My role models were childless: Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, George Eliot, the Brontes. Votes: 1
Joyce Carol OatesI feel responsible for certain fans, but I've never said I'm a role model. Votes: 1
Jamie Campbell BowerStarbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee. Votes: 1
Howard SchultzStep beyond your role as a perceiver, merge everything into the flux. Votes: 0
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellThe central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. Votes: 0
Gijs de VriesAuthentic human interactions become impossible when you lose yourself in a role. Votes: 0
Eckhart TolleIn America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaI'm really conflicted about my role as a front-person. I hate the attention. Votes: 0
Juliana HatfieldWith any character, the main objective is to bring authenticity to the role. Votes: 0
Jesse McCartneyWell, I'm lucky because, you see, I'll probably bounce back from this role. Votes: 0
Jennifer SaundersFamily and the natural surroundings played a big role in shaping my values. Votes: 0
Gabrielle ReeceLeaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. Votes: 0
Rosabeth Moss KanterI don't know the role I'm playing. I only know it's mine, non-convertible. Votes: 0
Wislawa SzymborskaWithout question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system. Votes: 0
Mike DeWineIt feels amazing to be a role model for people with and without disabilities. Votes: 0
Lauren PotterWhen I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle." Votes: 0
Jeffrey TamborI was 20, I was an amateur from 14 but my first professional role was at 22. Votes: 0
Richard BriersNo actor ever forgets a role, so I should have realized something was wrong. Votes: 0
Maureen ReaganWhen I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle. Votes: 0
Jeffrey TamborYou'll never see any two good actors approach a role in the same way. Votes: 0
Constantin StanislavskiPeople need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples' lives. Votes: 0
Coretta Scott KingI have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't be explored. Votes: 0
Daniel CraigGovernment has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice. Votes: 0
William WeldOur role is to dream and inspire rather than collude in impacting the reality. Votes: 0
Dries van NotenTo see your spouse in a parental role is one of the most incredible things. Votes: 0
Elisabeth HasselbeckDisorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order. Votes: 0
Margaret J. WheatleyI'm not at the place in my career necessarily where I'm like offered every role. Votes: 0
Alia ShawkatDad thanks for leaning in by helping me become a role model for young girls. Votes: 0
Serena WilliamsI want to play positive role models - women who mean something to other women. Votes: 0
Agyness DeynI'd love to do like a modern day 'Shining' and play the Jack Nicholson role. Votes: 0
Janet MontgomeryThe traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room. Votes: 0
Kay Bailey HutchisonI have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role. Votes: 0
Eleanor RooseveltMy first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11. Votes: 0
Justin ChadwickAs an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchI'm best known as a stand-up comedian, but I'm a good actor in the right role. Votes: 0
Marcus BrigstockeMy first lead role was a stage play called A Kestrel for a Knave. I was 11. Votes: 0
Justin ChadwickI read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not. Votes: 0
Jennifer CoolidgeIf a person is right for a role, I don't care where they got their training. Votes: 0
Rachel HoffmanEvery role I do is a dream role for me because I can't imagine I'm doing it. Votes: 0
Genelia D'SouzaThe brilliance of Adam Scott is that he is so damn funny in a straight man role. Votes: 0
Rob ThomasI think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.' Votes: 0
Caitriona BalfeI never exploited my father's role in helping Jews avoid the concentration camps.
Zbigniew BrzezinskiNever forget that your role as a leader is to be a steward for future generations.
Marilyn C. Nelson[M]y administration is committed to a leadership role on the issue of climate change.
George W. BushAs our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency.
Robert D. HalesSometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
Scottie PippenI've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it.
Claudia SchifferSchooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps.
James HeckmanWhen you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.
Lori LoughlinThere are others who take up that (liberating) role. I have no time to spend for that.
Mother TeresaI had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
Orlando BloomThe crowd sometimes plays a tremendous role to give you wings and carry you to victory.
Bela KarolyiEach role, I feel like takes you on a different journey based on who that character is.
Mark RuffaloEach of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children
Nelson MandelaI'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.
Paula BroadwellMy role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
Queen Rania of JordanIn everything I do, I find some of myself, or a lot of myself, and put it into the role.
John BarrowmanWe've lost sight of our role in the region and our view of our colleagues in the region.
John HewsonThe way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person.
John Shelby SpongI don't think there is a role that I did twenty years ago that I couldn't do better now.
Stephen LangWe [Notekillers] aren't necessarily trying to be role models, but if we are, that's cool.
David FirstGrowing up I had lots of role models. Looking back, my parents were my first role models.
Kumar SangakkaraFairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.
Linn UllmannEvery role that you accept makes you grow in some way. It's part of the creative process.
Lynn CollinsI learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that Im acting.
Tahar RahimThe Internet is a modern infrastructure that plays a key role in the future of the state.
Thomas de MaiziereThere's a whole language out there, and one's role as a writer is to stumble around in it.
Ciaran CarsonShould not the role of design be to reconnect human beings with their space on their land?
Dan KileyThis is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story - and perhaps into a prayer.
Elie WieselI save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.
Gary SiniseBecause it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.
Jay AsherMy father had no sons, so I became queen. The only thing I had to do was perform the role.
Margrethe II of DenmarkPhysical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in.
Misty CopelandI don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
Sandra Day O'ConnorMy parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.
Sophie Ellis BextorWe are all role models to someone in this world, and we can all have an impact - for good.
Tony DungyI don't understand the actor that chooses to play the same role in everything all the time.
Guy PearceThe biggest compliment I think an actor can get is I can't imagine anyone else in the role.
Jeff DanielsThe writer creates the role on the page and then the actor takes it and makes it their own.
Joanna KernsSometimes it's not about the size of your role, it's about the machine that you're part of.
