Top 50 Role Model Quotes That Are Inspirational to Encourage You to Be the Best Role Model Possible

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.

When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become–whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm–her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. 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’m the one person who wears the words ‘hustle, loyalty, respect’ on my T-shirts and merchandise. My audience is children. It’s very flattering to see a kid wear your T-shirt; it’s even more flattering to have a dad come up to you and say, ‘I watch you with my kid. Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re a role model for my son.’

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating.

Let’s make our role model famous, instead of making famous people our role model…

My role model didn’t tell me, he showed me.

Be a role model just because you can and because you care.

To be a role model is not something you choose, it is chosen for you and once it is you must accept the responsibility bestowed upon you.

It’s a sad reality if a guy like Charles Koch doesn’t qualify as a role model. It’s just sad.

Being a role model is equal parts being who you actually are and what people hope you will be.

My biggest thing about being a role model is whatever I’m preaching, I’m practicing.

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.

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.

It’s amazing what one positive role model in your life can do in five minutes.

A role model for me is somebody who is really empathetic and has a calm strength to them. Sometimes you meet random people and they’re really inspiring because they seem wise; they’ve gone through things.

We have the British motor industry as a role model for what happens when you try to save an industrial dinosaur. Britain was the first country to industrialise and the first to de-industrialise. We should learn from this.

Faith Hill is a big role model.

I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.

When you try to be a role model, not everybody can relate to some of your highs – awards, championships. But everybody can relate to the lows. Everybody’s gotten fired from a job or gotten cut. People learn more about you in those lows than they do in the highs.

Being a role model…is equal parts being who you actually are and what people hope you will be.

No human being should be a role model. We all have flaws.

I don’t think you have to be perfect to be a role model.

I don’t have an inspiration, I don’t have a role model. I like to meet different people and gain something from their experiences and their lives. I take inspiration and worth through what they’ve gone through. I don’t have one person I look up to always, apart from the person that I am, if that makes sense. I just look up to the person that I was yesterday and I just try to better myself whichever way I can.

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.

Being a role model is a privilege.

Everyone knows someone struggling in some kind of way. You are a role model to so many people, even if you don’t realize it. Take someone under your wing. Show them the right way to do things.

In a fast changing world, choosing a role model becomes exceedingly tough. An easier option could be to chose anti-role-models. . . people you would not like to be, or things you would not like to do!

A true leader must strive towards a grand vision of human progress, but remember that the minor details of her everyday life really matter to those who look up to her as a role model.

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

I feel like you can be the best role model by being yourself.

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

I think it’s important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I’m proud to be a role model!

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.

Find a great role model, perhaps someone who struggled and only really succeeded when older. Their biography and what they’ve done differently from you will help you. If such a person is willing to mentor you or at least allow you to work around them, great.

By being a living role model of what you want to receive from others, you create more of what you want in your life.

It’s my responsibility to help others. To be a positive example. I want to be a role model for others, to help others like me get a chance.

Be the role model you needed when you were younger.

I feel I am a role model to many, not just for my designs, but also for the fact that I started my own company with the help of my two friends. I became a success story, and people relate to that.

Beginning today, set an intention and a relentless focus on living your life as the greatest person you can be, in all situations. Demand that you demonstrate a strength of character in such a way that you find pride in who you are, and that others see you as a role model.

Each person must live their life as a role model for others.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

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.

The greatest joy a parent can have and an affirmation of being an outstanding role model is when your child tells you she wants to be just like you. So be the most outstanding you because when you become a parent one day, your children will be proud to be just like you.

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

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.

If I can’t serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.

Everyone should try to live their life like they’d like to be a role model.

I don’t want to be a bad role model.

I think on some level, role models are overrated If you require a role model who looks just like you to be something you wanna be and you can’t find one, is that a reason to not be what you wanna be? No!