Role Quotes
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One of things I write about a lot is the role of women. An older friend of mine said that she feels like there's always a tension between wanting to be free and wanting to be cherished. I think that's one of the things that my whole book speaks to, wanting to break out of the confines of the roles that are prescribed for women and yet at the same time, not wanting to be totally free. You want to have intimate relationships. It's that bursting out of confinement.
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We live in a world of terrorism where evil acts are being regularly perpetrated in the name of your faith. And because it is your faith that is being invoked as justification for these evil acts, it is your problem. You can't wish it away, or ignore it, just because it has been caused by others. Instead, speak up and condemn terrorism, defend your role in the way of life that we all share here in Australia.
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We have health insurance companies playing a major role in the provision of healthcare, both to the employed whose employers provide health insurance, and to those who are working but on their own are not able to afford it and their employers either don't provide it, or don't provide it at an affordable price. We are still struggling. We've made a lot of progress. Ten million Americans now have insurance who didn't have it before the Affordable Care Act, and that is a great step forward.
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These kids tend to be extremely driven and have a good understanding of who they are and what their role is in the community.
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I have always acted in films where women have an equal, if not bigger, role than mine. Don't the kind of films you do reflect your personality?
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Your role is to do and say the things that need to be done and said from your unique perspective.
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I bring to a role everything I am, was and hope to be.
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The artist's role isn't to tell people how to feel, but reflect.
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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 of working at the Carter Center, and in international affairs, and to some degree, domestic affairs, on energy conservation, on environment, and things of that kind.
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Man is in pursuit of two goals: he is looking for happinesse and, being by essence empty ("étant vide par essence", Fr.), he is trying to fill (or take up, - "remplir", Fr.) his life; the latter reason play a more considerable role than we ordinarily think. What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one's hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change", Fr.)
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My purpose is to teach and demonstrate what is possible. To demonstrate love of God and good. Remember what my role is as a woman: to be... good. My role as a mother: to teach, support and nurture my offspring. My role as a grandmother: to remind everybody - right where you are, God is.
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I would happily, sometimes more than happily, have vacated my role as an animal theologian, if there were others prepared to take my place.
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In India, thousands of people want to be in the movies because Bollywood plays such a huge role in our lives.
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Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.
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When accepting or preparing for a role, fear is the motivating factor.
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I didn't grow up watching TV or going to McDonald's or listening to mainstream music. Like, the casting agents are looking elsewhere for the cheerleader role.
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With every single role, you're not going to get a role unless you invest your whole heart into it.
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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.
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I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.
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The duties he won't have are budget, budget development, supervision and discipline of employees. Clearly, Carrol Henderson has played a key role in education and promotion. That's where we need him most.
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It's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away.
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I wish I could play the lead role in one movie, one great movie.
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As an actor playing the role, I am so happy with the stuff I am getting to do and the place I am getting to go.
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If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.
