Omarosa Manigault Newman Quotes

I don't know how consciously anyone looks for a father figure.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

Humans have voids, and you need things to fill voids... I didn't have a dad to fill that male model void, so when I heard Eminem or freaking seen Dave Chapelle, that's what I gravitated to.

When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. No one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provides the approval. Without a father, you grow up never knowing what you didn't have. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so it's as if you're always guessing.

My stepfather is my mentor. He's also like a father to me. He taught me how to be a man, how to carry myself and how to handle my business.

It's sometimes better to have a father figure to rebel against than nothing, than just a black hole or an absence.

I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

I like to be supportive and a role model.

You can choose your family sometimes. You can choose people, it could be a teacher, it could be a professor, it could be someone you work with that actually genuinely cares about you and wants you to succeed.

I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

Yes, I do strive to be someone young women can look up to.

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

I enjoy being a role model for kids.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

Some men don't have the opportunity to be the type of father they need to be, and I hope my example teaches them to step up.

Being a role model is a privilege.

I think the greatest way to learn is to learn by someone's example.

I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.

I try to lead by example.

I would love to be a role model.