Mentor Prints

"By God, for a minute there it suddenly all made sense!"

"The thing is, you have to really want to change."

'I'm sorry Mrs. Jackson, but when you've become as excellent of a teacher as you are, you've forfeited your right to retire.'

"My advice is to learn all the tricks you can while you're young."

'My objective is to have each student become more insightful, compassionate, introspective and empathetic. In your case I will settle for quiet.'

Do you remember when all we had to worry about was the patients?

Wrong leadership.

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.'

'...and, if your idea is so imaginative, innovative and original, why aren't our competitors doing it?'

"...how would you rate me on a scale of nine to ten?"

Self-sacrifice to aid others

'You're the best teacher I've ever had. You opened my eyes to the world and showed me how to think critically...I was happy until I met you.'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

'Don't call the Nobel Committee just yet: We forgot to calibrate the instruments before the experiment...'

"Excuse me a moment, whilst I just change hats."

'146 days of leadership without any negative press.'

The words 'Well done ' take seconds to say, but will be long remembered and appreciated.

When mediation failed, they tried meditation.

An executive walks the plank during a boardroom meeting.

'Ms. Blumter, please get me a copy of Educational Leadership for Dummies.'

Professor Algarth Zag, pioneer in fire research.

Be prepared - Don't jump to confusion.

"All I ask is a chance to ruin my life in my own way."

'Remember, son. A winner is one who can keep his head while all around him are losing theirs.'

'They give you a lot of treats while they're training you, so play dumb for as long as you can.'

'This part was tenure.'

'Al, this is Jack. He's with the Committee to Eliminate the Board of Education. Jack, this is Al. He's with the Committee to Increase Funding for the Board of Education.'

'I didn't have a glass ceiling I had to break through... I had a golf course I had to conquer.'

The best PE teacher in the World.

Computer looking rather annoyed at owner whoes hugging his typewriter

'The secret of a contented life, my son, is to invest in true low-cost index funds.'

'There he goes, the bravest M&A knight that our kingdom has ever known.'

'May I say it's a great pleasure to present my work to such a distinquished assembly of my colleagues.'

"Nothing is as it seems, my son."

"But I see you're having difficulty following my argument."