“Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers.” KindWantedFunCareersWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTeamModelsMy FavoriteGymnast Author:Alicia Sacramone
“I wanted to figure out how long to cook things. I did some experiments and then wrote a program using Mathematica to model how heat is transferred through food.” LongWantedFiguresModelsProgramExperimentsCooksHeat Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“As a child, I wanted to know how things worked and to control them. With a friend, I built a number of complicated models that I could control. It was a natural next step to want to know how the universe works.” KnowsWantChildrenWantedUniverseNextNaturalNumbersStepsKnow HowModelsBuiltComplicatedNext Steps Author:Stephen Hawking
“The effort of painting from life has cost my models a great deal of physical discomfort, and cost me a great deal of money in model fees... I have wanted to make the camera obsolete... because, in my reading about early 20th century art, I found that the most frequently used argument made in favor of abstraction was that the camera made realist painting obsolete.” ArtMadeWantedUsedReadingFoundDealsEffortCenturyPaintingCostPhotographyModelsArgumentCamerasFavors20th CenturyAbstractionDiscomfortObsoleteRealistFees Author:Philip Pearlstein
“At first, being a female role model really terrified me. But it hasn't turned out to be an awful burden. I get a lot of letters from women who tell me that, after watching Xena, they have bought the Harley-Davidson they always wanted or left an abusive relationship.” FirstsWantedLeftRolesModelsFemaleLettersBurdenAwfulRole ModelsTerrifiedAbusiveAbusive RelationshipHarleyFemale RolesHarley DavidsonFemale Role Models Author:Lucy Lawless
“I made the first 'Blumen' picture after looking at Robert Mapplethorpe's Pictures book. I was struck by how much freedom Mapplethorpe was able to extract from his model's restraint-that in tying up and cropping his models, he appears to be able to work with people as forms. I never thought about my flowers as related to his (which I saw as annoyingly erotic); I thought of them in relationship to bondage. I wanted to make the flowers more aggressive and ironic and less docile and sensual.” PeopleFirstsMadeBookAbleWantedFormSawsFlowerModelsSensualRelatedAggressiveIronicRestraintBondageEroticPicture BooksDocile Author:Collier Schorr
“I had the vision of creating my own camp to make sure I was teaching the campers what I wanted. Plus I picked other players that were good on the field and off so we could be great role models for these girls to look up to. I hope to inspire others and encourage them to go after their dreams.” LooksDreamWantedGirlMy OwnVisionRolesPlayerTeachingFieldsInspireCreatingModelsLook UpPlusCampsRole ModelsAnd OffInspire OthersCampersGreat Role Models Author:Jennie Finch
“I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.” WantedOpportunityModels Author:Maud Adams
“I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them.” ChildrenWantedStuffModelsActressesAds Author:Anushka Sharma
“We knew when we started the Daily Muse, we wanted a recruiting-focused business model rather than an advertising-focused one. We felt like publishers were being forced to go to more and more extreme lengths to monetize through advertising.” WantedFeltModelsExtremesFocusedAdvertisingLengthMusePublishersBusiness Models Author:Kathryn Minshew
“I want to let [my photographs] be something that comes from the model in her own way. I don't want to take the models too much out of their own skin. I realized that I wanted to create a marriage between who the person was, the nature, the beauty in the figure, and how the models sat or posed themselves.” WayWantPersonsWantedToo MuchFiguresModelsSkinsPhotographI RealizedSat Author:Mario Sorrenti
“I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to be like them on the field, and I am so damn proud to join them in the Hall of Fame.” WayWantedRolesFieldsProudHeroFameModelsDamnHallsRole ModelsHall Of FameGreat Role Models Author:Allan Ray
“My father was the role model I looked up. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me he was still a rock star.” StillsWantedFatherStarsRolesRecordsRocksDadModelsMy DadRole ModelsRock StarEntertainers Author:Tracy Morgan
“I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.” IfsWantEndsWantedActorsNaturalModelsFollowingIceRapperProgressionYoungstersCubes Author:T.I.
