Mentee Gifts

'The secret to staying in business, Wilson, is making something that's needed. Profit!'

"You remind me a lot of myself at your age."

'Remember, son, don't believe any thing you hear and only half of what you see.'

"I always thought math was hard, but these were easy! You're a great teacher Mrs. Saldana!"

"The first winter is always the toughest."

“Just one question...how on earth do I get down?!?”

"Ben, forget... what... I'd said about... plastics!"

"Wear shoes like this and you could marry a president."

'Excess is the way I measure success.'

"Son, politics like pool is a game of divide and conquer."

"For today's lesson, you're going to teach me about pronouns."

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

'Put an egg in the bowl and beat it with the whisk.'

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"Son, it's time you learned the benefits of sitting around doing nothing."

Reach for the Star.

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

"Women Supporting Women!"

"I've just been offered a job sorting out the Y1K bug.."

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

"I wasn't the smartest guy in the room, but I was the loudest."

Leadership in the Covid-19 Era

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

'Investment charts can be complicated, son, but that usually means, 'bonuses'.'

"I'm sorry, but we're looking for someone who's more likely to be followed than following."

'How many times have I told to seize the day before it seizes you?'

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

"If you really want independence, you should get into contract law."

'BANG' and a cosmology institute appears.

"Leadership is all about knowing who to delegate responsibility for all your mistakes."