Ted Cruz Quotes

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men, Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done.

My heroes always are mostly my parents - my father especially, and my mom, who's passed on already. My dad is a very strong man, and by him being educated, and a principal and school superintendent over 37 years, he plays such a big role in my life.

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

From childhood, both my brother and I have had only one hero, and that's our dad.

A nation without heroes is nothing.

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

Growing up, I would say, when we were racing go-karts back in the day, it was always our uncle. We were always looking up to our uncle. I mean, he won the Daytona 500, he's a very well-respected man, and we've always looked up to that.

My role model is my dad.

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him. I miss being him. Or trying to be him. He is one of a gallery of characters that have had an impact on my career and therefore my life.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.

I grew up trying to be like my idols, and one of the main people in my life was my father. He played football, and when your father is telling stories about the game he played... Everybody wants to be like their father.

I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.

My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.

My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy life. I adored her. She worked hard all her life, and she was the one who set my values. She was quite an amazing woman, although she wasn't tough at all.

We all want heroes and we all want somebody to look up to.

In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.

I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.

My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine.

I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.

I look up to my mom. She's a beautiful woman.

My dad was my hero when I was a young boy. And then it's a toss-up between Han Solo, the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team, and Marlon Brando.

My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star.