Success Quote by Andrew Shue

Optimism gets a makeover here: not the saccharine kind, but the socially useful kind. Andrew Shue’s line treats ambition as a public service. The “bigger and better” isn’t just personal upgrading; it’s a signal flare that says improvement is possible, even normal. In a culture that loves to mock striving as delusion or “main character syndrome,” Shue flips the script: the dreamers aren’t naïve, they’re exemplary.

The intent is straightforward and actorly in the best sense: inspirational without being preachy. But the subtext is sharper. “Role models” implies influence, imitation, permission. Shue isn’t praising achievement; he’s praising the act of imagining beyond your current constraints. That matters because dreaming is a precondition for change, and he’s framing it as contagious. If you watch someone reach for more - creatively, ethically, professionally - you’re less likely to accept stagnation as fate.

Context helps this land. Shue is best known for playing the decent, grounded guy on Melrose Place, then later for co-founding CaféMom, a platform built around everyday people narrating their lives and aspirations. That biography makes the quote feel less like celebrity self-help and more like an argument for accessible aspiration: the people building, pivoting, and reinventing in plain sight.

The quiet provocation is that “good role models” aren’t only saints or winners. They’re the ones refusing to let the present be the ceiling.