Quotes About Role model

There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero.

I was in the music industry as Amanda Diva for 10 years but I realized that I had bigger work to do and needed to get busy doing that work. I really do believe that I'm here for a bigger purpose, and I want to be a role model and speak for the black community and black women specifically. Humor was the way it felt most organic and effective for me.

Nawazuddin is an inspiration for me. He's is one of the spectacular actors of Indian cinema.

I'm not one for those motivational speeches. I've always been more of an example guy.

Growing up I've watched Lewis and aspired to have some of his attributes, mainly his speed. His raw pace is probably the best of everyone on the whole grid, so there are bits you want from different drivers.

It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

My father taught me how to be a parent and gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.

You heard of Mary Jane?" Root asks. Shaftoe—role model, leader of men—stifles the impulse to say, Heard of her? I've fucked her!

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

I knew that my dad was a good man, a kind man, and though he'd led a wounded life, he'd done the best he could in raising me. Never once had he raised his hand in anger

There are a lot of people in the world, I think, who could learn a lot from my dad.

I always looked up to my grandfather. He wore Italian zip-up CAT boots, and he had a moustache which he waxed into a twirl - now that is worth looking up to.

For Zidane to say he's impressed - well, that's the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play, and I used to try and imitate his moves when I was young. I think he was by far the best footballer of his generation.

There is a scene in the movie with DJ Cutkiller, one of the biggest European DJs from France, and he was scratching like crazy. When I saw that, I was 14, and I was like, 'Yo that's what I want to do. That's crazy.'

I want to be the guy who our sport looks up to, and win multiple championships.

Growing up I wanted to be a mixture of Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball. Apparently I told my mum when I was eight that I wanted to be an actor.

My mum was my inspiration. As cliche as that sounds, she was the reason that we started. She chose cycling to lose weight. I was only eight at the time, so I just followed what my mum did.

Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad.

When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.'

I want to be a a good influence to other people and in the music scene.

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

My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.

As a kid, I wanted to be a musician but also aspired to be Andy Griffith's lawyer character, Ben Matlock.