Quotes by Role Models To me, my Dad's the greatest guy - next to Jesus Christ - who ever walked this planet. He's been that outstanding male role model in my life. And he's still the same guy I grew up around, very conscious of the image he sets forth. As he would say, 'Wouldn't do anything behind your back that I wouldn't do to your face.' Aaron Tippin role-modelsdadjesus Certainly when I got to medical school, I had role models of the kind of physicians I wanted to be. I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around but he carried it off so well. Abraham Verghese role-modelsunclesschool Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model. Adam Schiff role-modelsstarshonor 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. Adrian Tomine role-modelstryingpeople I want to play positive role models - women who mean something to other women. Agyness Deyn role-modelsplaymean I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously. Albert Pujols role-modelsroleschildren Playing Unique hasn’t changed how I feel about myself, but it has changed how I hold myself. Unique is so confident that I found myself [saying], ‘You need to be the role model that your character intends you to be.’ Alex Newell role-modelsuniquecharacter I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model. Alexa Chung role-modelsrolespolitical Boxers are role models for a lot of young people. The sporting aspects should always be more important than business aspects. Alexander Povetkin role-modelsimportantpeople I definitely have role models. But it's hard to say, "Okay, I want to be Angelina Jolie," or "I want to be Charlize Theron. Alexandra Daddario role-modelsroleswant I am not interested in being a role model, or in fulfilling the expectations of others. I know I am of most use to others and to myself by being this unique self: Nature, I have noticed, is not particularly devoted to copies, and human beings needn't be either. Alice Walker role-modelsuniqueself I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to be like them on the field, and I am so damn proud to join them in the Hall of Fame. Allan Ray role-modelsroleshero Being a role model is a privilege. Allyson Felix privilegerole-modelsroles 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]. Alysia Reiner role-modelsissuestwo I didn't have a ton of role models back in 1998. So, when I was looking to get in, it was really just looking up at all the men who were out there. When you're not seeing women - when you're breaking into anything - it's like, "Well, this is what the men do and how they act, so we're going to just emulate that behavior." Alyssa Mastromonaco role-modelsbehaviormen I think gender inequality is a problem that goes back a long, long time. In human society, as a whole, women have tended to have a kind of inferior position - very often combined with playing up women as great role [models]. Amartya Sen role-modelslongthinking Because the role-model pressure becomes so insane, the personal and private takes a backseat to whatever it takes to maintain that fame and to maintain that lifestyle, and before you know it you're not a human being anymore. Amber Tamblyn role-modelsrolesinsane Part of our business is that you read interviews with these people and they don't really talk candidly about what's going on and the struggle - the struggle to do what you love and to maintain body image and to maintain this sort of false stature of who you're supposed to be as a role model and also who you are supposed to be to yourself personally and privately. Amber Tamblyn role-modelsactingstruggle In india, it's hard not to have Gandhi as a hero. To give up everything - including power and money - and to live for his countrymen, that beats everything else. He's a role model of selflessness. Amit Bhatia role-modelsgiving-uphero When I hear that Jennifer Lopez is such a role model for Latinas, on the one hand I respect her for her business sense and I respect her for her ambition. But she's in the entertainment world. She's done it on her looks and very specifically on her anatomy. Madonna is also considered a great businesswoman and so is Yoko Ono. I feel if I had a young daughter right now, I would feel a little discouraged if that was my daughter's primary role model for success and for young people, for Latinas and Latinos. Ana Castillo role-modelsdaughterambition1234567891011»
