13+ Rib Hillis Quotes On

Rib Hillis is an American model, actor, and fitness expert. He has been featured in numerous fitness magazines and is the founder of the fitness program, FitFusion. He is also the host of the show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". Following is our collection on famous quotes by Rib Hillis on life, leadership, love.

Hateful people put fear in other people. — Rib Hillis

I can imagine that if you're a kid growing up somewhere, where you might be gay or you think you're gay, but you don't know who else would be ... you become very closeted. — Rib Hillis

I have 8-year-old twins, and I want them to grow up in a world where they can be anyone they want without any shame, without holding back, without being judged for it. — Rib Hillis

I would encourage my children to protect themselves if there's any sort of physical abuse against them. I would definitely go speak to the perpetrator, and if the perpetrator was a child, I'd speak to their parents. But I ... Oh my God, I don't know what I'd do if I was privy to watching my kids being bullied! I would do what any parent would, I'd be like a grizzly bear protecting his cubs. — Rib Hillis

You can't discriminate against someone because of their race, color, or religion, but you can discriminate against someone because of their sexual preference, I find it to be abhorrent. — Rib Hillis

I think bullying comes from a person's feeling of self-worth, and so what you do is you find out where you are in a totem pole, and you may slide in somewhere in the middle. So you say, "OK, well there's all these other people who I respect and admire, and there's all these people below me, so I'm going to put on them this sense that they're inferior and I'm going to belittle them, and that's going to raise my stature." — Rib Hillis

You can have your beliefs and have your faith, but don't try to impose it one me, and vice versa. — Rib Hillis

Even though [bullying] doesn't actually raise your stature, it might make you feel that way. — Rib Hillis

I was very fortunate. I had a great group of friends in my life, and family, and so I felt a sense of safety and belonging that ... as you grow older, you realize that not everybody does feel that. And there's particular certain groups of kids who always feel like outsiders. But I was very fortunate. — Rib Hillis

When I was younger, I had an older brother a year and a half older than me, so we always had each other, and I felt very fortunate in that regard. — Rib Hillis

I always felt safe and protected. My dad is 6'6" and 280 pounds, so I basically felt protected, and I aspire to have my kids feel the same way. — Rib Hillis

Picking on another person in their mind justifies and makes their stature higher. People do it interracially. It's amazing how every race, every culture seems to have a culture they pick on. — Rib Hillis

If you feel like you're not where you want to be in your life, rather than step on someone else's, raise your stature. — Rib Hillis

Life Lessons by Rib Hillis

1. Rib Hillis' work teaches us that hard work and dedication can lead to success, no matter what field you are in.
2. His success also shows that it is possible to stay true to your values and still be successful.
3. Finally, his example shows us that it is possible to make a positive impact on the world while also achieving success.