Israel Folau Quotes

All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

I do think some older people in the gay community could be better influencers for gay youth, better educators. I made it a point to be that person.

I just want to give back and kind of be a resource for younger generations.

You're never too young or too old to be a mentor.

With a growing number of one-parent families in the country, the Girl Scout troop can be an indispensable and powerful positive factor.

I make sure in recruiting that the families know that the kids can come to me. I think that matters. I can be a mentor and a resource for them. I didn't necessarily have that all the time growing up.

How do we in the African American community build a culture in which we are saying to our kids, "Here's what it takes to succeed. Here's the sacrifices you need to make to be able to get ahead. Here's how we support each other. Here's how we look out for each other."

I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.

Obviously, if some young girl wants my advice and wants me to be her mentor, I would be very happy to offer that. But I don't really see myself as a coach.

My mother did what all great leaders do: She sparked the growth of future leaders.

There's nothing better than having a positive impact on kids.

I think it's so important as a woman, and especially as a minority, to lift as you climb. So having people shadow you or mentoring people - that's important to me.

I feel like my role is to be one of those voices who reaches the youth.

I was mentored in high school through the National Hispanic Institute and I did the same for girls when I got older.

Being the first female CEO of one of the Big Four, I certainly intend to pay it forward.

Listening sounds like a ridiculous characteristic for mentoring, but genuinely being invested and interested in people, meeting them for cups of coffee and spending time with people, and using the network I've been very lucky to build up to help others are all things I do to help others.

Life is all about sharing. If we are good at something, pass it on. That is the pleasure I get from teaching - whether it is television or books. We should all share.

I want to make other people around me smarter and more powerful.

Everyone knows someone struggling in some kind of way. You are a role model to so many people, even if you don't realize it. Take someone under your wing. Show them the right way to do things.

It's very important to inspire the next generation.

I want to inspire kids.

I was impressionable at that age, and my high school coach did such an unbelievable job helping me, so I want to do that for other kids.

Yeah, football can change a person's life, it changes a lot of people's lives. You can see the kids we work with. You can you make their day just by them meeting you, that's lovely, that's great.

I want to pave the path as much as possible for the younger girls coming through.

As players ourselves, to inspire other players to do what we do is awesome.