Mentorship Quotes

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
― Socrates

“Even if it were possible to cast my horoscope in this one life, and to make an accurate prediction about my future, it would not be possible to 'show' it to me because as soon as I saw it my future would change by definition. This is why Werner Heisenberg's adaptation of the Hays Office—the so-called principle of uncertainty whereby the act of measuring something has the effect of altering the measurement—is of such importance. In my case the difference is often made by publicity. For example, and to boast of one of my few virtues, I used to derive pleasure from giving my time to bright young people who showed promise as writers and who asked for my help. Then some profile of me quoted someone who disclosed that I liked to do this. Then it became something widely said of me, whereupon it became almost impossible for me to go on doing it, because I started to receive far more requests than I could respond to, let alone satisfy. Perception modifies reality: when I abandoned the smoking habit of more than three decades I was given a supposedly helpful pill called Wellbutrin. But as soon as I discovered that this was the brand name for an antidepressant, I tossed the bottle away. There may be successful methods for overcoming the blues but for me they cannot include a capsule that says: 'Fool yourself into happiness, while pretending not to do so.' I should actually want my mind to be strong enough to circumvent such a trick.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

“Many professionals on LinkedIn are experts who are always willing to help students; they like young ambition, and they would like to pass their expertise on to others!”
― Pilar Calvoz Cordón, Shape Your Path at IE University : What to expect from Spain’s Instituto de Empresa University

“You meet dozens of people who tell you you can't do it. Surround yourself with the people who believe you will do it. Seek out and spend time with those rare people who tell you, no BS, why you haven't done it yet, what it takes to do it, and how they could help you do it. Note how this advice works whether 'it' is robbing a bank, opening a gallery, or writing a bestseller. "It" is up to you. But you can't do it alone.”
― Heather Grace Stewart, Three Spaces

“Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others.”
― Mollie Marti

“The more you become aware of and respond to the needs of others, the richer your own life becomes.”
― Mollie Marti

“A wise teacher learns in the midst of teaching; a wise student teaches in the midst of learning.”
― Mollie Marti

“As part of humanity, each of us is called to develop and share the unique gifts we are given.”
― Mollie Marti

“Joyfully we undertake our daily work.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“The passion/hunger of the student brings out the experience/wisdom of the mentor.”
― Orrin Woodward, LIFE

“Leaders without empathy aren't leaders, they are just managers. But empathy without accountability is enablement, which leads to entitlement. We do not want to work with entitled people.”
― Samson J. DeSessa

“You either win or you learn. Consider everything to be a win since the goal is to gain experience to level-up.”
― Samson J. DeSessa

“If you remember me, you’ll try to be me. If you forget me, you’ll be yourself. And yourself was always what was needed.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Boxmaker’s Apprentice

“The role of mentorship is motivation”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.”
― Thucydides, The Best of Thucydides: Fifteen Extracts from Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War"

“...and it is characteristic of the young to become bound to an older and wiser man not only by the spell of his words and the sharpness of his mind, but also by the superficial form of his body, which proves very dear, like the figure of a father, whose gestures we study and whose frowns, whose smile we observe—without a shadow of lust to pollute this form (perhaps the only that is truly pure) of corporal love.”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

“If you have the ability, you have the responsibility.”
― Samson DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“You can’t half-ass train and then expect to perform like an Olympian when it really matters.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Your title is temporary, how you treat your people will be your real legacy.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Leaders without empathy aren't leaders, they are just managers. But empathy without accountability is enablement, which leads to entitlement. We do not want to work with a bunch of entitled people.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“My definition of brotherhood is simple; all of our people know that they matter. They know that they belong. The goal is for everyone in our organization to feel like they are home with us.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“You either win or you learn. Consider everything a win if the goal is to gain experience and level-up.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Work/Life balance is bullshit. It’s a blend. Work is a part of life, not the opposite of it.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Thinking differently isn’t about rebellion, it’s about responsibility.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“We are told in some leadership books that work and life are sprints. Others suggest that they are marathons. I look at work and life as relays. Carry the load when it’s your turn, but pass the baton when it’s time.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Either everybody matters or nobody matters. We believe that all people matter.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Delegation is not a blind handoff.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“Your department’s culture will be created by design or by default.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book

“AI can’t be what AI can’t see.
AI is learning from you as a steward, fellow,
mentor, leader, and sponsor.”
― Eli Potter, Role Modelship: Multiply Your Impact to Influence AI

“When it comes to your people, you have to connect before you correct.”
― Samson J. DeSessa, Brotherhood is a VERB!: Not Just Another Damn Leadership Book