Mentoring

“Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It’s the only way we grow.”

—George Lucas

“In the absence of a perfect universal mentor, books and other texts are the best and cheapest stand-ins, always available to those who know where to look.”

—John

Taylor Gatto

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”

—Plutarch

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying ‘This is the way; walk in it.’ ”

—Isaiah 30:21

“Without access to mentors, many of us are not prepared for the game. It’s as if we’re trying to play soccer on a baseball diamond.”

—Brenda Harrington

“Teach them the quiet words of kindness, to live beyond themselves. Let your spirit move through them softly.”

—Pat Conroy

“A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.”

—Elizabeth Gaskell

“It is perfectly fine with me that what for one man is precious wisdom for another sounds like foolery.”

—Hermann Hesse

Final Thought

“The really big executive rejoices when others grow big.”

—B.C. Forbes