Quotes About Role

The evolution of technology is, like the evolution of literature, heavily path-dependent. Culture plays a far more important role in the acceptance, adoption, and spread of technology than many of us are willing to acknowledge.

Always been very comfortable and happy with my role with the Spurs.

I was Gerti Giggles in 'Spy Kids.'

I would love to play a crazy Russian spy, run with a gun. That's something I would love to do.

It's very important to know what you are facing, whether you are going to be part of the team or just a squad player.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

Well, the important message that we've always carried to China is that we look forward to your progress and prosperity, we look forward to you playing a role in the progress and prosperity of this region and we look forward to stability in your relations with others.

Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF.

We are proud of the role our military plays in Japan: defending our allies, ensuring regional peace and stability, and responding to humanitarian catastrophes.

Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.

The best way that a central bank can support growth on a durable basis is to ensure inflation is low, stable - there is financial stability - and that is the role that the central bank plays.

The New Labour doctrine that skills training was the responsibility of employers was flawed. The idea that employers should take on a bigger role ignores the reality that employers have no incentive to train staff to leave. We can hardly expect Tesco to train checkout staff to become dental nurses.

For 'A Little Night Music,' I did try to get little bit more beefed up for that because I thought that would help me carry myself around the stage in that character.

Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film.

Skills that are employable or marketable, education, having a stake or meaningful role in society, not being marginalized - all of those things are very important.

My first starring role was in 'Rumpelstiltskin' and the lightbulb moment for me came when I had to stamp my foot at the end and walk off the stage. Everyone laughed and I thought, 'this is great.'

Lance Guest in 'The Last Starfighter' had such integrity and held himself to such a high standard that I just wanted to raise your own standard to meet it. He is a hard-working, giving actor. He made me feel secure and better in my role opposite him.

America is exceptional in combining standard great-power realism with extravagant idealism about the country's redemptive role in creating international order.

Well, as an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

Every team has a person who is used as a reference, a player who stands out more than others.

Really, each part, each one of us, I think, has our role, but I think for Joe, he really stands out and has that Mick Jagger-esque feel to him.

All scientific knowledge to which man owes his role as master of the world arose from playful activities.

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.