Promising is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of expectation. Performance is ever duller for his act; and,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The only acting you ever see at the Oscars is when people act like they’re not mad they lost. Nicole Kidman was… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
In theater, you're in charge of your performance, and at the end of the day you're the one who gets credit because… — Jonathan Groff Copy Share Image
To be successful in anything, a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent but better than your… — Hale Irwin Copy Share Image
I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one hand you have to make sure the… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
I think that is funny to say because I've always loved her work and her strength and vulnerability, and the intensity of… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
I rebelled by not getting straight A's and not following the path that my elder sister did. She was valedictorian and is… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
One of the most striking and fundamental things about probability theory is that it leads to an understanding of the otherwise strange… — Warren Weaver Copy Share Image
For a companion, I require one who will make an equal demand on me with my own genius. Such a one will… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There is something that you have that no one else ever had ... When you watch Kirk's [Douglas] performance in anything, in… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
When the brain isn't working properly and we don't understand how to calibrate the brain for optimal performance we are going to… — John Assaraf Copy Share Image
You're never in control. That - that is the greatest fallacy of the - you know, there's over 200 people that it… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
One of the things I most wanted to do in New York was to go to a performance by Martha Graham. For… — Eugene Walter Copy Share Image
After watching a couple of live performances of bands like Nirvana, I was really excited and inspired by how raw and powerful… — Panda Bear Copy Share Image
When a book, any sort of book, reaches a certain intensity of artistic performance, it becomes literature. That intensity may be a… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I find that 'Ghostbusters' and 'Alien' actually have a lot in common in that they're both so naturalistic in the performances. It… — Akiva Schaffer Copy Share Image
...how can we live in the richest, most privileged country in the world, at the peak of its economic performance, and still… — Paul Wellstone Copy Share Image
The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are… — Mangosuthu Buthelezi Copy Share Image
When I was probably in middle school I saw the mini series Angels in America for the first time and I think… — Grace Phipps Copy Share Image
The Pink Panther wasn't shown to the press for reasons that soon became apparent when I saw it at a public performance.… — Philip French Copy Share Image
The harmony of the nation is promoted and the whole Union is knit together by the sentiments of mutual respect, the habits… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
A good coach is postive. Your job when coaching is not correcting mistakes, finding fault, and assessing blame. Instead, your function is… — Marshall Cook Copy Share Image
I have a variety of ways that I make music, but I'm working with the Thingamajigs in a particular way, which is:… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
At that elusive moment when we transcend our ordinary performance and feel in harmony with something else-whether it's a glorious sunset, inspiring… — Doc Childre 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
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
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
The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
This year I spent two months in Australia, and I did all the training camps in London. It was a really hard… — Peter Kauzer Copy Share Image
Even today when I rehearse, I give it everything that I've got. If I'm in a performance and the lights go out,… — Mitzi Gaynor Copy Share Image
I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You… — Tim Roth Copy Share Image
Being the free woman who is sexy and out there is a performance in a way, and being the stay-at-home mom and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
God isn't interested in watching you enact some performance of personality in order to comply with some crackpot notion you have about… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I use [Heraclitus' discovery of] enantiodromia for the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. This characteristic phenomenon practically… — Carl Jung 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
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
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
![“I think that is funny to say because I've always loved her work and her strength and vulnerability, and the intensity of Evan's [Rachel Wood] performances. And to know her as a friend, know her as someone who we just have fun, whatever, and then see how present she is when she's working and how…” quote by Ellen Page](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/77f/ellen-page-2745_different_i-think-that-is-funny-to-say-because-i-v_2207364.jpg)
![“There is something that you have that no one else ever had ... When you watch Kirk's [Douglas] performance in anything, in anything he's ever done, you cannot take your eyes off of him. It's not possible to look away from him.” quote by Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d62/steven-spielberg-963_done_there-is-something-that-you-have-that-no_2667275.jpg)
![“There's nothing like watching a live performance of, frankly, anything. You have to make sure that people believe everything is improvised. I could not stress enough how little we [actors] prepare and what small amount of time we put in before these shows.” quote by Amy Poehler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/09a/amy-poehler-1084_actors_there-s-nothing-like-watching-a-live-per_2158771.jpg)
![“I use [Heraclitus' discovery of] enantiodromia for the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. This characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, onesided tendency dominates conscious life; in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up, which…” quote by Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a71/carl-jung-274_break_i-use-heraclitus-discovery-of-enantiodro_1986711.jpg)
