Performance Quotes

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An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise. — Kate Smith
Start with changing behaviors, not mindsets. It is much easier to 'act your way into new thinking' than to 'think your way into new actions.'… — Jon Katzenbach
Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away. — Harold Geneen
From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties. — Linda Chavez
Tom Tom Club has a whole different attitude and approach, not just musically but in performance. Some people said they liked it. — Tina Weymouth
The first gold star a child gets in school for the mere performance of a needful task is its first lesson in graft. — Philip Wylie
It is the element I miss in electronic music - no performance, no loving immersion. Maybe that is why I was never particularly drawn to… — Lukas Foss
As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that… — Lukas Foss
I mean thereâ€™s a certain finality about a movie, when itâ€™s done itâ€™s done â€“ that raised eyebrow in that moment will always be that… — Tracy Letts
Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them. — Owen Feltham
Nice things are done for our own sake, not for the sake of others. The pleasure must reside in the performance, not in the applause.… — Sydney J. Harris
A virtuoso performance. Scott Thompsonâ€™s biography of the soldier statesman Fidel V. Ramos illustrates the fascinating and complex geography of Filipino politics and its relation… — F. Sionil JosÃ©
I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will. I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided… — Gio Gonzalez
Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused. — Shaun White
I have never had a single positive doping test, and I do not take performance-enhancing drugs. — Lance Armstrong
I have never doped â€¦ I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug… — Lance Armstrong
One of the basics of a good system of innovation is diversity. In some ways, the stronger the culture (national, institutional, generational, or other), the… — Nicholas Negroponte
From the business point of viewâ€”not to overstate itâ€”intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance. — Esther Dyson
The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I… — Dave Heineman
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. — Shelley Berman

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