Hope Quote by Richard Avedon

Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so we can…

— Willem Dafoe

Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform.

— Henry Rollins

All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we're doing what we have been told or asked to do.

— Zig Ziglar

In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special…

— Yo-Yo Ma

To me, performing means trying to do the most you can with the partner in front of you, with the story you're telling. There…

— Clemence Poesy

Performing is something that has really grown on me and become an important part of my life, which I didn't used to feel. I…

— Frankie Cosmos

It is something we have always excelled at and prided ourselves at - the excellences of our stage performance.

— James Young

Performing is just standing up there and doing something. Performance takes on an edge to it. It has a more dramatic context.

— Alan King

Performance is a vehicle for entering different worlds of experiencing.

— Robert Fripp

Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to…

— David Byrne

Every performance is an opportunity to have something new or to learn something new.

— Reggie Watts

We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but…

— Aristotle