Inspirational Role Model Quotes

I loved watching Cynthia Cooper growing up when she played for the Houston Comets.

I've always loved Jennifer Lopez, and I think, as an entertainer, she is a great example of a strong woman that is also very levelheaded and cool and produces her own content.

I hope to inspire people, influence people.

… the most influential woman of her time

In everything I do, I like to set the idea for girls that they can do anything. I was really moved by Hillary Clinton's speech when she lost the election - she didn't want young girls to feel like it wasn't possible and wanted them to know a female president will eventually happen. That's important.

Every girl brought up in the '90s would idolise Madhuri and would want to work with her. I'm just happy that I've been able to achieve that.

I say, do not mess with Oprah. The one person in America you shouldn't mess with.

Growing up, I wanted to be Chris Evert.

Revathi madam is a legend, and I have seen young actresses set her performance as a benchmark.

Demi Moore is a terrific woman and a hell of an actress.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

Heath Ledger's performance in 'The Dark Knight' quite simply changed the game. He raised the bar not just for actors in superhero films, but young actors everywhere; for me. His performance was dark, anarchic, dizzying, free, and totally, thrillingly, dangerous.

Be a light unto the world, a standard to others. You can live in the world and not partake of the sins of the world. You can live life joyously, beautifully, unmarred by the ugliness of sin. This is our confidence in you.

Joan Rivers was my hero.

Sofia is so active, and she made The Virgin Suicides, which I thought was great - all these things are inspiring to me, not in terms of creating a particular dress, but just in terms of knowing that there is this type of woman out there.

It's so much easier to sit home and not exercise and criticize other people. What I love is inspiring people. People come up to me and say, 'I want to have two kids and wear a bathing suit and not feel terrible about myself. I see how hard you work and it makes me feel like I can do that too.'

When students get into a great university, it's a huge aspirational lift for their village. These students become beacons of hope.

I don't think there is ever going to be another Serena Williams.

I love Priyanka Chopra mainly because she is a self-made woman.

My 94-year-old grandmother has always been so inspiring to me. She is kind, smart, brave, and independent. After graduating number one in her medical school class at a time when it was extremely rare for women to attend medical school, she worked with the World Health Organization in North Africa to eradicate tuberculosis.

Katie Ledecky is the best swimmer in the world. You could say she's impressive with what she can do in a pool.

I'm not letting any stupid decisions get in my way. I want to be a role model, letting girls know that they can follow their dreams.

There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there.

It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.