Role Model Quotes That Are Inspirational to Encourage You to Be the Best Role Model Possible

I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.

You can, of course, be a sexy, strong female and be a good role model.

Joan Rivers was a role model to comics everywhere, but especially to women. She got the first laugh and the last laugh.

My father was an inspiration to me; I made a few movies with him and I loved working with him. Everything about him – his whole approach to work, as well as his love, enthusiasm and respect for it and other people in the business – was inspiring. I was very lucky to have him as a role model.

I want to be an example, the person who when they look at, they say, ‘That guy is a Christian, there’s no doubt about it.’ I want to be blameless. I want to be an encouragement. I want to be a role model for the believer.

I definitely feel like kids do look up to me as a potential role model. It’s an honor, but it can also be a burden. I may be on TV, but I’m also a teenager. I don’t get it right every time. But I always do my absolute best to stay above board in every way. My fans inspire me to be a better person.

My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.

I don’t think of myself as a role model.

I’m aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn’t disregard that. It’s a privilege.

I’ve always been a big Cate Blanchett fan. Such a wonderful role model, the way she carries herself through her profession. She has so much grace to her, and so much intelligence. I’ve also always been a big Katharine Hepburn fan.

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.

I would love to be a role model.

It’s humbling to know that you have fans all over America and all over the world and they want you to play on their respective basketball team. It’s very humbling that they respect the way I play the game of basketball. I can’t discredit that. I can’t say I don’t enjoy it because you put in a lot of hard work to have fans. And for me to be a role model and for me to have fans all over is great. It’s very humbling.

I kind of take Hilary as a role model because she started out at about the same age. She hadn’t done much before starting her series, and I haven’t either.

That’s really my goal now. I’m trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it’s hard. It’s hard to enjoy it when you’re in it.

I always liked No. 10 because I loved Zidane. He was my role model. I always wanted to play like him.

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.

In terms of the characters, I definitely do look for somebody that I think people can learn from and I can learn from too. In one way or another, by the fact that they are a role or by that fact that they aren’t a role model. I feel like I was attracted to the past few characters that I’ve played, because they have an element that really touched my heart.

I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I’ve become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful.

I hear all the time from our audience about how it’s nice to see a positive African-American role model for the younger kids out there that are watching.

I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

You should be careful what you choose to see as a role model, whereas inspiration can come from anywhere.

I see how 14-year old girls react to me and I think I’m a good role model. Rockstar maybe not, but I’m willing to play with it for a little while, until my hair gets gray.

I don’t hold myself out as a role model. I don’t believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has to want to be a CEO, or everyone should want to be a work-at-home mother. I want everyone to be able to choose. But I want us to be able to choose unencumbered by gender choosing for us.

Faith Hill is a big role model.