Being a role model is about being true to myself. — Sayings
Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities. — John Wooden
If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about. — Tiger Woods
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others. — Barry Bonds
Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating...too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life. — John Wooden
My biggest thing about being a role model is whatever I'm preaching, I'm practicing. — Gigi Hadid
When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is. — Walter Payton
Each person must live their life as a model for others. — Rosa Parks
I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model. — Queen Latifah
The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to. — Andrew Shue
Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives. — Stephen Covey
Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models. — Lee Haney
I never thought a role model should be negative. — Michael Jordan
If young kids choose to have me as a role model...what I put out there is that it's not a perfect life and it's okay to make mistakes. — Anne Hathaway
A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, "Yes, someone like me can do this." — Sonia Sotomayor
Short Being A Role Model Quotes
Children need models rather than critics. — Joseph Joubert
Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine — Common
The most powerful moral influence is example. — Huston Smith
Lead by example. Your actions speak louder than words. — Michael Abrashoff
The best way, perhaps the only way, to change others is to become an example. — Naval Ravikant
The way to be a hero is by demonstrating to other people how they can be heroes. — Dan Sullivan
I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community. — Jeremy Lin
The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. — Thomas Morell
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example. — Joe Dimaggio
Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Being A Role Model Image Quotes
Never change your originality for the sake of others. Because no one can play your role better than you.
Being A Good Role Model Quotes
My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids! — Ariel Winter
It's important for little girls to have characters to look up to, and also be entertained by the fantasy parts. There are a lot of not-so-good role models out there for younger kids, it's good to have someone they can relate to on television. — Phoebe Tonkin
Why do you think people don't think that homosexual parents are good? You don't know what a homosexual family looks like. I will be the role model for the good gay family. Don't let these children suffer without families because of your bias. — Rosie O'Donnell
Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes difference.
I always tell myself that it is very, very important for me to be a good role model for Alma, my daughter. — Gal Gadot
I think that when you are in the limelight it is part of your obligation to be a good role model. A lot of kids look up to you, and you are given a God-given talent, so it is your responsibility. It isn't hard to deal with. I never have to think twice about doing anything. — Curtis Joseph
Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you're automatically a role model ... I have no problem being a role model. I love it. I have kids looking up to me and hopefully I inspire these kids to do good things. — LeBron James
To me, I don't think it does anybody any good to just hide something or cover it up or lie or whatever. I think ... that's what being a role model is all about. It's not about being perfect. It's about speaking about your issues and inspiring others to get help. — Demi Lovato
I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids. — Robbie Williams
I hope to be a good role model for my daughters. — Edwidge Danticat
This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He is a hero and role model for all of us who play the game and strive to be as good a player and person as he was. — Jim Thome
Being A Positive Role Model Quotes
I really believe that's one of the many reasons that God had put me right in the middle of the Backstreet Boys. There are so many stars today that don't realize the impact they have on young people. Being a superstar is great, as long as you can be a positive role model. — Brian Littrell
For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well. — Magnus Carlsen
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow. — Danica McKellar
I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played. — Dustin Johnson
I've always kind of lived my life to be as much as possible a positive role model for children. — Corey Feldman
I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. — Lily Cole
First of all, I try to be a positive role model. — Bruce Jenner
Think of yourself as a role model for others-showing that you can be kind, generous, loving, and rich! — T. Harv Eker
I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that it's acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because you're in Hollywood. — Tori Spelling
More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model. — Kiana Tom
Being A Role Model Parent Quotes
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models. — Charles Barkley
I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models. — Charles Barkley
I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school. — Tatyana Ali
A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God? — Stephen Colbert
I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model. — Danica McKellar
I never thought I'd be a role model this early. It caught me off-guard, but it says a lot about how I was brought up, what my values have been, and how my parents raised me. It's very flattering that being myself is enough to be a role model. — Danica Patrick
When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether thats as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves. — Chip Conley
I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model. — John Legend
