Quotes About Role models

I have been watching how Indian women are forced to do certain things, as the stories of sacrifice and devotion in mythology demand from them. And then there are inspiring stories about women like the Rani of Jhansi that offer women refreshing role models.

Presidents seem to fall into two positive categories: they're one of us, or they're heroes. Both McCain and Obama probably see themselves as potential heroes - presidents who will be looked up to, not presidents everyday people will remark are 'just like me.'

The same actor plays the role of a thief and a police officer on-screen. It's not fair to look for role models in them.

Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

At age 12, or even eight or nine, athletes were my role models. So when I would say I wanted to be the best, it was just because I was seeing my idols and wanted to do that. I don't think it necessarily was the most realistic thought process.

We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.

The lack of effective and charismatic leaders always forced the Muslim youth to choose the wrong role models.

I'm bad at picking heroes.

From the time we're born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and coconspirators, our role models and our cautionary tales.

Those whose actions are forever before our eyes, whose words are ever in our ears, will naturally lead us, albeit against our will, slowly, gradually, imperceptibly, perhaps, to act and speak as they do.

Muß ich ein guter Mensch werden, ohne Vorbilder und ohne Reden, damit ich später besonders stark werde. (S.74)

all of the great writers drank, except for Kafka and Nietzsche, neither of whom you exactly wanted to be when you grew up.

Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.

A people is but the attempt of many To rise to the completer life of one; And those who live as models for the mass Are singly of more value than they all.

I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

They had become unofficial mentors to the two aspiring teenage journalists

Children have never been good at listening to their parents, but they have never failed to imitate them.

I ragazzi apprendono come comportarsi dalle persone con cui vivono. [...]

Since 1987, there are now many more of us as at the higher levels with families, so I think, as role models, we are encouraging more women to stay within banking and rise up through the ranks.

The more I got into my artistry, I got a bigger responsibility: the kids in Chicago, they look up to the rappers. We influence them.

Rappers are definitely role models and definitely should get involved. They're involved in politics whether they like it or not.

When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles.