Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which Prime ministers have never yet been invested.

I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

Always try to associate yourself closely with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you. Apart from the rewards of friendship, the association might pay off at some unforeseen time - that is only an accidental byproduct. The important thing is that the learning will make you a better person.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.