Stage Quotes · Page 90

I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There's just this stage in a guy's life where they need to be free and have fun and just be independent and…

— Nicola Peltz

All the world's indeed a stage And we are merely players Performers and portrayers Each another's audience outside the gilded cage

— Neil Peart

I never used to tell jokes on stage. Now I'm cutting up jokes all night long.

— Robin Thicke

Life is a disease; and the only difference between on man and another is the stage of the disease at which he…

— George Bernard Shaw

I’ve carved the puppet, and I manipulate the strings, but while it’s on stage, the show belongs to the puppet.

— Guy Davenport

We have to keep our eye on inflation, but so far inflation remains reasonably in check on the global stage.

— John W. Snow

You get onto the stage; you can shout and express yourself. Your negative energy gets consumed.

— Jaideep Ahlawat

Even when I play shows, I'm more nervous to play a show in Vermont or New Hampshire than I am to play…

— Noah Kahan

I think the daily challenge for a lot of beat reporters is, how do you get past the regurgitated sound bites of…

— Sarah Stillman

As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life…

— Benny Goodman

Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival…

— Wei Jingsheng

I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I…

— Elin Nordegren

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a…

— Caleb Cushing

In an outdoor environment, you need to be more energetic. The attention of the crowd begins to wander - not like an…

— Chris de Burgh

I feel the bigger the stage, the pressure starts to get to others and they crumble. I feel like this is where…

— Cody Garbrandt

“The stage is not real life, and the stage is not a copy of real life. Just like the statue , the…

— Eleanor Catton

We planted the church by starting a Sunday night outreach. The very first Sunday we had 70 people turn up. The second…

— Brian Houston

It's been an incredible few weeks for Emma Pooley, first winning three stages in the Giro Rosa to demonstrate that she's the…

— Emma Pooley

Beauty has never been an important topic in the writings of the major psychologists. In fact, for Jung, aesthetics is a weak,…

— James Hillman

I have been tested. I have beaten breast cancer. I have buried a child. I started as a secretary. I fought my…

— Carly Fiorina

Performing isn't only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It's staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic…

— Idina Menzel

Music is very, very important in my movies. In some ways the most important stage, whether it ends up being in the…

— Quentin Tarantino

I think everything about it. Just the experience, but mainly performing live for people. I think if it wasn't for playing in…

— Chris Hesse

For me, the live show is sort of the ultimate expression of this journey that I've been on.

— Jonathan Coulton

When people feel that something really special is happening on the stage, things change.

— Gustavo Dudamel

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

— Mick Jagger

On stage, I'm a little exaggerated version of myself. This is all dumb stuff I'm really thinking about.

— Nate Bargatze

I had progressed on stage as a performer, but I hadn't progressed as a human being.

— Elton John

I went to NYU and we had to wear stage black every day, so I'd add a bright lipstick to feel a…

— Chloe Fineman

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

— Lenny Kravitz

I'm just happy that a couple folks still know my name, and that I'm still able to sell out venues when I…

— Wayne Brady

Not once in my life have I done theatre. Being on stage is not my thing.

— Barun Sobti

Triple H and I have wrestled many, many times, but never on a real meaningful stage. I would really enjoy that.

— John Layfield

The concert stage is where Simple Minds do their best work, it is where we forged our live reputation.

— Jim Kerr

You don't tell us how to stage the news and we don't tell you how to cover it.

— Larry Speakes

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

— Dirk Benedict

It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.

— Dolly Parton

On stage, I wear my 'uniform' - my all white and flowy suit. It makes me feel 'in-my-body' and sensual.

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.

— George Clinton