Quotes about what it is to be a role model

If you are role model for someone or have a role model in your life, then you will appreciate these quotes curated by the Selfvibe review team.

“I believe in recovery, and I believe that 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

“I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I get back up.” – Jennifer Lopez

“If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.” – Tiger Woods

“I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley

“I’m not paid to be a role model. Parents should be role models.” – Charles Barkley

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

“One of the most important things we adults can do for young children is to model the kind of person we would like them to be.” – Carol B. Hillman

“Parents have a big responsibility because they are the primary example of empathy and must practice being empathic themselves.” – Iben Dissing Sandahl

“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.” – Oliver Goldsmith

“Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life’s scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children’s lives.” – Stephen R. Covey

“Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others. It is the only means.” – Albert Einstein  

“The best way to teach children restraint and generosity is to be a model of those qualities yourself.” – Lawrence Balter

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