If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When Claude Debussy studied at the Paris Conservatory from age ten to age twenty-two, many considered him a rebel because of his… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
Work is honorable. It is good therapy for most problems. It is the antidote for worry. It is the equalizer for deficiency… — J. Richard Clarke Copy Share Image
As soon as you're finished shooting, you have to go into the edit room and choose all of the shots that you're… — Richard LaGravenese Copy Share Image
Period films to me are very often alienating to the audience. There's very often a formality. A staunchy quality to them that… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
Although humans today remain more capable than machines for many tasks, by 2030 machine capabilities will have increased to the point that… — Werner J. A. Dahm Copy Share Image
I don't know enough about hip-hop, though I've heard some great hip-hop. I just did a thing with Qwest Love - we… — Bela Fleck Copy Share Image
The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
As an editor, you're constantly dealing with the best way to convey an exchange between two people. So when I'm shooting that,… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
That’s the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will… — Rachel Hartman Copy Share Image
It's what you do when you have Allison Janney.My jaw-dropped at her performance. You think that part is sort of a regular… — Erin Cressida Wilson Copy Share Image
Psychologists tell us we think 50,000 thoughts a day...between 1,000 and 5,000 thoughts in a single hour. Many of those thoughts are… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American… — Albert Goodwill Spalding Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I moved away from painting was because I eventually discovered that I wanted to deal more with motion,… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
And lastly, Chairman Khrushchev has compared the United States to a worn-out runner living on its past performance, and stated that the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Technical garments for sporting performance will, I believe, simply become more and more fit for purpose and will perform better and better.… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
I would do these performances around town at different places, and that's when I really fell in love with performing, and I… — Ally Brooke Copy Share Image
Artists say that paintings are never done. I sort of feel the same way about music. I would never say something is… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
If you were a performer that only had an acoustic instrument, back in the day you couldn't hide behind your guitar pedals… — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
The calf scramble will be during both rodeo performances and consist of children attempting to catch and halter several loose calves. If… — Kim Carnes Copy Share Image
Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me… — Lily Allen Copy Share Image
Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important. But if we are just focusing… — Satoru Iwata Copy Share Image
When you recite you're giving a performance, in the way that an actor or a singer performs, and some poets are not… — James Arthur Copy Share Image
It’s scary to realize that the only thing holding our friends to us isn’t our performance, or our lovability, or their guilt,… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
In our performance reviews with women, we need to be saying, "Are you reaching enough? Are you applying for jobs when you… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes. Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness. Think of… — James Whistler Copy Share Image
Writing a book I have found to be like building a house. A man forms a plan, and collects materials. He thinks… — James Boswell Copy Share Image
I couldn't worry about whether I'm gonna make it onstage or not. You can't. You just gotta do it. And if you… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the… — Richard McCabe Copy Share Image
To go into more specifics regarding actors, whether they're from Korea or the U.S., all actors know if they are loved by… — Kim Jee-woon Copy Share Image
I learned everything I ever need to know about questioning artful dodgers by covering the most artful of them all, Ronald Reagan.… — Andrea Mitchell Copy Share Image
I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to… — Alan K. Simpson Copy Share Image
We have our own internal version of Klout. We do rate people in this way - their effectiveness on social media. Tying… — Sandy Carter Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the performance of a stock last year or last month is no reason, per se, to either own… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of shooting digitally was that we had a lot of time. When you shoot, even if you do… — William Mapother Copy Share Image
I never met Barry Crump, but I was in an audience once for a play once. There was a drunken man at… — Sam Neill Copy Share Image
I learned from the Macarturos. I had never been at a table with a labor organizer and a playwright and a performance… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
An actor is looking for conflict. Conflict is what creates drama. We are taught to avoid trouble [so] actors don't realize they… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
If we were controlling the performance, we never would have had someone push a button to make the pellet stove come on… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
![“Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest.” quote by Lily Allen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eb0/lily-allen-4074_being-honest_yes-i-met-carl-barat-from-dirty-pretty-t_2303306.png)
![“Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important. But if we are just focusing on technology and investing in an IT manufacturing plant to come up with higher performance processing [chips], we will not succeed.” quote by Satoru Iwata](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f29/satoru-iwata-3484_chips_please-understand-i-am-not-saying-that-t_2966278.jpg)
![“An actor is looking for conflict. Conflict is what creates drama. We are taught to avoid trouble [so] actors don't realize they must go looking for it. Plays are written about...the extraordinary, the unusual, the climaxes. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.” quote by Michael Shurtleff](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/39e/michael-shurtleff-19554_acting_an-actor-is-looking-for-conflict-conflic_3222619.png)
