Performance Quotes

1516 quotes by 1228 authors

Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can… — Noel Coward
The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence… — James Arthur Ray
The cast, staff, and crew of a live theater work together toward a common goal: a good performance. Thus, theater is necessarily a group effort.… — Laurence Sterne
In the world of physics we watch a shadowgraph performance of the drama of familiar life. The shadow of my elbow rests on the shadow… — Arthur Eddington
But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one. — Fred Reinfeld
You must put your head into the lion's mouth if the performance is to be a success. — Winston Churchill
Better moods = better performance. — James William Benson
After conducting a concert in a small town, I once received the following note from a farmer who had attended the performance: "Dear Sir, I… — Arturo Toscanini
In the simplest sense, the key to the performance of any traditional commercial bank ... is the profitability of the loans it makes. — Robert G. Wilmers
The Rising was mainly a piece of streat theatre designed by poets for dramatic effect. For better or worse, it became part of the founding… — Maurice Hayes
Nothing must be left to chance in a magical performance. Everything conducive to enhancing the mystery of the illusions must be arranged with painstaking care… — David Devant
Magic is a performance, and a performance should have an honesty, a relevance and a resonance if it is to be offered to spectators without… — Derren Brown
If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd. — John Templeton
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher. — Confucius
The part of the brain most affected by early stress is the prefrontal cortex, which is critical in self-regulatory activities of all kinds, both emotional… — Paul Tough
As an atheist, I was predisposed to not enjoy the MAZE performance. I am happy to report the opposite — Luke Jermay
We perform the show for the people that are in the room and then that performance is theirs forever and ever. — Michael Urie
If we should tell ourselves the truth, all things being equal, President Jonathan will be re-elected with minimal stress, because of his sterling performance in… — Orji Uzor Kalu
For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance over many years.… — Jean Giono
I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over… — Jerry Harrison

Who Wrote These Performance Quotes

1,228 authors contributed a total of 1,516 Performance Quotes, led by these top contributors: