#mentor

The passion/hunger of the student brings out the experience/wisdom of the mentor. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#experience

The question is not "can you wear your father's shoes?". The question is "can you walk in your father's shoes?". It is one thing having a mentor and it is another thing to become like your mentor. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#apprentice #copy #excel #excellence #extra

What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#mentoring #teacher #inspirational

When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become--whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm--her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, 'Yes, someone like me can do this. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#mentoring #occupations #role-models #success #inspirational

Passion for books is the most important thing in being an editor/translator. Work with love. ↗

— Listiana Srisanti

#love

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#mentoring #parenting #teacher #parenting

The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful. ↗

— H.L. Mencken

#teacher #teacher

Sure you can manage that broom, Potter?" said a cold, drawling voice. Draco Malfoy had arrived for a closer look, Crabbe and Goyle right behind him. "Yeah, reckon so," said Harry casually. "Got plenty of special features, hasn't it?" said Malfoy, eyes glittering maliciously. "Shame it doesn't come with a parachute - in case you get too near a Dementor." Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. "Pity you can't attach an extra arm to yours, Malfoy," said Harry. "Then it could catch the Snitch for you. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#harry-potter #humour #snitch #prison

You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just — exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever . . . lost. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#dementors-kiss #empty #existence #remus-lupin #soul

Leaders..should influence others..in such a way that it builds people up, encourages and edifies them so they can duplicate this attitude in others. ↗

— Bob Goshen

#leadership #mentoring #attitude