Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.

“Service to humanity is service to God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book.

— Uzodinma Iweala

“People can poison people; people can also promote people. People can push people up; people can also pull people down. Don’t just follow people…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I'm not convinced that creative people have mentors because that's what makes them different; they just do their own thing. If anyone had tried…

— Vic Reeves

God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know…

— Maria Shriver

“There are mentors who have the job of forming flocks and leading flocks in a flight pattern. That's good. But then there are mentors…

— C. JoyBell C

The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction.

— David Cohen

“Mentees benefit from multiple mentors to gain exposure to a variety of styles, opinions, and experiences”

— Anonymous

“Be patient with yourself; trust in the Universe; find mentors; know that you can achieve whatever you set out to do.”

— Diane L. Dunton

“...I found myself surrounded by people--starting with my mom, grandparents, uncles, and aunts, and leading to a string of wonderful role models and mentors--who…

— Wes Moore

One of the first things we did was to find role models or mentors at companies that had achieved what we wanted to do.…

— Mitch Harper

I've talked to Frank Gore, Willis McGahee - different guys who had similar injuries to me. Those guys have been great mentors to me…

— Teddy Bridgewater

Mentors don't have to be the Daymond Johns or the Mark Cubans. A person running a successful bodega or a tax firm in your…

— Daymond John

I've had a lot of good people, lot of good mentors, coaches along the way to get me where I am.

— Chris Sale

At TechStars, I have the privilege of working with hundreds of the best and brightest start-up mentors on the planet. We coach our mentors…

— David Cohen