Performances Quotes
1471 Performances quotes by 1168 unique authors
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Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.
— Seneca the Younger
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Sola scriptura means at least this: that the church's proclamation is always subject to potential correction from the canon. It is for this reason that…
— Kevin Vanhoozer
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Instead, over the past thirty years, in the world of action and adventure sports, in situations where asses really were on the line, the bounds…
— Steven Kotler
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Mutual fund managers are trapped in this rather deadly vicious circle: the more successful they are, the more money flows into their mutual fund. Then,…
— Ron Chernow
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I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take the…
— Roger Ebert
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Ten years ago I also had a very difficult decision to make when we had (Carlo) Cudicini giving fantastic performances in Chelsea’s goal for many…
— Jose Mourinho
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It provokes the desire but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it makes him…
— William Shakespeare
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We've always had a dark atmosphere to our performances, so it sort of developed along those ways.
— Kenny Hickey
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Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill…
— Daniel Goleman
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The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.
— John Ousterhout
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Live performance has always been my thing. It’s my purpose to master and capture the moment every time I have you connected.
— Usher
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I am pure performance, and Robert Wilson is pure theater.
— Marina Abramovic
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I've been in a poor physical shape many times in my career and I've had some of my best results. My best performances happened because…
— Kelly Slater
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Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.
— Jack Welch
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Saying yes to God isn't about perfect performance, but rather perfect surrender to the Lord day by day. Your obedience becomes radical the minute this…
— Lysa TerKeurst
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God is more concerned about your heart than your performance. If your heart is right, your performance will eventually catch up.
— Joyce Meyer
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We should take heart from our own experience and performance. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many.
— Nelson Mandela
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People most strenuously seek to evaluate performance by comparing themselves to others, not by using absolute standards.
— Leon Festinger
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Climbing does not mean just competition and performance. It has other qualities that are important: going on trips, meeting people, seeing other cultures...
— Wolfgang Gullich
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I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning. A…
— Tom Peters
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I strive for perfection, but of course it can never be perfect. I'm never satisfied at the end of a performance. But the great thing…
— Anthony Warlow
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Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader's head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare…
— Christopher Logue
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Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to…
— Montgomery Clift
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When a book, any sort of book, reaches a certain intensity of artistic performance, it becomes literature. That intensity may be a matter of style,…
— Raymond Chandler
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Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work…
— Susan Cain
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