Quotes About Guidance

I remember when I first met Jason Reitman with the 'Whiplash' script; he quickly became a mentor figure who guided me through the process and also protected me and made sure that when it came time to actually make 'Whiplash,' I was able to make exactly the movie I wanted to make.

Daddy - I remember when he first let me drive the cultivator for him, you know... He eased you into the hard work that you had to do later.

It's the community that helps form our moral compass. It's those attitudes that I've remembered through my entire lifetime.

Remembering people is the most fundamental gesture of love and respect. For me, there are people in my life who are no longer with me, who have died, who are with me as much as any living person because I remember everything about them. My great-uncle, who I got a lot of guidance in life from, meant so much to me.

I try to remind myself not to go anywhere or do anything without asking for spiritual direction through prayer and meditation.

I think it's very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things... they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you're going.

We just believe when you have parental involvement, we are going to get a better bang for the buck, so to speak. And we also encourage parents to speak with their young people about the importance of safe driving. And also remind them, too, they cannot be distracted.

I call my mother every day for things: 'How long do you cook an egg for?' Or, 'Can you remind me of our dentist's phone number at home?'

I never want my children to ever feel like they need to be a SEAL, or that they need to go into medicine, or be an astronaut in order to please me - because I don't think that's very fair. I just want them to live their own lives. I don't hesitate at every opportunity to remind my children of that.

Sometimes a mentor has to be reminded of the principles he has tried to instill in others.

I never understand the plan that the Lord has given me. But it's so cool, because He keeps reminding me that I am on the right path. He reminds me with little things and big things.

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?

Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it.

When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention.

I don't want technology to replace teachers, but where there are no teachers, or the teachers are overwhelmed, it can be helpful.

I have had teachers who were brutal. If you look up 'brutal' in a dictionary, you will see their names. And I think that it's under the guise of wanting to change the actor's habit - wanting to break bad habits and replace them with brand-new ones you can use for the rest of your career.

Nobody's going to replace your dad, but I had some support from people who cared for me.

The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out.

Everything I do, I hope, is that I represent something, and I represent the right things to my children and give them the right sense of what they're capable of and the world as it should be seen.

For me, I would say always try to figure out what your why is. For me, a lot of it is being a role model, representation, look at the bigger picture.

We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.

I had great representatives looking out for my best interests and safety. They just happened to be my parents.

I'm happy to be for people what Scarface, Ice Cube, and Rakim have been for me.

When you have an icon that wants you to succeed, it's awesome.