Greg Boyle Quotes

If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say, 'Oh, I know that like the back of my hand.'

Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time.

If it wasn't for my drama teacher, I wouldn't be here right now.

Showing up in the lives of children is everything.

My coaches - and even my parents - wanted to give me the space for exploration to see what I could do. Or even to see what I couldn't do and what I would want to learn how to do. It was always about inspiring me and giving me that freedom that you would want in childhood.

Sheryl Sandberg was a mentor and a champion for me, and she saw something in me that I didn't see in myself.

My father is good with advice, as you might guess. But he keeps it short, and the takeaway is usually the same: to help us find our own way and our own gifts.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others.

God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them.

If children know there is someone standing over them who knows all the answers, they are less inclined to find the answers for themselves.

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'

A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and she put me in an acting class.

My parents were very supportive when I was growing up and have been all the way through.

Ultimately, so much Dr. Seuss is about empowerment. He invites us to disappear into our imagination and then blows the doors off what that can mean.

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.

'Be passionate about your work and your life' was instilled in me by my mother Dada, who was a potter. She also introduced me to the arts and encouraged me to embrace the new.

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

The biggest thing is no matter what level I've played at, there is something I can bring to them.