Great Mentoring Moments in History

"You need to light a fire in people."
--- Joan of Arc's mentor

"Trust me, Abe - it doesn't have the same impact if you change 'Four score and seven' to 'eighty seven'."
--- Abraham Lincoln's first mentor

"You're working too hard, Mr. President. Take the night off - go to the theatre."
--- Abraham Lincoln's second (and last) mentor

"You really should be on radio, you know."
--- Marcel Marceau's mentor

"Don't worry, Mr. President. Everybody is surprised when they hear themselves on tape for the first time."
--- Richard Nixon's mentor

"Never start with a joke."
--- Bob Monkhouse's mentor

"Don't be so disheartened. Remember, they laughed at Christopher Columbus and they laughed at Galileo. They'll laugh at you as well."
--- Bozo the Clown's mentor

"Never apologise to your audience."
--- Bill Clinton's mentor

"You need a catchier slogan than 'Hi Hitler'."
--- Adolf Hitler's mentor

"You audience will never remember fifteen items. Can you cut it down to, say, nine or ten commandments?"
--- Moses' mentor

"Those poems would look great in a book!"
--- Salman Rushdie's mentor

"Believe me the weapons are there somewhere!"
--- Tony Blair's mentor