Role Model Quotes

“I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.”
― Ann Richards

“Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.”
― Liza Wiemer

“I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To love, to live, to feel so much that your world keeps spinning, faster and faster, in that wonderful, chaotic mess of humanity that you’d so hastily give up. Immortality is overrated. It is nothing but the ability to live through it all and not experience a single thing, to eat everything without tasting it at all." Isak’s eyes shone with a desperate need. He wanted, more than anything it seemed, to be like me, when all I wanted was to be like him.”
― Sophia Whittemore, The Funnyman

“Teaching a boy to be a man is the primary job of a father.”
― Clayton Lessor MA, LPC

“You send a message by what you say and what you do. If words aren’t supported with consistent actions, they will ring hollow.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

“Whether they're superior or inferior, older brothers are role models for their younger brothers. If the older brother takes the wrong path, the younger brothers can avoid it. And if I take the right path, my little brothers can follow behind.”
― Gege Akutami, 呪術廻戦 16 [Jujutsu Kaisen 16]

“My author role model is Kurata Misako. I want to be rich enough to drive from room to room in my home but also down to earth enough to let squirrels live in my hair.”
― Christy Leigh Stewart

“Do you think you can leave here alive after trying to hurt my little brother?”
― Gege Akutami, 呪術廻戦 16 [Jujutsu Kaisen 16]

“You never know when you’re creating a spark that will last forever.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“She’s already a bunch of stressors stacked in a trench coat. There are only that many kidnapping and murder attempts a child can endure before developing serious issues and self-destructive behaviors. We wouldn’t want her to grow up and, say, got to grad school.” “Don’t worry,” Misery reassures me, “every day I drill into her that we’ll be disappointed in anything but a Djing career.” “You’re such a good role model.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Mate

“Be a candle in the dark,’ they say. I don’t want to be a candle. I want to be a bonfire.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You asked why I'm tough. I'll tell you. It's because I didn't have someone to guide me, so I kept making mistakes. Nonetheless, I must walk ahead of my little brothers. That's why I'm strong.”
― Gege Akutami, 呪術廻戦 16 [Jujutsu Kaisen 16]

“to be a muse may be enough”
― Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry

“in the bible, only the angels have wings, the rest of us have to wait to be rescued”
― Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry

“The higher you go the lonelier you become. As you progress up the career ladder, things change dramatically. You will have far fewer colleagues; it gets increasingly lonely and there is much greater responsibility. The level of fear, uncertainty, and doubt will jump and so will stress levels. Hence, all the more reason why you should be a self-starter.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Look, you should be brilliant at work. You really should. Focused, diligent, determined, collaborative, bold, visionary, purposeful, impactful. Your work must be the standard by which they judge others. But don’t get obsessed with it, even if you’re amazing. Have some humility. Be approachable. Laugh at yourself. Expect mistakes; don’t be too hard on yourself or others. Don’t be a self-righteous ass.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Sorry, but you didn't love your brothers... And I can't understand that.”
― Gege Akutami, 呪術廻戦 16 [Jujutsu Kaisen 16]

“The master role model in Christendom is Christ Jesus, should He come to find fault in mankind, no one would be saved.”
― Daniel ANIKOR, CATCH THEM YOUNG

“if you’re a model go with god, enjoy your endless flow of worship and have a great time for the rest of us, reenact the father-figure video, that’s what i’d do”
― Karen Kilgariff, Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide

“Rihanna is a celebrity who really stands to represent Cocoa and Black Women...and all other races and people too. A role model who lives what she says, wears what she sells, and raw about who she is. She's the definition of the word, "authentic"!”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Rihanna is a celebrity who really stands to represent Cocoa and Black Women...and all other races and people too. A role model who lives what she says, wears what she sells, and is raw about who she is. She's the definition of the word, "authentic"!”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Live with what you’ll leave behind in mind.”
― Kennedy Ryan, Reel

“The reality is that businesses fail all the time and if you go into business thinking absolutely positive, selling your land or taking a huge loan and assuming everything will be rosy, you are going to fail, unless you are incredibly lucky.

You may be seen as an inspiration to naïve people, but you are still a bad role model, because your decision-making process will lead to failure for anyone following you.”
― Anubhav Srivastava, UnLearn: A Practical Guide to Business and Life

“While it’s easy to criticize terrible role models, it’s better to learn from them.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“Mimicking a poor role model is like eating food past its due date. While it may look good on the surface, it’ll ultimately make you sick.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“My grandmother prayed on her knees until she couldn’t. And sitting hunched over in her wheelchair in the waning hours of her life, she would say that her heart was always on its knees even though the ability of her body to do so had long passed. And as long as I am able, both my body and my heart will remain on their knees because that is the only way that my soul is able to stand on its feet.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“A true father and mentor doesn’t just teach — he lives the lesson. His words guide, but his actions shape the future in silence.”
― Ayoub Imilouane, Tales of Habib the Hoaxter: Sometimes Hoaxed, Always Good for a Laugh

“You can learn as much from a negative role model as a positive one.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Values to Live By: Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide

“We’ve made a wrong place for fathers in the world, so they throw their lives at heroisms and braveries and wars, and winning and owning, and desire poking out of their pants in a way that is desperate, and then they die with a want inside them that is larger than a body.”
― Lidia Yuknavitch, Thrust