“My parents were my heroes and my role models. So I thought long and hard over decisions that I would make because I never wanted to disappoint them and break their hearts.” HeartLongHardWantedParentDecisionRolesBreakHeroModelsRole ModelsDisappointMy Hero Author:Dick Vitale
“For some reason, everyone says "fashion is responsible for skinny models." I don't believe that myself. I believe consumers dictate commercial success and trends in a capitalistic society. So I believe if consumers wanted to see - like, who decided that Barney the Dinosaur was going to be a million-dollar industry?” IfsBelieveReasonWantedI BelieveMillionsFashionIndustryModelsDecidedResponsibleDollarsDon't BelieveConsumersTrendsSkinnyMillion DollarsDinosaurs Author:Kelly Cutrone
“I became a guy who wanted to be a comedian someday, or a comic actor. The way I put it was, I'll be like Danny Kaye. He was kind of the model I had in mind.” WayMindKindWantedGuyActorsModelsComicComedianSomeday Author:George Carlin
“I was one of the first print models to go on the runway because I wanted to do runway. When I started doing the shows, I was the only print girl there.” FirstsShowsWantedGirlGoes OnModelsPrintRunway Author:Linda Evangelista
“I would tell kids not be like me, but to try and be better than me. Because I always wanted to be better than everyone I was around. That's what drove me. I wanted to be better than my role models. I'm super competitive.” TryingKidsWantedRolesModelsLike MeRole Models Author:Danica Patrick
“I wanted to get away from having a minister who pretends to be a certain type of role model. I don't want my life to serve as an example for anyone.” WantWantedCertainRolesExampleTypeModelsMinistersGet AwayRole Models Author:Kristina Schroder
“Ninety-nine percent of girls want to be models because they believe it will mean that they are the most beautiful women in the world. They think that they will wear expensive clothes, makes loads of money, travel a lot and have a rock star for a boyfriend. This never interested me. I didn't want anyone to scream out my name. I wanted to make art, to create an image with a photographer. And yes, I wanted to get out of Clinton, Mississippi - a small town that was so closed-minded you can't even imagine.” ThinkingWorldWantBelieveMeanArtWantedBeautifulGirlNamesStarsImagineRocksClothesModelsPercentTownsClintonPhotographerNineExpensiveScreamLoadSmall TownNinetyBeautiful WomenRock StarMississippiNinety NineClosed MindedMost Beautiful Woman In The WorldExpensive Clothes Author:Crystal Renn
“It was very definitely architectural. I was using the words on the page as some kind of equivalent of a physical model. But I never thought at that point that I wanted to move toward architecture. I wanted to move toward real space. Sure, that's probably another way of saying, I want to move toward architecture. But I didn't define real space in terms of architecture, then.” WayWantKindRealWantedMovingTermSpacePagesModelsArchitectureAnother Way Author:Vito Acconci
“In the Navy, I was introduced to the modeling world and something I never thought I would do in a million years. I never thought about doing it...I was kind of against doing it for a while until he introduced me to an agent. I went down to this big event (and they wanted me as a model) So, I was getting out of the military and decided to take that opportunity.” WorldYearsKindBigsWantedOpportunityMillionsMilitaryEventsModelsDecidedAgentsNavyModelingBig Events Author:Drew Waters
“When I grew up I assembled my role models à la cart. I wanted to be an astrophysicist. If I tried to find a role model who grew up in the Bronx with my skin color who was an astrophysicist, I would never have become an astrophysicist.” IfsWantedRolesColorGrewGrew UpModelsSkinsRole ModelsCartsSkin ColorBronx Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I don't have too much interest in teaching other people how to get rich. And that isn't because I fear the competition or anything like that - Warrenhas always been very open about what he's learned, and I share that ethos. My personal behavior model is Lord Keynes: I wanted to get rich so I could be independent, and so I could do other things like give talks on the intersection of psychology and economics. I didn't want to turn it into a total obsession.” PeopleWantGivingWantedTurnsInterestLordRichPsychologyToo MuchShareTeachingBehaviorModelsEconomicsIndependentCompetitionObsessionGet RichEthosIntersectionsKeynesTeaching OthersPersonal Behavior Author:Charlie Munger
“When I was growing up, I said I wanted to be a model, but people said I had no chance and when I realized my ambition, people in the business still continued to state negative stuff.” PeopleSaidStillsStatesWantedStuffChanceGrowing UpGrowingAmbitionModelsNegativeI RealizedMy Ambition Author:Katie Price
“When I was seven I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it's put me now!” LooksWantedModelsEnglandSevenFootballer Author:David Beckham
“I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played.” GivingShouldTryingWellsHardPlayWantedCoursesGamesRolesCollegeModelsGolfGentlemanRole ModelsOutrageousGolf CoursePositive Role Model Author:Dustin Johnson
“When I used to watch vaudevillian impressionists, people like Rich Little or Frank Gorshin, I always felt like the voice was the only point. I didn't want to do that. I wanted to be of the Robin Williams or Jonathan Winters model, where observation and storytelling was important.” PeopleWantLittlesImportantWantedUsedFeltVoiceWatchesRichModelsWinterStorytellingObservationFrankRobinsImpressionists Author:Frank Caliendo
“I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.” LooksWantedSuccessWinningParentRolesSuccessfulLuckyModelsRole Models Author:Derek Jeter
“At the end of the day, I'm not a model, I'm an actor. I didn't want to be a model for a brand - I wanted to be a spokesperson and to collaborate.” WantEndsWantedActorsModelsBrandsThe End Of The Day Author:Ruby Rose
“Back in the day, a lot of our instructors in nonfiction were actually fiction scholars. So they would bring in stories as models for the essay. And in some ways that's a good idea, because we can all learn from other genres. But I think it also made me realize that I literally didn't have an essay model, and that if I wanted one I would have to find it.” IfsThinkingWayMadeIdeasStoriesWantedRealizingFictionModelsGenreGood IdeasNonfictionScholarEssaysInstructorsBack In The Day Author:John D'Agata
“Well, being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right. She was very present in our lives and has a great career of her own. Same with my father. So I knew it was possible going in to stay closely connected to my children while also chasing big dreams.” WellsChildrenDreamBigsWantedMotherFatherCareersRolesOur LivesModelsConnectedWell BeingMy ChildrenRole ModelsChasingWorking Mom Author:Kerri Walsh
“In terms of Iraq, al Qaeda valued Iraq because we destroyed a government it wanted destroyed and because we put soldiers on the ground and forces that they could attack. Al Qaeda is basically an insurgent organization that was formed on the model of the Afghan groups. And being bred in that war, they value a contiguous safe haven as much as anything else.” WarGovernmentWantedValuesForceTermGroupsHavensSafeModelsOrganizationSoldierIraqDestroyedAlsAl QaedaInsurgentSafe HavenAfghan Author:Michael Scheuer
“The documentary we are working on is about my mother, Bev Umehara, for whom our film company, Bev's Girl Films, is named after. It is a passion project that I have wanted to make since her unexpected passing in 1999. The film is about my mother's calling which came late in life, at 47, when she made the sudden transformation from a humble hardworking secretary and mother of four, into a labor activist, a respected union leader, and a role model for rank-and-file workers, women of color, and for all Asian Pacific Americans.” MadeWantedFilmMotherGirlPassionCompanyLeaderRolesFourColorCallingProjectsLateModelsLaborTransformationUnionsWorkersHumblePassingPassingsUnexpectedActivistRole ModelsSecretaryDocumentariesAsianFilesPacificHardworking Author:Garth Kravits
“When I was young, I went to college, had a teacher who was, had been a student of Trilling's at Columbia, this was in California. And he, I started reading him around that time, and then I went to Columbia as well, Trilling was still teaching there, I took a course with him. He was not a great teacher, but he was, when I was younger, he was a good model for the kind of criticism I wanted to do, because he thought very dialectically.” WellsKindStillsWantedYoungCoursesReadingTeacherTeachingStudentsCollegeModelsCriticismCaliforniaGreat TeacherColumbia Author:Louis Menand
