John Engler Quotes

The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.

Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

If children are expected to be honest, parents must be honest. If children are expected to be virtuous, parents must be virtuous. If you expect your children to be honorable, you must be honorable.

Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral and academic guidance.

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

I would say that my role model, as far as just somebody leading by example, which to me is what a great youth counselor does - they are there to talk to and lead by example - would be my mom, but she wasn't a youth counselor. She was a teacher, and she is a good person and definitely one of the biggest influences in my life.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

Kids would never care about going to school unless your mama and daddy instilled into your head and explained to you that you need this thing to live.

My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.

We need to offer great examples to our youth.

As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say, 'Hey, here's a guy that you want, a guy of character, got his head tied on right, a good student, a good basketball player,' whatever it is.

My father has been an inspiration - he instilled his work ethic without ever having to hammer it home. He was also very encouraging.

It is striking to see the magnitude of impact mentorship and tutoring can have on student performance and young lives.

A huge amount of success in life comes from learning as a child how to make good habits. It's good to help kids understand that when they do certain things habitually, they're reinforcing patterns.

The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.

Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our children's lives.

Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

My parents did great and provided well, and gave all their kids personal, moral, ethical values, not a belief that we were entitled to something.

So my son is very curious, which is fantastic. He loves school. So I don't have to encourage him too much, but I love to do it because I know it's meaningful and words are powerful.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

I don't drink, and I don't smoke. It's a personal preference. My mom has never drunk or smoked. I look up to my mom.

I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.

If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.