Quotes about Mentorship
You need to be around people who know more than you and have more talent than you. Don't be intimidated by them; be inspired.
— Joel Osteen
At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.
— Stephen Covey
If thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.
— Anonymous
Good fathers make good sons.
— Anonymous
What good is having someone who can walk on water if you don't follow in his footsteps?
— Anonymous
I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be.
— Clayton M. Christensen
I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.
— Stephen Covey
I have little to do with how you'll meet tomorrow, Gurney Halleck. I can only help you meet today.
— Frank Herbert
Caution: If you're a person who will one day mentor others, I have a sobering warning. If your ego hasn't been annihilated by the cross of Jesus Christ, you will end up becoming a Saul in the lives of those who are just as (or more) gifted than you are. And when God begins to elevate them in His service, you will go insane.
— Frank Viola
I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.
— Billy Graham
To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Already a congressman, to a mentor I hope sometime you run across something you think I can do well 24 hours per day.
— Lyndon B. Johnson