Roles Quotes - Page 14

• I just hope this [Emmy] is now a part of the status quo that women of color are included in the narratives that continue to write lead roles for us.

  Viola Davis

  Writing, Color, Narrative

  Source: www.etonline.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

  Viola Davis

  Winning, Opportunity, Color

  "Viola Davis Becomes the First African-American to Win Emmy for Best Actress in Drama" by Inae Oh, www.motherjones.com. September 21, 2015.

  52 Copy quote

  Show source

• When I take a role I wonder how I can use it to find out who I really am. I don't think I'm so rare a person.

  Scott Cohen

  Thinking, Use, Wonder

  Source: twoaspirinsandacomedy.com

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Never give up. Just follow your dreams because this business can be so hard sometimes. It doesn't happen overnight where you get an audition or even a callback and get the role. It takes time.

  Bailee Madison

  Dream, Giving Up, Auditions

  15 Copy quote

• Prestige and premium will also play an important role in the future. But some people define these values differently today.

  Norbert Reithofer

  Play, People, Important

  Source: www.spiegel.de

  8 Copy quote

  Show source

• One important role for the city is to conduct studies to document areas of greatest need, and to facilitate coordination between our public and private transportation options to weave it into a dense tapestry of accessible and reliable transportation.

  Mark Noble

  Cities, Important, Needs

  Source: www.columbusunderground.com

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• Ordinary people - churches, too - have a role to force politicians to respond. Governments are not impressed with theories, but governments are impressed with people who change their minds about things.

  Allan Boesak

  Government, People, Mind

  Source: reflections.yale.edu

  12 Copy quote

  Show source

• Blame and victim thinking are so ingrained into the fabric of our society it's hard to find a role model anywhere who simply practices personal accountability in all things.

  John G. Miller

  Thinking, Personal Accountability, Practice

  Source: www.jmlalonde.com

  12 Copy quote

  Show source

• Yet Buddhism is four hundred years older than Christianity, and if it's not a universal religion I don't know what a universal religion is. There's also a strong focus on selectionism and the notion that religion plays a functional role in the evolutionary process. But religion is dysfunctional all the time, as well as functional. It's not so simple.

  Robert Neelly Bellah

  Strong, Buddhism, Simple

  Source: blogs.ssrc.org

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• There is no question in the fact that India has a global responsibility, and the coming "Gyan Yug" would see India play a pivotal role, using the strengths of its democracy and demographic dividend.

  Narendra Modi

  Motivation, Responsibility, Play

  4 Copy quote

• It's definitely an honour to represent my home country once again in the Commonwealth Games. It is going to be a magical experience and to be considered as a role model is a reward in itself.

  Jazmin Carlin

  Country, Home, Commonwealth Games

  Source: www.bbc.co.uk

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I'd like to be a better writer, but I have no dreams to direct or do a screenplay. And I'd love to have a big starring role in a movie because the paycheck would be bigger. That's the only reason I do films.

  Henry Rollins

  Dream, Would Be, Film

  6 Copy quote

• With every single role, you're not going to get a role unless you invest your whole heart into it.

  Josh Hutcherson

  Heart, Whole

  "EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Hudgens And Josh Hutcherson Talk ‘Great’ Chemistry, Tattoos & More". The Entertainment Wise Interview, www.entertainmentwise.com.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I don't think that gay and lesbian relationships are identical to heterosexual relationships. I do think that heterosexual weddings, or at least most of them, are sort of camp pantomimes about male and female sex roles, even if the couple is marrying as individuals and equals.

  Dan Savage

  Sex, Couple, Gay

  Source: content.time.com

  8 Copy quote

  Show source

• Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

  Lilian Katz

  Meaningful, Children, Skills

  Source: www.scholastic.com

  28 Copy quote

  Show source

• Music can always serve a role in people's lives when it's emotional and warm and inviting and beautiful.

  Moby

  Beautiful, Emotional, People

  Interview with Neil Strauss, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2009.

  17 Copy quote

  Show source

• I would instill in my team an attitude of role modeling. We run to teach other people the value of physical activity. In all things, be humble and appreciative; hurt no one; help anyone you can.

  Gerry Lindgren

  Running, Hurt, Attitude

  Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues.

  Sylvia Poggioli

  Country, World Issues, Behind The Scenes

  "Pope Francis Applauded For Message On Poverty At U.N". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. September 25, 2015.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Sachin is the greatest role model I've ever met.

  Gary Kirsten

  Role Models, Cricket, Mets

  6 Copy quote

• India's role is not to interfere in what Nepal does but to support Nepal in their development. Nepal should scale new heights of progress.

  Narendra Modi

  Support, Progress, India

  Twitter post from Aug 3, 2014

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Technology has a critical role in realizing the vision of a Digital India - the power of 125 crore connected Indians.

  Narendra Modi

  Technology, Digital India, Vision

  17 Copy quote

• It's so rare, especially as a younger actor, to find a role where it's not just one-dimensional and it's not just a stock leading man.

  Matt Bomer

  Men, Actors, Just One

  Interview with Vlada Gelman, deadline.com. June 21, 2012.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Energy security based on clean & reliable sources is essential for India's future. Nuclear energy has a key role in India's energy strategy.

  Narendra Modi

  Motivation, Keys, Energy

  Twitter post from Jul 21, 2014

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Women play a couple of roles. They are in professional schools and increasingly producing the talent to keep the engines of the economy growing, but they're also the nurturers and the caregivers.

  Indra Nooyi

  Couple, School, Play

  Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I think we have powerful role-models among us in the American West. Certainly the Hopis, a timeless civilization that understands sustainability and what that means about living in harmony, in tandem with the natural world. We have much to learn from them, and they will survive us, I feel certain about that.

  Terry Tempest Williams

  Powerful, Mean, Thinking

  Terry Tempest Williams (2006). “A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams”, Utah State Univ Pr

  4 Copy quote

  Show source