Taylor Dayne Quotes

I don't have a role model.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.

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.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

Women call me all the time and tell me, 'You inspired me to get out of a bad situation,' or 'You inspired me to take the reigns for myself and go and do this.' I try to tell people to live their best life, and do what you know you need to do for yourself and your family. You need to be supported.

I have very smart parents. I feel I learned a lot from both of my parents and life experience.

I think right now the way society's going, I think role models are important, and kids need direction. If I didn't have that direction growing up, who knows what I could be doing, because I've been lost many times in my life, and I've had to have someone guide me back on the right path.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can.

I had the two best teachers in the world. That was my family.

We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It's experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to mastery.

There isn't really anyone I modelled myself on.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.

Obviously my parents have been a massive influence on me my whole career, taking me around everywhere and putting me in this position.

It is almost impossible for children and youth to find their way through the seas of life without the guiding light of a good example.

Often nothing keeps the pupil on the move but his faith in his teacher, whose mastery is now beginning to dawn on him .... How far the pupil will go is not the concern of the teacher and master. Hardly has he shown him the right way when he must let him go on alone. There is only one thing more he can do to help him endure his loneliness: he turns him away from himself, from the Master, by exhorting him to go further than he himself has done, and to "climb on the shoulders of his teacher."

If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

I'd like to thank my parents for always stressing, be an individual.

I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life... I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't - I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense.

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

I am my own mentor. I like to listen to myself to improve.