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
I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it. – Selena Gomez
The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing. – Patricia Hill Collins
I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I’ve become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful. – Russell Tovey
I’m all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change. – Rory Kennedy
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
I don’t think you should do things in your personal life differently because you’re a role model. – Shannen Doherty
I don’t think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else. – Zendaya
Just the title of ‘American Idol’ is something that people can look up to. I’m not Saint Scott, I’m not Mr. Perfect, but I want to be that role model. – Scotty McCreery
I’ve always loved the club. Kaka was my role model when I was young, and my aim now is to go down in Milan history. – Stephan El Shaarawy
No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. – Shirley Manson
I didn’t have a role model. My role model was Michael Jordan. Bad role model for an Indian dude… I didn’t have anyone who looked like me. And by the time I was old enough to have what could have been a role model, they were my peers. Aziz Ansari is my peer. Kal Penn is my peer. – Utkarsh Ambudkar
Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to. – Wayne Rooney