Milo Ventimiglia Quotes

My parents never sat down to teach me anything; they lived exemplary life to set a lesson for me.

My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch.

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

My father has been my role model. And I always looked up to him - be it his management philosophy or his approach towards life.

If children are expected to be honest, parents must be honest. If children are expected to be virtuous, parents must be virtuous. If you expect your children to be honorable, you must be honorable.

My childhood, I wouldn't say it was bad. It helped me grow up. I stayed out of trouble. My parents taught me what's wrong and right, and knowing that I had a little brother following me, I had to make sure I was doing the right thing so he knows what's right, too. I was in the house nine days out of 10. There wasn't nothing good outside for me.

I look back on the influence my dad had on my life and career, and I just try to take the best parts of what he had.

Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.

My father has been an inspiration - he instilled his work ethic without ever having to hammer it home. He was also very encouraging.

Every time I look at both of my children, I see a future which is very bright for them, and I recognize that I need to be a role model. If they see me as someone who can achieve whatever I want, I believe that they will follow in my footsteps, and that is something that I strive for every single day.

My dream is that my kids grow up into nice people; that's my dream.

I would say that my role model, as far as just somebody leading by example, which to me is what a great youth counselor does - they are there to talk to and lead by example - would be my mom, but she wasn't a youth counselor. She was a teacher, and she is a good person and definitely one of the biggest influences in my life.

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

I love being the person my kids depend on to learn. Everything they learn, for the most part, comes from you - how they treat people, how they look at the world, how they process things. I love being that example for them, just like my parents were for me.

Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than an excellent college.

My dad and I are best friends. He's pretty much responsible for the way I turned out. He would provide a little artistic inspiration here and there in the form of a guitar, stuff like that.

If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows up to be responsible, able to participate in life and in community.

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.