Luke EvansOnce people see you pulling off one role, they think youre a safe bet to do a similar role.
Margot RobbieI think once you've allocated an actor to the role that the character will evolve slightly.
Nathalie EmmanuelOnce you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.
Nicholas D. KristofIf the sociologist has a role, it is probably more to furnish weapons than to give lessons.
Pierre BourdieuInstantly available without continuous presence is probably the best role a mother can play.
Bernard BailynPretty girl and all. Asking. Gotta love that. Stuff of heroes. Don't get the role too often.
Karen Marie MoningIf, by the way I play, I can be a role model or encourage someone else, that would be great.
Lisa LeslieI'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll rehearse lines.
Patricia ClarksonA society which denies the heart its role becomes, in very short order, a heartless society.
Russell KirkThe proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it.
Sandra Day O'ConnorI do feel it. And I've felt it my whole life, that the supernatural has a role in the world.
Sheila HetiYou know, gynecology has a role; sex is a gift. And literature is not about sending messages.
Amos OzThe subjects felt more comfortable if they played the role than if they had to be themselves.
Annie LeibovitzA role can go from being a babe to anything, as long as it's something that makes me curious.
Connie NielsenBe a role model of happiness and joy, which will pull everyone - including yourself - upward.
Doreen VirtueNever underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.
George CarlinI'm always scared to death that I won't do a role justice. But fear can be a great motivator.
Hilary SwankI would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons.
Kojo AnnanI always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.
Mira SorvinoI'm the person who writes most of my movies so every role is exactly what I want to be doing.
Seth RogenRole is something people play, model is something people make, both of those things are fake.
Tupac ShakurMy values are non-negotiable. And if it means not getting a role, it means not getting a role.
Cassidy Erin Giffordthe important thing is not what we (look) like,but the role we play in our best friend's life.
Cecelia Ahern'Branding' has taken on too much of a role as a specialized craft performed by voodoo artists.
Guy KawasakiUnder neoliberalism, culture appears to have largely abandoned its role as a site of critique.
Henry GirouxMy ideal role would be the lead in a film with a director that I really appreciate and admire.
Logan LermanYou know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days.
Michel PatiniIt's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away.
Nicole KidmanI never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.
Selena GomezI entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.
Ty OlssonAll the fans know my love for Chelsea and I hope to be back here in the future in another role.
Didier DrogbaBin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'
George W. BushIf women understand by emancipation the adoption of the masculine role then we are lost indeed.
Germaine GreerI'm an actor who loves to get physical so any role that allows me to access that is glorious."
Grace Lynn KungThe role of architecture, in terms of communication, is not going to drastically change either.
Jimenez LaiI feel like every role you take, there's a part of you that obviously feels like you can do it.
Mila KunisWe're gonna get some time to sit down individually with each player and see what their role is.
Nate OatsThe role of Jews who write in both the Jewish and [American] general press is to defend Israel.
Norman PodhoretzThe role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest.
Ray CharlesI'm not sure I'm happy with words such as "task" or "role" when they are attached to literature.
Amos OzIn the Bhagavat culture worship of the spiritual master plays a very important role in our life.
Bhaktisvarupa Damodar SwamiI really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what any role does for me.
Kristen StewartIf the accident of genes has put you in a place where you can be a role model, then be somebody!
Lauren HuttonThe role of a leader is not to rule over other people, but to hold a space for their own genius.
Marianne WilliamsonThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The part is greater than its role in the whole.
Tom AtleeNo role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.
Vera FarmigaI would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie - heck, I would love it. It would be my dream role.
Will FerrellFor years they have been using the role of 'sex object' as a cover while they spied out the land.
Anatole BroyardThe role of a trainer or consultant is to empower the customer, not to make himself indispensable
Bertrand MeyerIf it's a role like this one, an actual live person, a legend, there's lots of material laid out.
David StrathairnThe key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it.
Pat RileyOne of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.
Rafael van der VaartThe interesting thing about TV drama that's kind of nice is, I'm just an actor. I'm doing my role.
Dolph LundgrenI am very, very competitive and ambitious. I would definitely fight hard for a role I believed in.
Edward FurlongI enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.
Famke JanssenWith every single role, you're not going to get a role unless you invest your whole heart into it.
Josh HutchersonI've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television.
Kristen JohnstonI'd have to say, what inspires me is making sure my siblings have a good role model to look up to.
Melanie IglesiasGod has no role to play in politics except to make sure politicians go where they belong. To hell.
P. J. O'RourkeI am happy to be a role model for anybody - whether they are black, white, yellow, pink or purple.
Paul InceMany of the most difficult questions concerning the role of ethnic minorities centers on language.
Samuel P. HuntingtonI think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
Viggo MortensenIt is men who face the biggest problems in the future, adjusting to their new and complicated role.
Anna FordBehavioral change is more important than individual product choices. They both have a role to play.
John ElkingtonThere's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know.
Kevin SpaceyLike every actor, you get notorious for maybe one role and then get offered a lot of similar roles.
Kit HaringtonThe director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.
Liza MinnelliWe must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.
Marian Wright EdelmanIndia is once again ready to play the role of 'Vishvaguru' and work towards the benefit of mankind.
Narendra ModiThe point is some people think they have a leading role when, really, they're just supporting cast.
Penelope DouglasMy quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government.
Rick PerryThe family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come.
Sandra Day O'ConnorA role model is an imperfect person, not a perfect person, because that's who we are as real people.
Jennifer Love HewittWhen I was offered the part in Shakespeare In Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!
Joseph FiennesThe revolutionary's role is to liberate, and to be liberated, with the people--not to win them over.
Paulo FreireStrippers should be role-models for little girls. If only for the fact that they wax their assholes.
Sarah Silverman