Role Quotes

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We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to… — Alain de Botton
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley
I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination. — Jonathan Brandis
Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's going to be… — Jeff Bridges
It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham. — Garth Brooks
I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role… — Malin Akerman
The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds. — Lenny Bruce
I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there. — Madeleine Albright
I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light… — Leo Buscaglia
Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe. — George H. W. Bush
Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate… — George W. Bush
What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a… — Tony Campolo
The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other. — Albert Camus
Cinema will always have an important role to play in society. — Leslie Caron
When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices. — Benjamin Carson
In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every… — Benjamin Carson
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger,… — Graydon Carter
J.K. Rowling said Bellatrix's role was going to be significant in the last one, when I showed some reluctance in playing a tiny bit part.… — Helena Bonham Carter
I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism and the injection… — Jimmy Carter
There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as… — Joan Chen
For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing… — Joan Chen
You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the government,… — Dick Cheney
There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent, creative personality, for a fighter. Anyone who takes that role must pay… — Shirley Chisholm

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