Top 1200 Good Role Models Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

Do we secretly idolize our imagined opposites, yearning to become the role models for others we know we could never be for ourselves?

I think Barca and Iniesta were a big part of me growing up, looking at those as role models.

That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more.

During my visit to Viet Nam, I have met so many school children who are inspired to be role models for the present and future of their country.

My parents are the biggest role models in my life, and if I find a woman that I can have a love like they have for one another, I'd be the luckiest man in the world.

My family has been my biggest inspiration - they are true role models in my life and career and they always will be.

Especially in the world of fantasy and superheroes, it's great to have role models that aren't in skimpy little outfits, in impossible poses. That's so important for young women.

I think Jennifer Lawrence is a brilliant role model for young girls, not some of the models that I see on the runway.

We talk sometimes about the impact we hope we're having, that little girls - and boys - at home are watching us on TV. We can be role models.

There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.

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.

Wrestlers were my role models. And now to think that I am that person to somebody, that brings me joy.

Strong role models and unconditional love can heal even the most emotionally impoverished person, and that goes for adults as well as youngsters.

TV is a medium with a wide reach and viewers consider actors role models. Hence, one must realize the responsibility of portraying a certain character.

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role models for all children, and that means interacting with them.

It's great to be somewhat of a role model. I want to be a positive and good role model and lead by example and try to do the best I can. Playing good golf definitely draws attention, but I want to have a good attitude on the course and do the right things.

Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England.

Professional sportspersons are role models, recognized and they have a responsibility. Having said that, everyone makes mistakes and one needs to move on and learn from them.

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

Real Fathers are Role Models worthy of emulation. They choose to live exemplary lifestyles of leadership and excellence

I don't really look at celebrities as role models - I just don't see them like that. I guess it's because I'm in that world so I know that no one is perfect.

Inspiration, in its rich variety, must be present in any discussion about Africa. We need role models - they are essential to the advancement of our society.

You can't be what you can't see. Expose yourself to more role models and diverse experience to broaden your perspectives and ideas.

We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.

Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.

The most glaring deficiency in traditional economic models is that they completely ignore the role of context in evaluation.

I was used to being the only woman in everything... I didn't even think about it. Men were my role models - there's nothing wrong with that.

With acting, it [auditioning] is very frustrating. I'm not very good at auditions. Sometimes I audition for a role and I'm like, I'd be really funny in that role, but I'm not good at auditions so I guess I'm not getting that role. It's a very frustrating job.

I never feel pressure to be a good role model. I always try to do my best to inspire people to be good and do the right thing, but I just can't live my life always trying to be a good role model.

I am aware of how many young girls are out there looking for inspiration and for role models and I want to make sure I don't let them down.

As an actor, I look for the part itself. I look for the story and the role. If there's no money, but it's a good part in a good role, I'll still consider it. Basically, the worse the role is, the worse the story is, and the more they'll have to pay me. It's a simple correlation.

I didn't have many role models or interesting women to get stirred up by until Yoko Ono came along.

Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.

I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.

People who make mistakes and learn from them are role models too. I'm just happy to inspire growth and positivity.

As for my role models... you know, I'm an immigrant, so we didn't grow up with too much TV. My parents were like, 'You must read your books.'

One of the pre - requisites for children becoming proactive and responsible citizens is the availability of enough role models inside and outside the school.

When I was writing 'House Of Suns,' there were a few writers I had in mind as role models, the main being Gene Wolfe.

My attempt has been really to, beyond making a record of contemporary life, which is what you inevitably do, is trying to make beautiful books - books that are in some way beautiful, that are models of how to use the language, models of honest feeling, models of care.

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

There was such a lack of modern, recognizable role models for a young girl in the 1950s. I mean, 'Leave It to Beaver' didn't speak to me. That's why I latched on to music.

I've seen the effect some of my shows have had, and so I like characters that can be role models for young girls, roles that can help to change people's perspective.

I didn't have any role models of artists that were in the same playing field as me - making expensive videos, travelling, marketing and promoting an album.

The only basis for even talking about global warming is the predictions spewed out by computer models. The only quote/unquote "evidence" of global warming is what models are predicting the climate and the weather will be in the next 50 to 100 years. Now, what those models spit out is only as good as the data that's put in, and it's an absolute joke. In terms of science, it's a total joke. There is no warming, global or otherwise!

It would be lovely to live in a world where trans-female models were treated as female models, and trans-male models were treated the same as male models rather than being a niche commodity.

I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

It's important for moms, but also dads, to recognize that they're role models when it comes to their kids' physical health, when it comes to working out, and when it comes to nutrition.

All the adults in my family were actors, so there wasn't much else in terms of role models. I fell in love with that world, being backstage at the theatre.

My mom is one of my role models in a complicated way. I learned from her how to be a good mom. She was one of those natural moms who really took to it. Her chosen profession was teaching. She loves kids. But she was extremely frustrated and unhappy because for much of my life she was a stay-at-home mom.

Kids need role models, whether it's baseball players, actors or musicians: people to bring a little positive light into their hearts and minds. We need to be a little kinder to those people because it's not easy being that role model, looked upon as something we are all incapable of being - too perfect.

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family. I want my husband and I to be the ones our kids look to for guidance, to be the great role models that I had with my parents growing up, so for as hard as we work, I want our kids to see us having fun. I want our kids to know that we have to feel our bodies. And nutrition is a huge part of that.

It's really great to hear that people do look at us as role models and we hope we are able to live up to that expectation as well.

A lot of the kinship that people notice is not coincidental. I was very impressionable and trying to find my role models when I was twelve or thirteen.

There are great female role models out there, and I just feel very proud to be able to represent them in my work.

I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.

There's no shortage of female role models. They're everywhere - in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around.

I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.

Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and Shonda [Rhimes].

I believe in civil rights, but not in special privilege laws to allow flaunting homosexuals to become role models for children.

I didn't grow up with a lot of role models necessarily when I started out - there weren't many people who looked like me on TV. Not in England.