Many people who are great will tell you that one of the reasons they have succeeded is because of the people who inspired or influenced them early on in their lives. Usually, they go back to things their teachers or people with authority over them said at one time. This can be a very good thing. Many people have succeeded due to something that someone once said or showed them. But, this can also be a very harmful thing. When people with the wrong kinds of views get into positions of leadership, they are often able to adversely affect people who come in contact with them.

My teachers, they were fickle things
When I was still at school
One day they’d be oh so mean
The next day oh so cool.

They say you need a good night’s sleep,
Be sure to get lots of rest,
But here we are, at one o’ clock,
Still studying for that test!

But now my teachers are much more gentle,
More patient and more kind,
I think they must be the best teachers
That ever I could find.