Brad Thor Quotes

I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

There are many types of education: formal education, street education, personal education, experiential education, and I've found that I've had different partners who have a lot of wonderful intellect and education from all different types of sources.

I learned in life from a very young age that I soaked in a lot more from people that I respected and could learn from rather than a textbook.

That which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so.

It takes a great deal of living to get a little deal of learning.

You can learn from everyone, the president or the cleaner. You need teachers in life, but they're not always school teachers or professors. You learn from ordinary people. You learn from travel, from just walking down the street.

I had many good teachers, but only three of them were school teachers.

I've probably got lots of heroes. One is a chap called Charles Campbell - he is a wonderful chap. We cooked together in a nightclub in Notting Hill. He told me brilliant stories of food and life and generally put me on the right track.

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.

I have a lot of amazing women, you know, women in my life who have been an example for me of what not to do.

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

The best university is the university of life.

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.

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.

I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.

I have very smart parents. I feel I learned a lot from both of my parents and life experience.

I learned life from some good teachers.

I had no education whatsoever, and my mother said, 'Oh, you'll get a much better education in life.' I did to some extent, though I always wish I could have tried it.

It's been true in my life that when I've needed a mentor, the right person shows up.

Are any of us self-taught? It just means I didn't go to school for it. But you do have teachers. You have mentors.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.