The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.

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"When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it’s you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself."

- Steven Spielberg

Teamwork

"All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long."

- Steven Spielberg

Creativity

"Replace fear with curiosity."

- Steven Spielberg

Creativity

"Every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all of our lives."

- Steven Spielberg

Growth

"Every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all of our lives."

- Steven Spielberg

Change

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"The Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous."

- Elder Richard G. Scott

Empowerment

"As leaders of the Church, there isn’t anything in this world we wouldn’t do that’s right for you. We have great confidence in you. You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time, when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest."

- President Ezra Taft Benson

Empowerment

"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

Empowerment

"We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do."

- Arlan Hamilton

Empowerment

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

- Oprah Winfrey

Empowerment