Roles Quotes · Page 60

I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me;…

— Buchi Emecheta

There are some fantastic roles for women and women of a certain age on television, whether it's 'Medium' or 'The Closer' or…

— Megan Follows

With 'Rampart,' I read it and I'm like, 'That's the best role I've ever been offered. Phenomenal.' But, I was daunted, you…

— Woody Harrelson

How women view religion's role in society is shaped more by their own country's culture and context than one monolithic view that…

— Dalia Mogahed

I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the…

— Jacques Derrida

I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear…

— Sally Ride

The trend lines in research and innovation look good for places such as India and China and less good for America as…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

You know, I'm not saying, 'Oh, because I play a good guy on TV, I need to suddenly be villainous in a…

— Josh Radnor

People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to…

— Aasif Mandvi

In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating…

— Benjamin Carson

“When in court, the primary role of lawyers is not to prove or disprove innocence; unbeknown to almost all lawyers and their…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In Plato's republic, poets were considered subversive, a danger to the republic. I kind of relish that role. So I see my…

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I like a lot of Tom Cruise's roles, he's this action hero.

— Scott Eastwood

I don't like to be disparaging about my past roles. That's the only taboo that I don't like to cross.

— Neil Patrick Harris

When the gender role starts to descend, boys get into the masculine box.

— Gloria Steinem

In mathematics our role is more that of servant than master.

— Charles Hermite

Women are responsible for creating their own roles

— Kathleen Turner

I'm waiting for the 'Paruthiveeran' kind of roles.

— Priyamani

All my books are very spiritual. I started out writing what was most natural to me, many years ago, which is religious,…

— Ted Dekker

Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's…

— Robert Draper

I think what's so interesting for me is the different roles that I play. I love doing the research, and I love…

— Kim Raver

I definitely would like to do some more dramatic roles.

— Owen Wilson

I like the idea of being a role model. It's an honor.

— Tiger Woods

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

— Al Franken

We respect the role of the Senate. We respect the authority of the Senate to look at the qualifications of Judge Roberts,…

— Alberto Gonzales

Sometimes the public says, 'What's in it for Numero Uno? Am I going to get better television reception? Am I going to…

— Michio Kaku

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will…

— Confucius

The role of business is to provide products and services that make peoples lives better - while using fewer resources - and…

— Charles Koch

Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central…

— Joel Edgerton

I worked on Crash, the TV series, some Disney shows like Get Connected, Brain Surge & iCarly on Nickelodeon, but Make It…

— Megan Lee

I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir…

— Tom Segev

The transmission of human life is a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with God the Creator.

— Pope Paul VI

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

— Paul Ryan

When you're an immigrant, you're at the bottom of the ladder. You might not be at the bottom of the ladder economically.…

— Vijay Seshadri

In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both…

— Robert Greene

I'm someone who can provide an intellectual framework, but I can't tell people who are trying to sell Product X how to…

— Malcolm Gladwell

To me, all those jobs I did [roles] have been amazing experiences for one reason or another. I got paid and I…

— Gerard Butler

Who are we beyond the roles that we play?

— Joan Anderson

You don't really audition for Hamlet; Hamlet is one of those roles that a director or producer decides you should do it.

— Chukwudi Iwuji

I moved to the east coast when everybody else was going to the west coast. I (then) chased it back toward the…

— Drew Waters