Today, you get better performance from a Ford Focus than a Ferrari from the mid-70s. [The Focus] is just as fast and… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I didn't really have an act per se - a theatrical performance, as opposed to just: here I am, folks, and you're… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
When people are not aiming for anything in particular or when they cannot monitor their performance, there is little basis for translating… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval,… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
My ancient history teacher, Millie Lloyd, should have worn a medal for her performance at the battle of Thermopylae. She was excited… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's… — Dennis Bergkamp Copy Share Image
Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
I have always been fascinated by the values of sport and loved its rituals; in fact, since ancient times sport has been… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
Great teachers and schools expect and nurture quality work and quality performance. Great teachers inspire and demand quality, ever urging their students… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a… — James Cromwell Copy Share Image
In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go into a school and we get products… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
So the real drama for me is balancing live performances and writing, and one of the ways I balance it is I… — Philip Glass Copy Share Image
The law demands good works and uses its terror--rejection, shame, fear of punishment, unanswered prayer, personal tragedy, etc.--as motivation. Here performance is… — Richard Jordan Copy Share Image
I am honored to be selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Over the… — Cindy Klassen Copy Share Image
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. Performance of duty and observance of morality… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The attitude in terms of how players work both on and off the field has a massive impact on us as coaches… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image
I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a… — David Cook Copy Share Image
The performance of performance has developed to such an extent in recent years that it challenges the music itself and will soon… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
I love the stage, it's my first love - but, it's gone. You do your performance, then it's a memory. It only… — Ruthie Henshall Copy Share Image
I never thought I'd miss Nancy Reagan. There can't be a rating [on the Clinton drug policy] when there hasn't been a… — Charles Rangel Copy Share Image
Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance. — David Allen Copy Share Image
...the reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
Tramps Like Us is The GREATEST Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band In The LAND! I've witnessed them on several occasions and their performances… — Mike Appel Copy Share Image
I know that I don't have a perfect performance that I bring to set. I bring ideas to set, and I'm more… — Rose McIver Copy Share Image
So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
I learned that I was either crazy in love with you, or putting on the best performance of my life.' -Nora (PG… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
In the minds of great managers, consistent poor performance is not primarily a matter of weakness, stupidity, disobedience, or disrespect. It is… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
I'm trying to create flesh architecture. I aim to get a sculptural feel for groups of bodies, as well as create performance… — Spencer Tunick Copy Share Image
There's always room for improvement. I'm always focused on the results, and those are the precise things that I don't really experience… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
Lots of people I know have bootlegged tapes of performances and if they play it I will be transported back sometimes with… — Chris Bailey Copy Share Image
I went back to the Art Institute, then spent the summer at the Ox-Bow School in Saugatuck, Michigan. That's what really awakened… — Claes Oldenburg Copy Share Image
There are performances in which the people who have the best muscle skills and musical history may be on the stage, but… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
People come up to me as I leave the stage after a performance and tell me tey saw my mother onstage with… — Lorna Luft Copy Share Image
The more skillful the performance of false cheer, the more pleasing the effect is upon one's public and on that private audience… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
I was in New York for a little while, doing some really bad theater. I did some great stuff, too, but there… — Silas Weir Mitchell Copy Share Image
It's very hard to rank performances. It's very difficult, and it doesn't really matter if you rank performances. — Nuno Espirito Santo Copy Share Image
To be happy is very important to do a great performance because you have to be comfortable; your mind has to be… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
Mental Management is the process of maximising the probability of having a consistent mental performance, under pressure, on demand — Lanny Bassham Copy Share Image
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