Viola Davis Quotes

We have a lot of black British men who are killing it: John Boyega, Stormzy, Anthony Joshua, Tinie Tempah, and Idris Elba, of course. I see them as people I really admire and that's empowering for me because it means I am not alone in this.

Maybe some young girl seeing me on the Emmy stage may have meant something for them.

For me to be the first African-born WWE Champion is incredible because now, people who look like myself can look at TV and see on WWE television that anything is possible because I'm doing it.

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'

I certainly want to continue to be a role model. But I don't think it's necessarily about being a female in our business. I think it's about... my track record, my results.

I was incredibly inspired by Oprah Winfrey as a young woman.

I want to be in this position for people to be able to see I made it. I'm gay, I made it. You can. Not exactly doing the same thing I'm doing, but if it's a job or school or whatever, you're able to make it.

Winning the Miss Universe title was not only a personal victory but a victory for the whole rainbow nation. I couldn't be more proud to represent South Africa. I hope this will inspire every single girl with a dream, that with hard work and dedication any dream is reachable.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

I've lived my life in a way that I feel would be an example to young women and I've always given my best in everything I've tried.

I was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game.

The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people.

You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries.

The person I am every single day is the person that's growing and getting better. The more people look up to me, the more important it is to be concise with what message I want to leave. That's where I feel like I'm a role model. Maybe not to everyone, but for a lot of minorities, I am, and I kinda love that - the role model for the underdog.

I have a wide spectrum, a wide demographic. I have the young girls, I have the gay community, I have many regular theatergoers. I do feel a tremendous responsibility and pride to be a role model for some of these young people.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today.

Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.

Researching Magic Johnson, I realized I clearly haven't done enough with my life.

What I relish most is when a member of my staff, who has worked with passion and patience towards achieving their dream of owning a restaurant, walks up to me and says, 'Nobu! I have done it!'

'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.

I am pleased that my work has been recognized, and I hope to be a role model.

In the end, I want to be an inspiration to somebody.