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If the roles were reversed, I would be saying the same thing. As a competitor, you're tired of the same guy winning.… — Jimmie Johnson Copy Share Image
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There was one female role, which was Emily. When I did the audition, I flubbed up. It was my first audition back… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
My father... very generous, very philanthropic, very charitable man. My siblings and I and my mother continue with always appreciating and always… — Steve Tisch Copy Share Image
I give myself different roles. I think in different ways on different days. Sometimes I think of it as cooking - different… — Joe Bradley Copy Share Image
People tend to believe that good fortune consists of equal parts talent, hard work, and sheer luck. It's hard to deny the… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
Our role as artist is more controversial now because there are those, claiming the absolute authority of religion, who detest much of… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
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I had to sign the paper to shut down the government. It's terrible… [But] what the shutdown showed many, many people is… — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
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There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters. I don't… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
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Journalism is the closest thing I have to a religion, because I believe deeply in the role and responsibility the journalists have… — Bill Kovach Copy Share Image
I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. 'Memoirs of a Geisha'… — Michelle Yeoh Copy Share Image
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Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
Right now it feels like we're playing a role, like me and a couple of my friends, in where popular culture is… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
I mean there's still also an element of the audience looking for role models. In my day, when I started, if you… — Dolph Lundgren Copy Share Image
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I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I think I could have been a major movie star with the vast mansion and staff. I look at my Volvo… — Kristin Scott Thomas Copy Share Image
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I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
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