“When I look at role models, I look at them a little bit differently. I don’t look at exactly how they go about doing it but look more to the person and how they navigate through the ups and downs of what they go through.”— Kobe Bryant, cnbc.com
“I didn't go into it to be a role model. But I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!”— Sally Ride, askmen.com
“Our fathers were our models for God, if our fathers failed, what does that tell you about God?”— Chuck Pahlaniuk, Tyler Durden, Brad Pitt, amazon.com
“Others are environments. Nothing conveys how something is possible like watching someone do it before your very eyes. Be the other for others. Be part of the environment that helps others see what is possible.”— Corey Anton, academia.edu
“I'm not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.”— Charles Barkley, napavalleyregister.com
“I'm afraid I am a born romantic. I never had any doubt that I could fulfill any man's dream if I chose to. My mother had given me the key: tender, loving care.”— Jane Russell, amazon.com
“If you don't have good examples, you don't know what you're shooting for.”— Billy Corgan, rollingstone.com
“No one should feel that they have to be perfect. And we can be role models if we own our mistakes.”— Drew Taggart, nme.com
“My dad worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service, and he worked for the Department of Interior, you know, like the federal government. And consequently, I was outdoors a lot in my lifetime. And I was with my dad and my - and his peers, who were all men's men and outdoorsmen. All had incredible work e…”— Sam Elliott, npr.org
“How do you say everything you’ve wanted to say to a person who has been a big part of your life and doesn’t know you at all?”— Joseph Fink, amazon.com
“Ask yourself who your role models are in life. Do you look up to them because they have a pretty face, slender body and nice clothes, or rather because you respect their intelligence and who they are on the inside? Admiring successful people and surrounding yourself with these kinds of people can he…”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.com
“It’s also important to realize that it’s okay to be the first. If you constantly look for role models who look like you, then there won’t be any firsts.”— Condoleezza Rice, 2001-2009.state.gov
“When our daughters set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns. And I saw their little faces pressed up against the window, and the only thing I c…”— Michelle Obama, time.com