Performances Quotes · Page 31

I got into the studio when I was thirteen. At the age of twelve I was doing public performances.

— Chingy

High performance leaders create an inspiring future by connecting with a classic and honorable past.

— Andy Hargreaves

Quality is more than a promise, it's genuine performance.

— Ron Kaufman

Performances are so defined by their venues - it'd be nice for the music to dictate more of the reaction.

— Anna Meredith

Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going.

— Rachel Weisz

The measure of performance of any given agent is the amount of money it accumulates through its actions.

— John Henry Holland

Remember your six P's - Perfect Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

— Chuck Knox

Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.

— Seneca the Younger

I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs in my life and I never will. Over the course of my career I have taken…

— Mohamed Farah

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.

— Bill Rodgers

From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence]…

— Ti West

Briggsy's performances down the years have been pure magic. If they could bottle his ability and sell if at drama schools they'd…

— Lynne Perrie

I think we all have a similar philosophy about comedy and comic performance which is that it's at its best when you…

— Mathew Baynton

Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you…

— Sam Riley

One thing I'm most proud of, in my movies, is that I think the performances are super-strong, but that's not all me.…

— Josh Radnor

I propose that a teacher's pay be tied to merit, not tenure. And I propose that a teacher's employment be tied to…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

No matter how many great performances or exciting visuals we put together for the movie, we found that it was all somewhat…

— Peter Jackson

And in situations where a man and a woman each receive negative feedback, the woman's self-confidence and self-esteem drop to a much…

— Sheryl Sandberg

Going onstage without my primary instrument is like being a guitarist and going up onstage with no guitar waiting for you. What…

— Son Lux

Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given... With singing, you never know when you are going to…

— Anita O'Day

God loves us so much that he crushed his Son so that we might be his and that this love isn't based…

— Elyse Fitzpatrick

The Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan’s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the…

— Marv Albert

I love skating. I love the speed, the power, the excitement, the feeling that --- even for just a moment --- I…

— Brian Boitano

Never compare one student's test score to another's. Always measure a child's progress against her past performance. There will always be a…

— Rafe Esquith

You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

— Don King

The only real difference between one organization and another is the performance of its people.

— Peter Drucker

Flying prevails whenever a man and his airplane are put to a test of maximum performance.

— Richard Bach

I tend to lose my performance energy the longer things go on for, so I'm always best on the very first take.

— Peter Sarsgaard

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

— Brian Tracy

Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.

— Joe Dempsie

When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.

— Mike Krzyzewski

I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art.

— Jack Nicholson

I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.

— Lady Gaga

Three languages - the video, the music and the live performance - are awesome to bring together.

— Planningtorock

England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.

— Bob Hope

Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.

— Atul Gawande

Make peace with the fear of defeat... Fear holds you back from putting forth your best performance.

— Brian Stann

My father was a painter and an anarchist, always getting in trouble for his performance art.

— Sadie Frost

You have to worry about your own performances before you think about everyone else.

— Aaron Mooy

Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.

— Michael Shurtleff