I had some great mentors as I was coming up and starting to sing so early – I’ve been singing since I was four. – Gladys Knight
San Diego shaped me a lot. The visual landscapes, the emotional panoramas, the teachers and mentors I had from the third grade through San Diego High – it’s all a big part of the poetry fountain that I continue to drink from. – Juan Felipe Herrera
As for my band, well, my mentors were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, and no one had a band more smartly dressed than Duke. – B. B. King
Women in business are talented leaders who can share their skills as trainers, mentors and advocates. – Melanne Verveer
One of my mentors early on was Eli Harari, the founder of SanDisk, who happened to be a friend of my dad’s. – Nick Woodman
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma. – John C. McGinley