Magnus Scheving Quotes

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.

Kids tend to look up to sports figures and entertainers, probably more than they should, but I've tried to use that in a positive way.

My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

I feel like kids in general, not just African-American kids, are influenced by what they see, both positive and negative.

The way a woman or a man handles themselves, at a certain age I can't blame you for the way you act, because somebody didn't bring you up right, and the betterment is why I have a foundation titled Angels and Hearts. That's why I have Trey's Angels: to let women know that they are angels.

I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.

Children need models rather than critics.

The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!

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

I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

I don't think kids should have role models. They're disastrous.

Anytime you see Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West. Anytime a young black person's doing good, that's motivation for everybody else. Anytime, anytime, it's motivation. Use that fuel to push you forward. That's what I did.

I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.

If beautiful movies can influence you to go out and hug your children, then we have to be honest and say that other movies can inspire you to do bad things.

The blessing is that my kids have a lot of strong men and strong marriages around them, so I feel like they are getting what they need as far as role modeling. So I don't feel the pressure for them.

I think it is important for young people to see other young people on television doing something positive with their life, making positive changes and growing. I don't think there is enough of that on TV. I mean, we've got 'Jersey Shore,' and I don't know what that teaches young kids.

I think sometimes girls look at Victoria's Secret models and think that they have to model themselves after that, but I really don't think that's the best; even though they are called 'models,' they're not the best people to model yourself after.

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

I go on tremendous health kicks - exercise, yogurt, no booze. Of course, I smoke too much.

I was raised not so much in a puritan environment, but for the most part, a pretty healthy one.

TV is a medium with a wide reach and viewers consider actors role models. Hence, one must realize the responsibility of portraying a certain character.

When you're young, stay active no matter what you do, and look up to positive role models.

We have really good parents, and even though they broke up when we were little, we were still raised by two people who had really good ethics. They were never going to let us turn into Paris Hilton. I think that it wasn't really an option to become spoiled brats.