Kit Harington

My parents brought us up in a very clever way, which was that they saw what we were interested in naturally, and then they encouraged whatever that may be. When I started sharing a keen interest in drama and the theater, instead of steering me away from it, they encouraged me to see plays and think about drama school.

English Actor

Wolfman Jack

I never prayed for no money, and I never prayed for no fame. I said, 'I'll take care of that myself. You just keep me healthy and I'll do all I can to try to turn people around, to try to steer 'em in the right direction.' That's the whole trip in life, ya know.

American Entertainer

Luis Suarez

When I was a kid, there were some people around me who were a bad influence. When I met my girlfriend Sofia, who is now my wife, I think it all changed. She was very important for me, because she steered me back on to the path I wanted to be on.

Uruguayan Athlete

Hugh Leonard

I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of.

Irish Dramatist

Paul Allen

While I sign off on trades or free agents, I've rarely overruled my basketball people's decisions. But I'm not shy about steering the discussion or pushing deeper if something doesn't make sense to me.

American Businessman

Uddhav Thackeray

I know this government is running in a three-wheeler like an autorickshaw, but for the poor people the steering is in my hand and the other two are sitting behind supporting.

Erica Mena

As a mom, I want to be that mother that steers her children to be whatever they want to be, but also lets them know that the world will never give them anything.

Tate Taylor

I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.

American Actor

Uzo Aduba

I think of myself as a little kid, and I had a wild imagination, but it was something that was encouraged and supported, which helped steer me into the arts.

American Actress

Ricky Schroder

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.

Refers to physical manipulation of vehicles or objects.

Physical Control

Commonly used phrase meaning to stay away from trouble or danger.

Collocation 'Steer Clear'

Can also mean to influence a situation's outcome or direction.

Metaphorical Use

Often used when one person subtly influences another's decisions.

Influence Choices

The guidance is usually gentle, not forceful.

Subtle Guidance

Used specifically in farming, relates to cattle.

Agricultural Term

A steer is not specific to age; can be young or old.

Not Always Adult

Phrase 'steer clear' is widely used in various contexts.

Common Expression

Usually used in informal speech rather than formal writing.

Colloquial Usage

In maritime context, it's technical jargon for navigation.

Maritime Vocabulary

You can steer 'a course', meaning a specific navigational path.

Specific Directions

 So you were probably steered benignly away from things at school when you were a kid, things you liked, on the grounds you would never get a job doing that. Is that right? "Don't do music, you're not going to be a musician; don't do art, you won't be an artist." Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken. The whole world is engulfed in a revolution.

Do schools kill...

 we wouldn't be going in the enclosures with them here at the zoo. You definitely wouldn't want to see one out in the wild and get too close, especially if there's a mum protecting her calf. So, yeah, definitely steer clear of them, but they wouldn't intentionally kill you to eat you or anything. It is just more of a defense mechanism.

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 My hands were reaching for my legs, but my legs didn't recognize anything touching them. And in fact, I couldn't feel anything from the center of my chest down. So there I was, about 100 feet from the house, with my arms wrapped around the steering the wheel, trying to hold myself up, waiting for help.

To overcome challenges,...

 you know it's not that you don't need to keep your hands on the steering wheel or that you can shamelessly text while driving but the exciting thing is that we sell driving the car can give you a lift in the morning when you go to the office and then can give a lift to somebody else in your family

Human-powered mobility...

 there's a lot of harm going on there as well, where parents feel a kid can't be successful unless the parent is protecting and preventing at every turn and hovering over every happening, and micromanaging every moment, and steering their kid towards some small subset of colleges and careers.

How to Raise Successful...

 Should we worry. No, we shouldn't worry. We should be angry, because this is wrong, and it's rude, and it should not be done. But that's not going to really change the situation. What's going to change the situation for the rest of the world is to try to steer away

How the NSA betrayed the...

 which were powered by sails and steered with a single large oar. Canoe building involved the whole community, bringing together the navigators, canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world.

How did Polynesian...

 heading its elections integrity operations for political advertising, I felt I had to say yes. I had no illusions that I would fix it all, but when offered the opportunity to help steer the ship in a better direction, I had to at least try.

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 trust you to save my life nan Qualls have a year to learn a mind-boggling amount of highly technical information everything from nuclear propulsion to steering control to the life-support systems

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 Some of the world's most recognizable symbols exist to sell products, others to steer traffic or advance political causes. But there's one whose main purpose is to help people.