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• I don't want my dad to say, 'My daughter is an actress on a TV show.' I want him to say, 'My daughter cares about people.' I would love to know that I'm a role model in Hollywood.

  AnnaLynne McCord

  Daughter, Mother, Dad

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I did not have any role model. I could not learn anything from the female voice that male poets used, a voice which is more "feminine" than female. Nor could I learn anything from ancient female poetry that only sang about love, the feeling of farewell and longing for others.

  Kim Hyesoon

  Farewell, Voice, Feelings

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Jesus' philosophy in life seemed to be, "Let's confuse as many people for as long as we can". He was an enigma. I felt I could have no better role model.

  Gerald Coates

  Jesus, Philosophy, Long

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• My lifetime role model and hero is Freddie Mercury of Queen.

  PSY

  Queens, Hero, Roles

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.

  Julius Erving

  Basketball, Team, Wings

  Academy of Achievement interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

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• For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies.

  Joan Chen

  Girl, Past, Thinking

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I didn't have a role model when I was younger.

  Andy Cohen

  Roles, Models

  "Bravo's Andy Cohen shares his story in the Castro". Interview with Sarah Adler, www.sfgate.com. May 27, 2012.

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• I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.

  Eric Davis

  Cancer, People, Roles

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

  Catherine Deneuve

  Men, People, Roles

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• My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.

  Sophie Ellis Bextor

  Childhood, Parent, Roles

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• 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.

  Derek Jeter

  Success, Winning, Parent

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• I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.

  Kevin James

  Teacher, Men, Years

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.

  Salma Hayek

  Happy Friday, Directors, Roles

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• I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.

  Mariska Hargitay

  Winning, Awards, Roles

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• I think it's important to present role models for young women coming up. I really do believe you can't be what you can't see, and representation matters. So, for me, it's the idea of putting women in media in ways that present them as having power, being heard, being true to themselves, and done from the perspective of women.

  Elizabeth Banks

  Believe, Thinking, Perspective

  Source: www.sheknows.com

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• I read recently that in the U.S. today, the majority of people under the age of 21 are immigrants or first- or second-generation Americans. We need to integrate young people into community life far more fully than we currently do and give them role models they can relate to. We can do this if we make it a priority.

  Christian Picciolini

  People, Giving, Community

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• Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.

  Natalie Gulbis

  Opportunity, Play, Roles

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• I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

  R. Lee Ermey

  People, Roles, Young

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

  Selena Gomez

  Roles, Want, Said

  "Selena Gomez: I Make Mistakes All the Time". Interview with Alla Byrne, people.com. June 16, 2011.

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• Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that worked for me. Pop culture just doesn't hand us enough variety to choose from.

  Beth Ditto

  Hands, Female Role Models, Identity

  "What would Beth Ditto do?" by Beth Ditto, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2008.

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• Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon.

  Graydon Carter

  School, Men, Thinking

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• I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.

  Solomon Ortiz

  Appreciation, Teacher, America

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• I think I'm a different kind of role model for young girls.

  Megan Fox

  Girl, Thinking, Different

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• Boxing is a sport that is largely dominated by machos, by men who think we have to conform to a very specific role model. The ideal boxer doesn't think too much, is raw and brimming with strength. I am also fascinated by strength, but for me style is a part of that.

  Orlando Cruz

  Sports, Men, Thinking

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Trying to be a leader in a sort of very atypical workplace like 'Saturday Night Live' forces you to realize that no one wants you to be their leader. If you can help them get their thing on TV or whatever, they want that. But no adult is looking for a role model.

  Tina Fey

  Night, Leader, Trying

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