Performing Quotes

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I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit… — Rainey Qualley
I don't even know at what age I started, because it's always been there. Performing... creating... it's in my DNA. — Janelle Monae
Every American was to become a performing self. — Susan Cain
I can remember back as far as age 8, performing with the Boston Folk Song Society. It was a Woody Guthrie song. — Black Francis
It's fun when you're winning and performing well, but it's also hard because now you get older, you got responsibilities. — Rau'shee Warren
I'm a reactor. I can react to crowds, performing situations. — Rick Nielsen
I have no memory, any at all, of actually performing the play, no recall in terms of the lines. I can't tell you any line… — Bill Nighy
I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets. — Misty Copeland
Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy. With recording, it's not really as organic as it can… — Sharon Van Etten
Often in America people would assume that [as an English actor] you've had some sort of deep, classical training, or that you're a Shakespeare enthusiast.… — Bill Nighy
I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music. — Yelawolf
God discovers the martyr and confessor without the trial of flames and tortures, and will hereafter entitle many to the reward of actions which they… — Joseph Addison
Just as rust, which arose from the iron itself, wears out the iron, likewise, performing an action without examination would destroy us by projecting us… — Dalai Lama
People abuse their own friends and family, but it is only after performing many meritorious acts that one gets a human birth. — Sathya Sai Baba
Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have… — Clement Greenberg
Hungry children are distracted children. We want to make sure nothing gets in the way of our children performing well academically, including hunger. — Arne Duncan
I love it. It's all good to me. Whether I'm performing in New York, L.A., Columbus or Des Moines, I give 110 percent every night. — Bret Michaels
When you have been in TV and performing for as long as I have, you realise that you probably entertain in your sleep too... as… — Rolf Harris
All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of… — Charles M. Schwab
Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of… — Michael E. DeBakey

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