Role Models Quotes - Page 19

• Role models are fine. Roll models are better. Anyone who can do a forward roll is pretty awesome in my book.

  Connor Ripley

  Book, Roles, Body Image

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• I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia.

  Cathy Freeman

  Leadership, Athlete, Kids

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• Jesus, as a philosopher is wonderful. There's no greater role model, in my view, than Jesus Christ. It's just a shame that most of the people who follow him and call themselves Christians act nothing like him.

  Bill Maher

  Christian, Jesus, Views

  "Did CBS Censor Bill Maher?". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. September 26, 2006.

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• I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies.

  Sidney Altman

  Growing Up, Boys, Roles

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• To me, I don't think it does anybody any good to just hide something or cover it up or lie or whatever. I think ... that's what being a role model is all about. It's not about being perfect. It's about speaking about your issues and inspiring others to get help.

  Demi Lovato

  Inspirational, Lying, Thinking

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• I'm really thrilled to kind of be a role models for my daughters, and showing them the passion about what I do, and I get to go to work and I love to go to work. That's what I saw my mom doing my whole life.

  Sarah Rafferty

  Mom, Daughter, Mother

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• I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man.

  Jake Owen

  Daughter, Mother, Selfish

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• I just know that there are a lot of people out there who are younger than I am, and I wish to be a role model for them. If they have a dream, I want to help them keep that motivation high, so that they can realize their dream. I want to show people that they CAN have fun in life.

  Takafumi Horie

  Dream, Encouragement, Fun

  "Talk Asia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. November 23, 2005.

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• Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

  Barack Obama

  Athlete, Roles, Sides

  "Obama Remarks on Math, Science and Technology Education". www.washingtonpost.com. November 23, 2009.

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• I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me.

  Susan Powter

  Kids, Roles, Models

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• Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.

  Jordan Peele

  Black, Nerd, Roles

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• I'm not a role model. I'm a role villain.

  Marilyn Manson

  Roles, Villain, Models

  Interview with Lauren E. Bohn, content.time.com. May 26, 2009.

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• I was growing up with a single mom who'd be at work when I came home from school. So I'd just turn on the TV. I grew up watching old Clint Eastwood westerns. I adopted him as one of my male role models.

  Bailey Chase

  Mom, Growing Up, Home

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• Anybody can be a role model, anybody can.

  Selena

  Roles, Models

  Rare "Selena Live" Interview, 1993.

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• I'm not a role model. I say parents should parent and monitor their kids.

  Yul Vazquez

  Kids, Parent, Roles

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• I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.

  Magnus

  Kids, People, Roles

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• I'm taking better care of myself by eating healthy, exercising and doing my best to keep my stress level down as well as role modeling good habits for my kids.

  Monica Potter

  Stress, Kids, Exercise

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• I don't think kids should have role models. They're disastrous.

  Rupert Everett

  Kids, Thinking, Should Have

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• Being a role model is a privilege.

  Allyson Felix

  Roles, Privilege, Being A Role Model

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• You can only aspire to what you see. That's why role modeling is important

  Regina Agyare

  Important, Roles, Modeling

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• In her own special, provocative language, Tonya Bolden gives a voice to the voiceless, a name to the nameless. Revelations abound in Strong Men Keep Coming, her singular take on the endless parade of black men who have fought, sung, cajoled, tricked, worked, wrote, or roped their way into the American experience . She has assembled a most rewarding cast, a phenomenal coterie of role models and phantoms, and she has done a splendid job of telling their stories.

  Herb Boyd

  Strong, Jobs, Men

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• 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.

  Hayley Mills

  Father, Inspiration, People

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• A role model can teach you to love and respect yourself.

  Tionne Watkins

  Roles, Respect Yourself, Love And Respect

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The feminists took me as a role model, as a mother. It bothers me. I am not interested in being a mother. I am still a girl trying to understand myself.

  Louise Bourgeois

  Girl, Mother, Feminist

  "Louise Bourgeois: a web of emotions" by Adrian Searle, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2010.

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• A manager can't act like a role model. They need to BE a role model.

  Ben Horowitz

  Needs, Roles, Managers

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