Quotes About Role

Instead of encouraging those concerned to see the drinking in the context of the person's way of life, and thus to discern what role or roles it may play for that person in coping

I understood my role without rehearsals. "Can I try again?" he asked. "Maybe," I said and ran. He caught me in front of my parents' house and pressed a kiss on my neck. He was hooked, yet my powers depended on a boy's willingness to hand them to me. I was dying for his next move.

The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.

In times of disorder and stress, the fanatics play a prominent role; in times of peace, the critics. Both are shot after the revolution.

They have a desire to put on plays and to fulfill that traditional role of a theater in a community: to be the place where people go to hear the truth.

The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.

The truth is, I'm a character guy. That's how I see myself. I always see the role as being far more interesting and important than I am... not all actors approach it that way.

The handy thing about being a father is that the historic standard is so pitifully low.

The handy thing about being a father is that the historical standard is so pitifully low.

I told you, hon, I'm not a real person. This is my job.

But before you can determine what that role will be, you must ask yourself

Germans longed to be near shit, but not in it. This, as it turns out, is an excellent description of their role in the current financial crisis.

On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to clean up the mess.

Textbooks in economics, which explain the economic purpose of money (a unit of account, a store of value, and a means of exchange), usually neglect to mention the chief role of money in America: a source of entertainment.

Wing Chau didn't know he'd been handpicked by Greg Lippmann to persuade Steve Eisman that the people on the other end of his credit default swaps were either crooks or morons, but he played the role anyway.

Everyone could see that kids played a role in disease transmission. No one imagined they would have the effect that they had in the Glasses' model.

After Sencer—or after Foege—the CDC's relationship to disease control had changed in ways that eliminated its need for bravery. It had begun a descent. It had replaced the flowers on its porch with fake ones and hoped no one would notice. But people did notice, at least those who came close to the porch. Rajeev Venkayya had seen things that caused him to exclude the CDC from playing a role in the invention of pandemic planning.

Corn is the hero of its own story, and though we humans played a crucial supporting role in its rise to world domination, it would be wrong to suggest we have been calling the shots, or acting always in our own best interests. Indeed there is every reason to believe that corn has succeeded in domesticating us.

What existential difference is there between the human being's role in this (or any) garden and the bumblebee's

Peter Pan has been one of my dream roles since I was a child.

Rob Neill has a deep appreciation for the law and the role it can play in the lives of families. Rob's sincere desire to serve and his impressive experience will make him the kind of judge who will change lives and impact families in a positive way.

Mr. Obama is proud of his belief that government knows best. When he told the world that individuals were not totally responsible for their personal success, that government has a major role in it, many Americans were taken aback. But Barack Obama sincerely believes that.

Going through 'The Partridge Family,' I looked up to people like Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and all those guys. But as an actor playing a part, I had to sing what was right for the character and the show.

I'll be more interested in acting only when it has to do something with who I am in real life. More like playing a singer or musician on screen like in 'Aashiqui' or 'Rockstar.'