Bob Gibson Quotes

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

I feel like being a good model for my children is something that I do take seriously.

You've got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.

As a person, the only people who matter are my kids and how they see me.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

It's very different to have this kid that I'm truly responsible for.

Besides being responsible for myself, I'm now responsible for someone else. And I have to set the right examples. I have to really be someone that I would want my child to look up to.

If we do not teach our sons, no one else is going to do it, because they don’t care.

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.

I think some people really change when they become a dad. Like, I've changed in different ways. I - but, like, my comedy hasn't changed. And I've also seen people do that where you become this - you become a dad, and then all of a sudden, you're trying to be a role model.

I have a responsibility as a potential role model that I take very seriously.

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

I have to be able to work and do the things I do. And I want to be able to be an example of my son.

You'll move from big brother to the adult world faster by cooking food for your younger siblings while your peers are playing video games.

You want to take some responsibility for you choices so that it sets the groundwork for that next generation of actresses.

It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do.

But kids don't stay with you if you do it right. It's the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won't be needed in the long run.

It feels great to be a role model and I'm very careful with the things I do. I'm not perfect, I do make a lot of mistakes, but I try my best.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.

I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

My mom was a single mom, and she had enough on her plate. I knew when I was doing something I wasn't supposed to, and I tried to keep her from finding out about it. I did a pretty good job of that.

I really believe that if you're going to bring a child into the world, it's your job to parent that world. Especially if it's just you; you don't pawn her off on somebody.