself.” “You're that good?” Haymitch asks me.

  Suzanne Collins

  Real, Personality, Allies

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.233, Scholastic Inc.

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• People will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.37, Random House

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• Just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not, it's just as painful to watch my friend and mentor go through this.

  Malcolm-Jamal Warner

  Watches, Painful, Assault

  "Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Bill Cosby: 'It's Painful to Watch My Mentor Go Through This'". Interview with Joe Lynch, www.billboard.com. January 21, 2015.

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• Don't wait for an employer, friend, or mentor to show appreciation for your work. Take pride in your own efforts on a daily basis.

  Denis Waitley

  Appreciation, Pride, Effort

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• My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him.

  Steven Van Zandt

  Gone, Lifelong, Music Business

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