Joan Van Ark Quotes

It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

Teachers are important in this world.

Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher.

A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Michael Coleman, now that was a boy that taught me some stuff too.

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.

Roy Schneider was cool. I learned quite a bit from him.

Some of the best advice I've gotten was from William Hurt and Harry Connick Jr. I've really learned a lot from both of them.

You can learn so much from children, and you can give them so much.

Great teachers are the ones who inspire you.

Coach Godsey is a brilliant mind, a great teacher, and it's been fun learning from him so far.

Shahid's been a big influence in my life.

He's always with me; I'm always asking. He can be my father, or he can be my coach, or he can be an ex-player. I can ask him so many things. He teaches me a lot, and I'm really thankful.

I just learn from every legend that I've watched. I learned from the best.

All my heroes are teachers.

You are only as powerful as your mentors.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too.

I think the years on 'The Donna Reed Show,' the years from 14 to 19, were so incredibly important. Donna Reed was simply an extraordinary woman, a woman of great strength, kindness, integrity and compassion. I am not trying to make her sound like a saint, but she had the most profound influence on me. I carry her with me today.

Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.

As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.