“I think I've always wanted to be a role model, and I think ... everyone should try to live their life like they'd like to be a role model. I think it's like the thing keeping me out of jail.” ThinkingShouldTryingWantedRolesModelsJailRole Models Author:Mindy Kaling
“I get letters from kids from all over the country. I always try to answer them because there were people I looked up to in my youth and just wanted to be in contact with. It's also important to realize that you find your role models in a lot of different places. I've never believed that your role models have to look like you. You can find them in all sort of colors, shapes and sizes.” PeopleTryingLooksImportantDifferentCountryKidsWantedRealizingAnswersRolesYouthColorLike YouShapesModelsLettersSizeContactRole ModelsDifferent Place Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or sexy actresses. Jane Goodall was the closest thing I found to a woman I wanted to be like.” WantedFoundDifficultRolesGrowing UpGrowingMediaMassModelsSexyActressesSingersRelateRole ModelsClosestJaneEmulateMass Media Author:Lynsey Dyer
“I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader canvas to see how a lot of the narratives we have about economy and foreign policy got stuck. Because we have these categories of liberal, conservative, free marketer, open government - all these stereotypes about our politics and the categories we try to put things in are inadequate to this sort of complex, ambiguous, sometimes contradictory experience we have as ordinary people and that I have as an elected official.” PeopleTryingSometimesGovernmentWantedMy OwnPerfectEconomyPolicyModelsOrdinaryReflectionComplexesConservativeStuckNarrativeOfficialsCategoriesForeign PolicyCanvasStereotypeFree MarketOrdinary PeopleContradictoryInadequateAmbiguousMarketersElected Officials Author:Barack Obama
“Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.” WantedMotherRolesModelsRole ModelsWorking Mom Author:Kerri Walsh
“That's the secret of Jesus. You watch Jesus and you see he never did "withdraw" and then "attack." All of the time people wanted him to do it and in many ways, but he would not. Then to the body of believers he said, "This will show everyone that you are my disciples, if you love one another," but he had already said, "Love one another as I have loved you." So that's the model.” PeopleIfsWaySaidShowsBodyWantedJesusSecretWatchesModelsBelieverDiscipleLove One Another Author:Dallas Willard
“I wore that same outfit that the male model over there is wearing. It's inclusive, it feels good and that's what I wanted. I want people to feel good.” PeopleWantFeelsWantedModelsMalesFeel Good Author:Zendaya
“My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me he was still a rock star.” StillsWantedFatherStarsRolesRecordsRocksDadModelsMy DadRole ModelsRock StarEntertainers Author:Tracy Morgan
“At the moment we have a critical situation in Greece. Even as we speak, where there is an open attempt by the EU to destroy Syriza by splitting it. There is a German obstinacy and utter refusal to seriously consider an alternative. The reason isn't even a lack of money, because money swims around the EU coffers endlessly, and they could write off the debt tomorrow if they wanted. But they don't want to do so, because of the election of a left-wing government. They want to punish Syriza in public, to humiliate it so that this model doesn't go any further than Greece.” IfsWantWritingReasonMomentsGovernmentWantedLeftSpeakSituationTomorrowModelsElectionWingsCriticalDebtAlternativesSwimGreeceRefusalLeft WingHumiliateSplittingObstinacy Author:Tariq Ali
“I would have wanted to be a rock star, a lead singer, if I wasn't a model. I'd go touring in a bus with my band. In my next life, that's the plan.” IfsWantedNextStarsPlansRocksBandModelsSingersBusRock StarTouringNext Life Author:Kate Moss
“I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.” LooksWantedSelf EsteemProudModelsMajorityMagazinesIndependent Women Author:Adele
“I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to the meaningful oasis of acting.” WantedOrderActingCareersSawsRocksModelsRiversStonesMeaningfulPointlessStepping StonesOasisModelling Author:Halle Berry
“My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.” IfsLooksWantedMotherModelsProtected Author:Brooke Shields