Positive Male Role Models Quotes

I think we can provide better stories through providing mentors, and certainly part of my story is providing mentors to kids growing up without dads. I think positive male role models go a long way in terms of rescuing kids from a life of trouble.I think positive male role models go a long way in terms of rescuing kids from a life of trouble.

The work that I've been trying to do with violence against women and children comes from seeing quite a bit of violence. I just think it's important that we try to help the young boys who are watching the fathers do it - because if it's OK for the fathers to do it, then these young boys are watching their dads and going, well, nothing's happening to them, so maybe this is OK. But actually, this violence needs to stop in the sandpits.

We have to have positive male role models.

The mentoring program [of the Steve Harvey foundation] is to teach young boys the principles of manhood.

We need our Dads right now, we need strong fathers. I really want fathers to get close to their children.

You are demonstrating to men that they can come back and get their kids. All of those fatherless sons and daddy-less daughters and the men who didn't know how to go back, you are demonstrating to the world that they can.

I'm not sexist in any way - sexism is another form of violence, and there are many great men in this world.

I've met some great men, I've met a lot of not-so-great ones.

Our only teachers and role models for our young men cannot be, you know, videos, and, the hip hop community.

One of the great tragedies in human life is to be born a male and not be guided toward the value of a man.

I've been fortunate that the men I surround myself with in the comedy world are really decent people: men who are very aware, who are very respectful, and understand their place and maybe even some of their privilege.