Role Model For Kids Quotes & Sayings

These parents, they think I'm a role model for their kids, that their kids look at me as some sort of idol. But it's the parents' job to make sure their kids don't turn out that shallow. — Britney Spears

I enjoy being a role model for kids. — Tim Howard

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves. — Chip Conley

If your idea of a role model is somebody who's gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I'm not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah. — Megan Fox

Being a role model is cool and a great honor. I'm grateful to be considered one and will live up to that title by encouraging kids to eat their Wheaties and brush their teeth often. — Jennette McCurdy

When I'm out in public I need to be a role model for the kids. I need to be someone they can look up to or portray themselves as. — Mario Chalmers

I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me. — Susan Powter

I hope my music inspires people and I want to be a good role model for everybody, not just the girls but for the guys too. I want to show everybody that I didn't grow up in the spotlight like the Mickey Mouse Club to make it. That is important for kids to know. — Tonya Mitchell

I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be. — Sean Paul

Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you're automatically a role model ... I have no problem being a role model. I love it. I have kids looking up to me and hopefully I inspire these kids to do good things. — LeBron James

Three of Donald Trump's kids have come forward to defend him, and called him 'an incredible dad and role model.' Donald was so moved that he wrote one of them back into his will. 'I'm not gonna tell you which one ... it's Donald Jr.' — Jimmy Fallon

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family. I want my husband and I to be the ones our kids look to for guidance, to be the great role models that I had with my parents growing up, so for as hard as we work, I want our kids to see us having fun. I want our kids to know that we have to feel our bodies. And nutrition is a huge part of that. — Kerri Walsh

I want to get to a point in my career where I can be a role model. A good one. I want to say, 'I got here without drugs, and I got here without drinking or smoking. If I can do it, you can do it. I have no doubt.' I really want kids to have a chance in life. — Chad Michael Murray

I'm very sensitive about being held up as some sort of example. I don't consider myself any sort of role model at all. I have great advantages over many other working women, and my schedule allows me more time with my kids than many working women have. — Jane Pauley

Being that I was raised in the Catholic faith, I am very careful about what I choose. I've turned down a lot of projects that ... could have helped me a lot financially, and I've quit shows because of where they were going and because I feel like I have to be a role model for my kids. — Siobhan Fallon Hogan

I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity. — Paula Creamer

Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club. — Bobby Orr

I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on. — Ivan Lendl

My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids! — Ariel Winter

Exactly what are you wanting to teach your children? -How to love and care for themselves, or how to neglect and abandon themselves? Self-sarifice is NOT setting a good example. — Miya Yamanouchi

If young kids choose to have me as a role model ... what I put out there is that it's not a perfect life and it's okay to make mistakes. — Anne Hathaway

One of the things I want to do is be a decent role model. I've got a lot of emails and stuff from children. They look up to me. Kids get different labels and things like that and I want those kids to succeed. — Temple Grandin

That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it. — Taylor Dayne

I'm not a role model. I say parents should parent and monitor their kids. — Yul Vazquez

I think we, as pro coaches, should have a consciousness towards having an image and a role model mentality for kids. — George Karl

Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle. — Mia Hamm

Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how you choose what you read. Let them see you reading. — Jon Scieszka

I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids. — Robbie Williams

Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to. — Leon Spinks

Every boy needs a role model that he can be proud of and talk about to the other kids in the playground. — Athol Fugard

There is no better way to influence children than being their role model. — Eraldo Banovac

The best way to teach is how you live your life. — Gina Greenlee

I don't really understand why I should be a role model but I know that children do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids. — Josh Peck

I think you have to embrace being a role model because you are in the public eye, and whether you like it or not, people are going to be affected by you positively or negatively, ... Public-wise, I really wouldnt do anything that would be detrimental to anybody else or to myself. And to a certain extent, I try to watch out and try not to do anything that would be bad for kids to see. — Amanda Bynes

When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is. — Walter Payton

My job is to be a role model, and that's what I want to do, but my job isn't to be a parent. My job isn't to tell your kids how to act or how not to act, because I'm still figuring that out for myself. So to take that away from me is a bit selfish. Your kids are going to make mistakes whether I do or not. That's just life. — Miley Cyrus

I realise that every time my face is on TV or I'm playing in a tournament, that I am a role model for a lot of people and a lot of kids do look up to me. I try to do my best in that regard and put myself across as honestly and as modestly as possible, as well. — Rory McIlroy

I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people ... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia. — Cathy Freeman

Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there. — Ja Rule

Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that. — Rosalind Wiseman

It's overwhelming ... to know there are hundreds of kids out there that look up to me. I know that's a big responsibility. I am also very confident to say that it is wonderful and I'll do my best that I can do to be the best role model I can be. — Selena

I definitely feel like kids do look up to me as a potential role model. It's an honor, but it can also be a burden. I may be on TV, but I'm also a teenager. I don't get it right every time. But I always do my absolute best to stay above board in every way. My fans inspire me to be a better person. — Nathan Kress

I have an incredible role model in my mom. She was a single mother raising two kids in New York. — Kim Raver

I'm not a role model ... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. — Charles Barkley

Kids in college often look for mentors and role models to model their careers after, and women don't have the equivalent of a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I think it's a self-perpetuating loop. — Ruchi Sanghvi

I want to be someone who can be a role model to kids - and to everyone, for that matter. — Patrick Kane

I think that when you are in the limelight it is part of your obligation to be a good role model. A lot of kids look up to you, and you are given a God-given talent, so it is your responsibility. It isn't hard to deal with. I never have to think twice about doing anything. — Curtis Joseph

If your kid needs a role model and you ain't it, you're both fucked. — George Carlin

People should look up to me. Young kids. I am a good role model. I'll show them how men should really be. And kids can take note from that. I am a good role model. Lots of kids look up to me. — Tyson Fury

I'm not trying to be a role model to kids, because I don't have any children, but I do think everyone should have a free spirit. — Chelsea Handler

I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model. — John Legend

I make an active effort to remain a positive role model to kids. They need people to show them there's another way. — MC Hammer

I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career I want to be true to myself. I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career. I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud, gay man. — Orlando Cruz

I love having fans of all ages but it's especially cool for me to have young fans. I hope to be a role model for kids who want to follow their dreams. — Hoodie Allen

A working mom is judged negatively for letting someone else raise her kids, but a stay-at-home mom is accused of sacrificing her self-worth and providing an outdated role model for her children. — Dara-Lynn Weiss