it is necessary that we should all have a little of the will to die, because otherwise we would find the performance… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
In fact, everything I do is about the conceptualizing and realization of a piece of work, whether it's the recording or the… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Advertising spending continues to be somewhat choppy in our markets, but we do not view December's results as indicative of a trend… — Gary Pruitt Copy Share Image
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Yes, I believe stories are very important to all performances. The life story of the performer shapes their work, and the life… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours. — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
The changes are coming so quickly it's been difficult for workers to retrain themselves and for entrepreneurs to figure out where the… — Andrew McAfee Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll see people give performances in comedy with an ironic detachment where they'll sort of be remarking on the character from… — Zach Woods Copy Share Image
There's nothing like watching a live performance of, frankly, anything. You have to make sure that people believe everything is improvised. I… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
In the theater, I've found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more… — Beatrice Lillie Copy Share Image
“I have my own little sense of style. As far as image goes today for a new artist, you'll find that fashion… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something… — Russell Crowe Copy Share Image
I despair of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most exalted performances of genius which I felt in childhood… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Until you win a series, it's difficult to place yourself in that elite group of great Lions players. It's not enough to… — Brian O'Driscoll Copy Share Image
I look forward to putting out the new CD and doing the television performances to show everyone that B. Brown is back.… — Bobby Brown Copy Share Image
There are many likewise, who go on in a round of duties, a model of performances, that think they shall go to… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Every time fans turned on the television or watched the Dallas Cowboys, I wanted to give them the performance of a lifetime. — Emmitt Smith Copy Share Image
The fact that there isn't a performance right [for the use of sound recordings on terrestrial radio] means there's hundreds of millions… — Neil Portnow Copy Share Image
I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, Ill hit a brick wall and need… — Hattie Morahan Copy Share Image
It's easy to identify many investment managers with great recent records. But past results, though important, do not suffice when prospective performance… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The best way to get away from a crisis and yet hold on the reins without performance is to find a godfather… — Sourav Ganguly Copy Share Image
There are so many things I've done that the world of boxing has witnessed. It's going to be difficult for the boxing… — Bernard Hopkins Copy Share Image
Runners are competitive folks. I think some might feel slighted they haven't got more recognition. I think they have a point. In… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that. — Jonny Lee Miller Copy Share Image
But I'm still a work in progress. My mother calls me quite frequently with various critiques of my performance on TV and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Record Without A Cover' was about allowing the medium to come through, making a record that was not a document of a… — Christian Marclay Copy Share Image
There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease. — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
Ballet really lends itself to that because there's such a sense of ritual, with wrapping the shoes every day and preparing new… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
I love stage actors. There's something special about all people who have to do a performance eight shows a week, and musical… — Kelly Bishop Copy Share Image
... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The most important method of education always has consisted of that in which the pupil was urged to actual performance. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I consider myself an artist, but instead of paint or clay, my medium is drag. I put so much of myself into… — Manila Luzon Copy Share Image
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![“It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You almost have to do it every day to stay up on it.” quote by Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/0a0/steve-martin-593_difficult_it-live-performance-is-just-very-difficu_2064185.jpg)
