A Quote by Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Giving teenagers some inspiration, a single role model and an opportunity to be part of something bigger at a critical point in their lives can be the difference between being a productive or being a destructive member of society.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego

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Being Between Bigger Critical Destructive Difference Giving Inspiration Lives Member Model Opportunity Part Point Productive Role Role Model Single Society Some Something Teenagers

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Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Mexican - Businessman
Born: October 19, 1955

There is no point in being a responsible member of society, nor is there any point in being an irresponsible member of society. Both are very defined descriptions of selfhood

Frederick Lenz

I think there is a difference between being critical of plays and being critical of players and coaches.

Mike Leach

What I would love, instead of being a role model, is being someone of inspiration.

Letitia Wright

You become a role model because of what you do as a person. There's a certain point where being a role model might come from standing up for yourself and getting rid of emotion that doesn't belong to you, emotion that is being brought on because of racist actions of others.

Claudia Rankine

The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.

Nick Vujicic

The biggest problem is that people have stopped being critical about the role of the computer in their lives. These machines went from being feared as Big Brother surrogates to being thought of as metaphors for liberty and individual freedom.

Ellen Ullman

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

Jimmy Smits

What we'd consider a positive role model, I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. You'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless. You just speak like a positive role model, and that's just something that you're being conscious of, and you make the decision, "I want to say positive things."

Curtis Jackson

I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.

Myron Rolle

We sometimes think that being a celebrity is the same as being a role model. But a role model is actually someone you can touch, talk to and dream with.

Mandy Moore

I don't have just one role model - rather, pieces of inspiration from many different entrepreneurs. One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that it naturally enables you to build a village of advisors and role models.

Julia Hartz

I think that part of being a good journalist, part of being an awake member of the world you're in, is to view yourself as an outsider, and I always have, to some degree.

Mark Leibovich

If you look at the difference games between the bigger and smaller teams, the difference in concentration, and being passive is big; that is my opinion.

Georginio Wijnaldum

I think that part of being a good journalist, part of being an awake member of the world youre in, is to view yourself as an outsider, and I always have, to some degree.

Mark Leibovich

A student who has excelled in the classroom should have the opportunity to attend college and become a productive, taxpaying member of society.