#role

The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds. ↗

— Lenny Bruce

#comedian #every #fifteen #laugh #make

A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. ↗

— James Buchan

#almost #call #century #commodity #existence

In my teens or twenties I wanted to do Blanche. Now I'm over that. Those roles are not attracting me now. Which is odd, because that's what most every actress would want to go do. ↗

— Delta Burke

#attracting #because #blanche #every #go

I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like. ↗

— Mark Burnett

#get #got #i #kind #knew

I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time. ↗

— T-Bone Burnett

#default #ever #few #goes #here

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

#first #glances #had #i #movie

What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Party Congress must not be to issue detailed practical suggestions, but to draw up general directions for the proletarian women's movement. ↗

— Clara Zetkin

#conclusions #congress #detailed #directions #draw

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way. ↗

— Leo Buscaglia

#along #always #feel #feel good #good

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States. ↗

— George W. Bush

#does #environment #expand #government #job

On the other hand, I think that the family, the traditional family, has a fundamental social role, because it's there that children are born and the investment in children is the greatest investment a country can make. The benefits of this investment go to everyone. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#benefits #born #children #country #everyone