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title: "5 Model Mentor Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I want to be less of a role model and more of a mentor. I don't ever want kids to put me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paige-spiranac/i-want-to-be-less-of-a-role-model-and-more-of-a-mentor-i-don-t-ever/)

[Paige Spiranac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paige-spiranac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/paige-spiranac-9801_less_i-want-to-be-less-of-a-role-model-and-mo_601627.jpg)

> [I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-washington/i-think-a-role-model-is-a-mentor-someone-you-see-on-a-daily-basis-and/)

[Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/denzel-washington-1345_bases_i-think-a-role-model-is-a-mentor-someone_949980.jpg)

> [To the extent that I can serve as a role model or mentor for other women in what might be traditionally viewed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-lake/to-the-extent-that-i-can-serve-as-a-role-model-or-mentor-for-other/)

[Marianne Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-lake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/marianne-lake-34543_mentor_to-the-extent-that-i-can-serve-as-a-role_1564900.jpg)

> [On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/on-america-s-next-top-model-i-mentor-girls-on-television-when-that-tv/)

[Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/tyra-banks-1220_actually_on-america-s-next-top-model-i-mentor-gir_2383960.png)

> [For me, working with kids is one of my favorite ways to give back, and I refuse to let public opinion about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paige-spiranac/for-me-working-with-kids-is-one-of-my-favorite-ways-to-give-back-and/)

[Paige Spiranac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paige-spiranac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/paige-spiranac-9801_mentor_for-me-working-with-kids-is-one-of-my-fa_2510365.jpg)

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