Andrew Shue Quotes

A collection of quotes by Andrew Shue.

Andrew Shue is an American actor, entrepreneur, and former professional soccer player, born on February 20, 1967, in South Orange, New Jersey. He is best known for his role as Billy Campbell on the popular TV series "Melrose Place" which aired from 1992 to 1998. Prior to his acting career, Shue played soccer at Dartmouth College, where he was named an All-American.

In 1996, Shue co-founded the social networking website CafeMom, aimed at providing support and advice to mothers. The platform became a success, and in 2007, it was claimed to be the largest online community for moms in the United States. Shue later launched another website called DoSomething.org, an organization dedicated to motivating and empowering young people to take action and make a difference in their communities.

While continuing to make occasional acting appearances, Shue has primarily focused on his entrepreneurial ventures and philanthropy. He has been involved in various charitable organizations, including Do Something and the National Women's Soccer League. Shue has received recognition for his dedication to social causes, and in 2019, he was awarded the Legacy Award by the World Childhood Foundation for his work on behalf of abused and neglected children.

In summary, Andrew Shue is an accomplished actor, entrepreneur, and advocate who has made significant contributions both in the entertainment industry and in social initiatives.

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and incr

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

Life Work Service Community

With my new venture, Club Mom, we want to empower moms to fe

With my new venture, Club Mom, we want to empower moms to feel their value and also build their collective power to make their lives better and easier. We want to bring them together as a community to share experiences and information.

Mom

When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurt

When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important.

Anger

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

Teacher

Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other pla

Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.

Alone

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

Change

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and stri

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.

Sports

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

Amazing

Unfortunately, there are so many people who live their whole

Unfortunately, there are so many people who live their whole life in a place that is safe and protected and simple and they don't really have that strength inside to fly.

Strength

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty millio

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.

Home

The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mos

The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields they laughed all the time.

Sports

The most important role models should and could be parents a

The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to.

Teen

Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have o

Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.

Courage

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math.

Teacher

If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student pop

If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, they're first to join.

Cool