Saoirse Ronan Quotes

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

It's just like being a father; you got to show them love and you got to show them the path. I don't like this role-model stuff, though.

When you don't have someone to model yourself after, you're going to make mistakes.

I had a lot of veteran guys who taught me things.

I try to take a couple of young guys under my wing and tell them what I've learned, because you can't teach nobody if you don't know anything.

At our best, we are all teachers

You are only as powerful as your mentors.

Playing with Tom Watson, I grew up a little bit. Even if he didn't say something to you, even if he didn't give you advice, you have grown up just watching him. It was great.

I get a lot of advice from Mark Harmon, and I take it all to heart because I respect the heck out of him.

Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.

To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.

Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my wing' person.

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

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.

Teachers are unparalleled in the role they play in children's lives.

You can't tell them anything, but hopefully they will learn from the example and won't have to go through it.

I want to be a role model.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

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.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.

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