“As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.” ThinkingImportantBornRolesInfluenceColorCoupleModelsSkinsMalesStrikesAfrican AmericanRole ModelsSkin ColorPositive Role Model Author:Omari Hardwick
“Since I'm doing so much science, I think the reason these ideas have occurred to me and not to other people in music is simply the influence that science plays in my life: working in laboratories, thinking of models, hypothesis, putting things together, trying to make sense of it all and so forth.” PeopleThinkingTryingIdeasReasonPlayTogetherInfluenceMusic IsModelsMake SenseHypothesisLaboratory Author:Dave Soldier
“Be a light, not a judge, be a model not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing and cynicism, all which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive.” LittlesLightInfluenceEmotionalJudgingModelsOppositesCriticsCancerComplainingCirclesCompareCriticizeCynicismCompetingProactiveVictimizationCircle Of Influence Author:Stephen Covey
“I'm not trying to influence anyone else; I'm not saying, "Do what I do." I think it's a little pretentious to say, "I'm a role model"; I would never say that, and I don't think of myself that way.” ThinkingWayTryingLittlesRolesInfluenceModelsRole ModelsPretentious Author:Kim Kardashian
“Mental models are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures of images that influence how we understand the world and how we take action.” WorldActionInfluenceModelsAssumptionGeneralization Author:Peter Senge
“The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!” WayShouldLooksRealReasonGuyParentRolesTeacherInfluenceModelsAthleteLook UpRole ModelsParents And TeachersGood Role Models Author:Dante Hall
“As a woman, you listen to more female singers, like guys listen to more rock bands. So in that way, they influence you because you're trying to create an identity; you look to others to model.” WayTryingLooksGuyInfluenceRocksIdentityBandModelsFemaleSingersRock BandsFemale Singers Author:Joan Cusack
“I would say that my role model, as far as just somebody leading by example, which to me is what a great youth counselor does - they are there to talk to and lead by example - would be my mom, but she wasn't a youth counselor. She was a teacher, and she is a good person and definitely one of the biggest influences in my life.” PersonsDoeWould BeRolesTeacherInfluenceExampleYouthMomModelsMy MomRole ModelsGood PersonCounselor Author:Carrie Underwood
“How our governments need standards of integrity! How our communities need yardsticks to measure decency! How our neighborhoods need models of beauty and cleanliness! How our schools need continued encouragement and assistance to maintain high educational standards! Rather than spend time complaining about the direction in which these institutions are going, we need to exert our influence in shaping the right direction. A small effort by a few can result in so much good for all of mankind.” NeedsGovernmentSchoolCommunityResultsEffortInfluenceMankindIntegrityModelsStandardsEncouragementInstitutionsEducationalComplainingNeighborhoodEnd TimesAssistanceDecencySpend TimeOur CommunityCleanlinessRight DirectionYardsticksSmall Efforts Author:L. Tom Perry
“I'd like to be more of a bad influence than a role model. I'm getting lots of boys to wear eye-liner again which is good.” EyeBoysRolesInfluenceModelsRole Models Author:Brian Molko
“I recognise my responsibility, and it's funny when I read people who say they never asked to be a role model, and I understand that, but as soon as you have influence over people, you have a responsibility with what you do with that influence.” PeopleResponsibilityRolesInfluenceModelsRole ModelsRecognise Author:Brooke Fraser
“'m the second oldest of eight kids. I'd have to say, what inspires me is making sure my siblings have a good role model to look up to. Nowadays, influencers do anything to keep up with each other for attention, and it's not always something today's youth should mimic. I understand that with great influence comes great responsibility.” ShouldLooksKidsTodayAttentionResponsibilityRolesInfluenceYouthInspireModelsEightLook UpRole ModelsSiblingMy SiblingsGreat ResponsibilityGood Role ModelsGreat InfluenceToday's Youth Author:Melanie Iglesias
“The popular idea of a role model implies that an adult's influence on a child is primarily occupational, and that all a black child needs is to see a black doctor, and then this child will think, "Oh, I can become a doctor too."” ThinkingNeedsChildrenI CanIdeasBlackRolesInfluenceModelsAdultsDoctorsRole Models Author:Richard Rodriguez