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

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.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, ‘What does that mean?’ But I feel aware of it when I’m reading scripts.

I may not be a role model, but I most definitely could be motivation for a lot of people in the hoods.

…But 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.

I don’t really understand why I should be a role model but I know that children do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids.

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Who comes to your mind when you think of your role model in life?

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

Billie Jean King always was there for me as a role model. She always fought for equality, and that always stood out as I was coming up.

I have a responsibility as a potential role model that I take very seriously.

I’m a role model now. I didn’t know I was gonna have 13-year-old fans, so I’ve tried to change a few things here and there. But I also know that the girls don’t want me to be Miley Cyrus, either.

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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.

I never thought that I’d be a role model. Everyone kind of just made me a role model, and I hated that.

Even though she’s my younger sister, Becky’s definitely a role model in my life. She’s the most genuinely positive person I’ve ever met.

My mother has always been my role model, and I believe my survival in the entertainment business is in large part due to my desire to be a strong woman like my mother. She is my hero.

I feel like I am an inspiration. That’s the word I prefer. I don’t believe that I have to be a role model, someone to be emulated.

I love Tina Turner. I’m one of Tina Turner’s biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material.

Well, I always hope that I’m a role model.

I’m not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn’t have, and then the athletes tend to think of themselves as better than they are.

When you say No, you also become a role model of healthy boundaries for others (especially your children).

I think that when you’re an actress, you have to think about what kind of a role model you’re going to be. I hope that I’m a good role model for young girls. I’m not going to, if people still want me in their movies, I don’t want to be one of these girls who goes around partying every night and is in rehab. I don’t want to do that.

Antoine ‘Fats’ Domino was a 1950s rock n’ roll pioneer, a larger-than-life New Orleans figure, and a role model for the African-American community in a time of deep segregation.

I’m not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

I stay away from the title of ‘role model.’ I want to be a more realistic role model – not a perfect Barbie role model.