Malcolm Boyd Quotes

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.

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.

I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.

Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we too may leave behind us - Letters that we ought to burn.

There's no crime in being a poor role model.

You should be careful what you choose to see as a role model, whereas inspiration can come from anywhere.

Which direction do we take? The one prompted by the passions or the one indicated by the star which shines in your conscience? The Magi heard the answer: "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet" (Mt 2: 5), and, enlightened by these words, they chose to press forward to the very end.

We should all realize where we have come from our learnings and teachings and set examples for future generations.

We need more of those characters that lead by example for people coming up next to us.

I always say that my motto when it comes to children is: My job is not to get you into Harvard, it's to get you to heaven.

When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations.

My faith was eventually what helped me face myself, tell the truth about everything I had done, face criticism, cope with guilt, pain, and grow from all of it.

We need to have our children look up to real role models.

I have a very strong connection with my master, Daisaku Ikeda. I know his principles, I know his values, and I stick to them - that is the most important thing to me.

Did I really want to teach my children that a list of successes is the most valuable legacy to leave behind? I absolutely did not.

I am not perfect, but my faith keeps me as close to the straight and narrow as possible.

I'm a reflection of my mom, my brothers and everyone in my family. How I carry myself is a reflection of how they raised me. I've learned that.

I have two idols in my life - God and my mum.

It's really important to have role models, and a lot of the ancients always talked about this. Seneca talked about this, Aristotle talked about this, and in fact, this was my boxing coach's philosophy in college, was that you have to have role models.

Maybe, instead of putting our standards on other people, we should be very reticent, apprehensive, and deliberate and methodical in choosing whom we choose to elevate in the eyes of the public as role models.

I've tried to live my life in a way that respects the beliefs of my mother and father. Everyone has blessings, gifts, passion, and drive.

I'm gonna live my life the correct way, and I'm gonna be a champion the kids look up to and hopefully aspire to be like.

I'm a walking testimony, a product of all the people in my life and my faith.

I think there's an opportunity hopefully for religion to be not so much used as a cudgel but invoked as a way of calling us to higher values.

My religion means so much to me and to my career. It helps me so much.