Roles Quotes · Page 257

I've never really seen myself in the role of the victim.

— Oliver Kahn

I first felt successful when I was 13 and in a show called Seesaw. I came offstage and heard the applause of…

— Giancarlo Esposito

A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role…

— Meredith Belbin

How can I be a man if there is no role model?

— Tupac Shakur

Perhaps the simplest example is a synthetic plastic, which unlike natural materials, is not degraded by biological decay. It therefore persists as…

— Barry Commoner

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

— Pierre de Coubertin

We saw his [Donald Trump] children appointed this week to formal roles in the transition. A lot of ethics experts looking at…

— George Stephanopoulos

I have no decision-making role at all in my job description. I would have liked an explanation as to why I was…

— Mookie Wilson

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays…

— Vaclav Havel

I would love to play more nerd roles, as well as action hero roles.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff.…

— Helen Mirren

When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations…

— John Henrik Clarke

Madonna is my role model shes such a powerful woman. I love Gwenyth Paltrow, shes an actress I aspire to be like.…

— Kirsten Dunst

The logic behind white domination is to prepare the black man for the subservient role in this country.

— Steven Biko

If none of your role models provide the answer, then it is time to go within and ask yourself, "What would make…

— Bernie Siegel

The U.S. news media have a critical role to play in educating the public about climate change.

— Amy Goodman

'Bonnie and Clyde' was the first show and the first role that I got to originate. Being part of that from the…

— Laura Osnes

Interesting roles are difficult to come by.

— Mohnish Bahl

The military has a huge role in the economy [of Pakistan] with big stakes and, as you say, it has constantly intervened…

— Noam Chomsky

When I commit to a role, I always tell myself that role is king. That's the Bible. If I start to judge…

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

For memetics to be a reasonable research programme, it should be the case that copying, and differential success in causing the multiplication…

— Dan Sperber

I want to make clear that we respect the role of government in our legal andeconomic system.

— Bill Gates

E-readers are changing the way we read, and the author is now required to get out there and be a kind of…

— Caroline Leavitt

We [Notekillers] aren't necessarily trying to be role models, but if we are, that's cool.

— David First

You've heard the phrase 'There are no small roles, just small actors?' Well, I kind of disagree. There are small roles, but…

— Judy Greer