Roles Quotes - Page 19

• Some of my greatest role models are the young children who ask the right questions - who will sit down and share their concerns. They're not just learning from me - they're educating me. That's what drives me.

  Jerome Ringo

  Children, Role Models, Down And

  "The Pioneer". Interview with Erik Kancler, www.motherjones.com. April 25, 2005.

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• I think the sweet thing about my job, more than the music I sing, is that I come into some town and a really cool community of people gets together. And they meet each other and maybe somebody falls in love or starts a little business together. I really see that as my role as I travel around the country.

  Greg Brown

  Country, Sweet, Falling In Love

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.

  Shahin Najafi

  Believe, Play, Borders

  "Rapper Najafi on the Fatwa: 'Fundamentalists Can't Take a Joke'". Interview with Georg Bonisch and Tobias Rapp, www.spiegel.de. May 28, 2012.

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• I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir Square doesn't want anything from me, but he does want something from his government. That's a good sign.

  Tom Segev

  Men, Squares, Israel

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The Internet is a modern infrastructure that plays a key role in the future of the state.

  Thomas de Maiziere

  Keys, Play, Internet

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• I have the appetite to do different roles that have different backdrops. I'd like to show that there's more to people sitting in cars for reasons other than being police officers.

  Romany Malco

  People, Car, Police

  "Romany Malco Chats w/ S&A About “Think Like A Man,” Picking Projects, Black Cinema & More!". Interview with Vanessa Martinez, www.indiewire.com. May 7, 2012.

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• You become a role model because of what you do as a person. There's a certain point where being a role model might come from standing up for yourself and getting rid of emotion that doesn't belong to you, emotion that is being brought on because of racist actions of others.

  Claudia Rankine

  Role Models, Racist, Might

  "I am invested in keeping present the forgotten bodies". Interview with Ratik Asokan, logger.believermag.com. December 10, 2014.

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• NATO has been supporting Haj pilgrimage for those Afghans who wish to go to Saudi Arabia. The Alliance has played a role in helping transport concerning their security as they leave and come back to Afghanistan.

  James Appathurai

  Wish, Arabia, Alliances

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• When I closed in "King Lear" I went into a period of depression for about three weeks, and every actor I've talked to who's ever played a major, major Shakespeare role has done this.

  Frank Langella

  Kings, Three, Actors

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• In the economy we guarantee all market players the same conditions, and the private sector plays an increasingly important role. We are in the process of dissolving thousands of state-owned companies and converting them into stock corporations. We even plan to accelerate this development. In contrast, it is the party's responsibility to improve the lives of the people, and this is where our citizens have great confidence in us. Party members who commit crimes are severely punished.

  Nguyen Minh Triet

  Party, Responsibility, Player

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.

  Stelios Haji-Ioannou

  Parent, Rags, Stories

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• If you allow failure to take on more of a role in your life than possible, then you'll always look at it on the defense and you'll always shoot yourself down before it even goes anywhere.

  Pharrell Williams

  Defense, Looks, Ifs

  "Transcript: Pharrell Williams In Conversation With NYU Tisch & NPR Music". Interview with Jason King, www.npr.org. October 29, 2015.

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• It was fantastic returning to Being Human. When I got cast in the role, at first I just thought it was for one episode, and the fans were really great about it, and it was really nice having that reaction.

  Ellie Kendrick

  Nice, Fans, Firsts

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People don't listen to marketplace logic; they listen for meaning and purpose. Attention can't be bought. Before any interaction, ask yourself: 'How do I want to make people feel or act?' Put yourself in their shoes. The role of a leader is to create an experience that will inspire people to take action.

  Bill Jensen

  Shoes, People, Leader

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• Scoring a lot of points is not a goal of mine. I just do whatever I do best to help my team win. I'm a role player.

  Cartier Martin

  Team, Winning, Player

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• There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership.

  Angelina Jolie

  Strong, Men, Role Models

  "Emma Watson, Beyonce, 23 More Stars on Embracing Feminism and Empowering Women" by Meena Jang, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 3, 2017.

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• Lou Holtz is a brilliant strategist, a first-class motivator, and an inspiring role model. Winning Every Day coaches you through the hard-won lessons of life that Coach Holtz has gleaned from a lifetime of learning. Using personal behind-the-scenes experiences he shows you how to break through obstacles, capitalize on fleeting opportunities, and achieve success. There is no better mentor than Lou Holtz.

  Peter Lowe

  Life Lesson, Winning, Opportunity

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• Gardening symbolizes our race's primordial acceptance of a responsibility and role in rectifying the harm done to the creation through sin.

  Vigen Guroian

  Responsibility, Acceptance, Race

  Vigen Guroian (2001). “Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening”, p.14, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• Easterly, a celebrated economist, presents one side in what has become an ongoing debate with fellow star-economist Jeffrey Sachs about the role of international aid in global poverty. Easterly argues that existing aid strategies have not and will not reduce poverty, because they don't seriously take into account feedback from those who need the aid and because they perpetuate western colonial tendencies.

  Amy Lockwood

  Stars, Poverty, Sides

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• To be a role model is not something you choose, it is chosen for you and once it is you must accept the responsibility bestowed upon you

  Luke Wood

  Responsibility, Role Models, Accepting

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• My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.'

  Stark Sands

  Father, Journey, Soldier

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I like dark, dramatic roles; they're just really powerful and real.

  Daveigh Chase

  Powerful, Real, Dark

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• I grew up without the rose-tinted look at the profession many of my friends had, but I've been very lucky playing major roles in 'An Ideal Husband', 'Arcadia' and 'The Memory of Water'.

  Samantha Bond

  Memories, Husband, Water

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• The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face an increasingly complex financial marketplace, and it will take the combined efforts of public and private sector organizations to help seniors navigate the many financial choices they face. The start of Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity to thank the Canadian Bankers Association and encourage other private sector organizations to take an active role in providing financial literacy support to Canada's seniors.

  Kevin Sorenson

  Senior, Opportunity, Government

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• Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.

  Linn Ullmann

  Writing, Way, Fairy Tale

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