Andrew Shue Quotes

The most important thing we stressed is that we want those kids to be productive citizens.

Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.

We would like to have every middle and high school become a place where there will be lots of examples of youth competence and confidence.

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

JROTC students make a commitment to serve their communities at an early age, and they learn the discipline and habits to be future leaders.

I've watched what coaches do for young people in our country.

It's not just teachers, but coaches are helping to shape the young people of tomorrow.

NCS - National Citizen Service is a fantastic programme. I want it to be available for every young person in the country.

I love talking to the youth and helping them as much as I can or encouraging them, if I can help them at all.

I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.

We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.

There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys.

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents.

No matter what color you are, if you mentor some little boy or girl, you make a huge difference in their lives because they then model behavior that leads to success versus modeling behavior that doesn't.

It takes a caring community to raise a child that will be a whole person and a contributing citizen.

The goal of my Foundation is to give young people a chance to better themselves and establish a base for a successful future.

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

I want to support kids that not a lot of people believe in. Give them an opportunity to do good in school, play sports and get scholarships.

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent, every counselor, every teacher, every professor, every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept.

Young people need models, not critics.

We've found that service learning builds life skills, leadership and a sense of global citizenship that makes helping a lifelong habit.

Hopefully I can help kids, and they can end up being stronger in the long run, too.

I have over and over again explained that the purpose of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movement is to build men and women as citizens endowed with the three H's namely, Health, Happiness and Helpfulness. The man or woman who succeeds in developing these three attributes has secured the main steps to success this Life.