Performing Quotes

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I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football. — Jerry Rice
Performing live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your… — Neil Peart
Writing and performing should deepen the meaning of words, should illuminate, transfix and transform. — Bell Hooks
To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself. — Michael Owen
The Nile Project is the performing side of an effort that also includes education in music and environmental issues, raising awareness of the entire Nile… — Jon Pareles
Three of the four elements are shared by all creatures, but fire was a gift to humans alone. Smoking cigarettes is as intimate as we… — Tom Robbins
My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining. — Laura Mvula
I love 'Breathe' with Taylor (Swift) but I've been performing 'Lucky' with Jason (MRaz) all over the world in the past year so I'm glad… — Colbie Caillat
I love performing outside because it's as if the heavens are open and the elements become part of the stage show as well - you… — Florence Welch
I usually write my music on a piano, and I really enjoy performing that way, because that actually shows how the music was in my… — Unknown Author
There should be a period of time during each practice session when you perform. Invite some friends in to your practice room and play a… — Arnold Jacobs
My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since… — Lisa Loeb
I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do. — Ricky Jay
Whether that is healthy or not to you, or healthy or not to anyone, or a doctor, is really of no concern to me. I… — Lady G
Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most… — Tim Ferriss
I love intimacy, always, of performing. — Julio Iglesias
If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table. — Frank Lampard
There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing. — Fiona Shaw
Performing is the craziest workout for me, because I feel like, on the first day of tour, I'm going nuts. Halfway through, I'm just so… — Hayley Williams
Watching foreign affairs is sometimes like watching a magician; the eye is drawn to the hand performing the dramatic flourishes, leaving the other hand -… — David K. Shipler

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