I'm pretty confident in who I am. I know that for parents everywhere, it's my job to be a role model, and I'm going to do the best I possibly can. — Selena
Positive Role Model Quotes
Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made positive contributions to my heritage. — Cicely Tyson
I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question. — Talib Kweli
I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion. — Barry Williams
The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers! — Dante Hall
We have to have positive male role models. — Donald Miller
I also feel I'm a positive role model by not putting my education on hold. — Natalie Portman
As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences. — Omari Hardwick
I want to play positive role models - women who mean something to other women. — Agyness Deyn
I make an active effort to remain a positive role model to kids. They need people to show them there's another way. — MC Hammer
For many people, the pope is still, to a certain extent, a positive role model and a moral force, although others feel that this aspect has suffered greatly. — Hans Kung
Role Models Quotes
I may not be a role model, but I most definitely could be motivation for a lot of people in the hoods. — Rick Ross
Everybody should be able to enjoy their life, because you only live once. So I just want to get it all out there and be the best role model that I can be, if people want to put me in that kind of predicament. I mean, I didn't ask to be a role model, because I'm not perfect. — ASAP Rocky
People who are role models for the principles and values of the organization, who buy in and understand the vision of what the organization is trying to accomplish, and have the personality to inspire other people to the vision. You know, that’s what team chemistry and leadership is all about. — Nick Saban
You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting. — Condoleezza Rice
Hang that question up in your houses, "What would Jesus do?" and then think of another, "How would Jesus do it?" for what he would do, and how he would do it, may always stand as the best guide to us. — Charles Spurgeon
Children generally follow the example of their parents, but imitate their faults more surely than their virtues. — Icelandic Proverbs
I don't think of myself as a role model, but I can see that I am. — Jennifer Doudna
The feminists took me as a role model, as a mother. It bothers me. I am not interested in being a mother. I am still a girl trying to understand myself. — Louise Bourgeois
I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it. — Ann Richards
Good Role Models Quotes
I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even know who the people are. I think that's good, because then you don't have preconceived ideas about them. — Christopher Parker
Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it. Read books, pick your role models wisely. Find out what they did and do it. — Lana Del Rey
I had the vision of creating my own camp to make sure I was teaching the campers what I wanted. Plus I picked other players that were good on the field and off so we could be great role models for these girls to look up to. I hope to inspire others and encourage them to go after their dreams. — Jennie Finch
Pick your role models wisely, find out what they did and do it. — Lana Del Rey
Take lots of time for yourself, discovering yourself-pursue not only a profession but other life passions, I always make time to rock climb or hike or write a few short stories. Also, find good people and surround yourself with them. Most importantly, always believe you will, unequivocally. — Sarah Silverman
Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and haven't been good role models. To be someone that people look up to is important to me. — Justin Bieber
SpongeBob is a good role model as far as imaginary creatures go. He works hard and his emotional highs are very high, he's either giddy or utterly devastating and crying like a lawnsprinkler... SpongeBob is bipolar. — Tom Kenny
People who dream of something bigger and better are good role models. — Andrew Shue
I think I'm a real good person off the field. I've got good character traits, I go to Church often, and I do community service. I think I'm a really good role model. — Jeremy Shockey
I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people. — Magnus
My Role Model Quotes
I'm in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family. — Celine Dion
The male role models I had all seemed to have been in the military. My father served in the army. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. There weren't any career soldiers in my family, but when I was young it seemed like a way of arriving at adulthood. — Kevin Powers
Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country. — Bianca Jagger
And to this day, my Mom is my role model. — Paul Ryan
Regardless of what happens, I still honor my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because at the end of the day, that's what's important, win or lose. ... We need to get back to one nation under God, and be role models for kids. — Tim Tebow
When girls come up and say, "You're my role model," it's really flattering, but it's also really scary because I'm not perfect and I'm going to make mistakes. — Ashley Greene
I wanted to show that an African-American artist could make it in this country on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to be a strong role model for my family and for other African Americans. — Jerry Pinkney
I know that my look is more "toothpaste model" as opposed to artsy, which sucks because I can play those roles. — Margot Robbie
I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination. — Jonathan Brandis
Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right. — Kerri Walsh
Great Role Models Quotes
I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man. — Jake Owen
Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed. — Howard Wilkinson
Onions make me sad. A lot of people don't realize that. — Mitch Hedberg
Playing a Disney princess is the most amazing, unbelievable thing and on the other, it's completely terrifying. I would say it's a cocktail of every sort of emotion. Princesses are great role models, they teach you about grief loss and have big hearts. — Lily James
Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, what a player! Top class and a great role model for any young English midfield player! — Jack Wilshere
A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high. — Molly Ringwald
Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice. — Honore de Balzac
Be Strong. You Never Know Who You Are Inspiring. My current role model is Beyonce. She is such a strong woman. She can do everything. She has kept herself together and has balanced her life perfectly. She is a great singer, great dancer and a great looker and is now a good mother and wife. — Sunidhi Chauhan
I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me. — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world. — Misha Collins
Before I go out on the field every day, I tell myself, 'You are having fun, and you want to set a good example to those who are watching. — Cory Snyder
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Setting a good example is truly the most effective means of communication - and setting a poor one is disastrous! — Jan Carlzon
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. — Ron Paul
Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example. — Norman Vincent Peale
If you set a good example you need not worry about setting rules. — Lee Iacocca
Whoever wants to set a good example must add a grain of foolishness to his virtue: then others can imitate and yet at the same time surpass the one they imitate-which human beings love to do. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can see them within her, the courage and the beauty they pressed into her like a handprint. — Veronica Roth
Male Role Models Quotes
Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male. — Geoffrey Canada
But I think role models also start in the home with your parents. — Dominique Wilkins
When you're in a broken family and your role model is a violent male, boys grow up believing that's the way they're supposed to act. And girls think that's an accepted way men will treat them. — Jim Costa
I was growing up with a single mom who'd be at work when I came home from school. So I'd just turn on the TV. I grew up watching old Clint Eastwood westerns. I adopted him as one of my male role models. — Bailey Chase
Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society. — Donald Miller
I am a person of faith, so I come from a community that's involved in 360,000 churches across the country, that is an institution that could, in a relatively short period of time, provide hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of positive male role models. — Donald Miller
I did not have any role model. I could not learn anything from the female voice that male poets used, a voice which is more "feminine" than female. Nor could I learn anything from ancient female poetry that only sang about love, the feeling of farewell and longing for others. — Kim Hyesoon
For me, a male role model would be a man who, despite holding a leadership position, has the courage to say that he wants to reschedule a 7 p.m. meeting for 4 p.m. because he'd really like to be able to put his son to bed. — Kristina Schroder
I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn't know it. — Brian Michael Bendis
I did have role models, but most of them were male. — Emily Robison
There are those who believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge. — Barbara Park
I might be in an airport, late or angry with a ticket person, and I'm going to sort of check myself, because part of me is seen as Eric Camden. We all need as much help as we can get. It's a role model to me as much as to anybody else. — Stephen Collins
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model. — Peggy Whitson
Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League. — Tony Dungy
I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself. I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career. I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man. — Sayings
I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are. — Cathy Freeman
Be a shining role model of the best qualities humane eating embodies: caring, compassion, and empathy. — Michael Greger
Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes. — Maya Angelou
Any man can help make a child, but it takes a special man to help raise a child. He must be selfless. He must be responsible. He must be reliable. He must be a role model. Happy Father's Day to the men who are being real fathers. — Tony Gaskins
Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then. — Erin Gray
I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be. — Sean Paul
I am not interested in being a role model, or in fulfilling the expectations of others. I know I am of most use to others and to myself by being this unique self: Nature, I have noticed, is not particularly devoted to copies, and human beings needn't be either. — Alice Walker
Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. — Barack Obama
I make many mistakes. Many mistakes. I'm not a perfect human being. I have to learn from my mistakes. And a lot of the ones I've made have been public. So I always get nervous when people speak about something that sounds like a role model, because I don't know if I've been a great role model myself. — Naomi Campbell
I don't consider an actor a star if he's paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a stunt man stand in for him. They may be fine actors, but they're not role models. The real stars are wearing body armor in 130-degree heat . . . They're getting shot at and they don't have any stunt doubles standing in for them. — Ben Stein
As a boy I had liked both drawing and physics, and I always abhorred the role of being a spectator. In 1908, when I was 15, I designed, built and flew a toy model airplane which won the then-famous James Gordon Bennett Cup. By 16 I had discovered that design could be fun and profitable, and this lesson has never been lost on me. — Raymond Loewy
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