Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Sarsgaard

I don't spend a lot of time judging anyone I play. Even if their function in the script is to be the villain, I concentrate on what their perspective of the events is. Not even to justify them.

Peter Senge

By using the systems archetypes we can learn how to “structure” the details into a coherent picture of the forces at play.

Peter Jacobson

I can play a Jewish guy, another Jewish guy, and then another Jewish guy, and then maybe a Cuban guy. Or at least a Middle Eastern guy. But for me, they're all Jews.

Peter Jacobson

If it's a good role, I'm happy to play it.

Peter Jacobson

I don't usually get to play somebody who is, at least, nominally in charge. I'm usually playing somebody's lawyer or a doctor.

Peter Capaldi

I knew Richard E. Grant, and I went to him and said "Would you like to [play Kafka in the film]?" and he said yeah, and then suddenly I had all these people who were happy to come along. We got a little bit of money from Scottish Screen to pay for it. I got so many favors because I knew people in the business. I was in a remarkably good position. I got so many favors from people. I got the Monty Python technical people.

Pete Sampras

With this ranking system, the more you play, the better off you are.

Pedro Martinez

I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.

Pierre Trudeau

The state has an active role to play in ensuring that there is equilibrium between the constituent parts of the economy, the consumers and the producers.

Phylicia Rashad

If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it?

Josie Maran

I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes.

Joss Stone

If you capture the first thought that you have when you're creating, and then play that to people, it's kind of like the listeners are part of that beginning. And that's the most exciting part.

Kojo Annan

I would never play any role in anything that involves the United Nations for obvious reasons.

Konrad Lorenz

The competition between human beings destroys with cold and diabolic brutality... Under the pressure of this competitive fury we have not only forgotten what is useful to humanity as a whole, but even that which is good and advantageous to the individual. [...] One asks, which is more damaging to modern humanity: the thirst for money or consuming haste... in either case, fear plays a very important role: the fear of being overtaken by one's competitors, the fear of becoming poor, the fear of making wrong decisions or the fear of not being up to snuff...

Kim Kardashian

I play into the perception of me, but it's not really me.

Kevin Kline

Playing Shakespeare requires technique. You don't play a Bach toccata by getting in the mood.

Kevin James

From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.

Kevin Keegan

I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again.

Kelly Reilly

I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks.

Keith Emerson

I don't care who I play to, as long as they enjoy listening to what I play.

Keith Jarrett

If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It's a language that was alien and then it's less and less alien as it continues to live.

Keith Jarrett

If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?

Ramakrishna

God had created the world in play.

Ralph Ellison

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.

Raine Maida

When you sit down and play your music for someone you respect, you get that feeling in your stomach of like: 'Oh my God...' You know if it's not great because you start to feel sick.

Rachelle Lefevre

I'm a workaholic because I love to play, if that makes sense.

Rahul Dravid

In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer.

Rahul Dravid

I was given a talent to play cricket. I don't know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day.

Rahm Emanuel

We're proud of the work we're doing to make Chicago a great city for people of all ages. Nothing's more important than keeping in mind the needs of older adults - and how valuable a role they play in improving the city, based on their amazing collective talent and wisdom.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I feel the same truth how often in my trivial conversation with my neighbours, that somewhat higher in each of us overlooks this by-play, and Jove nods to Jove from behind each of us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Therefore we value the poet. All the argument and all the wisdom is not in the encyclopedia, or the treatise on metaphysics, or the Body of Divinity, but in the sonnet or the play.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Play out the game, act well your part, and if the gods have blundered, we will not.

Sean William Scott

I consider myself to be a good guy so it's not hard for me to play that.