Andrew Shue Quotes

With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

My parents are definitely my biggest role models.

I think my dad is definitely my biggest role model, personally, just in my day-to-day life.

I'm happy to inspire your seven-year-old child, but I do not want to be her role model.

Obviously my parents have been a massive influence on me my whole career, taking me around everywhere and putting me in this position.

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to.

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 was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

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!

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

I've had teachers that inspired me, yes. I think teachers play a really important role in people's lives. I had one teacher in particular who helped me through high school and really instilled a confidence in me by just holding me up to a standard I wasn't holding myself up to.

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.

What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.

My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.

Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

But I think role models also start in the home with your parents.

Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we parents are rarely the role models we want to be. True for life. True for driving.

I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.

Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.

Dad had great people investing in his life at a young age. His mother, his stepfather, his Boy Scout leader, his football coach. That's where integrity is planted, like seeds that are harvested later.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.