Quotes About Presentation

There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.

Robert Gober, for example. He doesn't seem like somebody who is just going to show in a gallery that asks him to show. He's just making his work, and when he's ready, he's going to show it.

I never get over feeling bad about tearing open a beautifully wrapped present. It takes ten seconds to destroy a work of art that took someone ten minutes to accomplish.

Sometimes I'll present a work to the public and listen to the responses-then pull it back, shape it, and put it back out.

I try to look nice. I comb my hair, I tie my tie, I put on a jacket, but I draw the line when it comes to trimming my eyebrows. You work with what you got.

I've always really been interested in getting to work with QVC because I love teaching people about fashion and I love seeing people get excited by what they're wearing.

Sometimes I just have a few people over to see the new work, and I think it works better than in a museum situation, where the public is just presented with a large area.

I think a successful adaptation rises or falls on the work presented. If people need to read the book to understand the play, I didn't complete the job.

Everybody has forgotten about showmanship. People don't look like rock stars any more. They just look like regular dudes off the street.

The streets of New York are entirely man-made and unmistakably that, so you feel as though you're on some sort of presentation platform whenever you're out on the streets.

Running for me has always been a great place to get away. It's a great stress reliever for me. It's great if I need to be working on something in my mind, whether it's things I need to be memorizing or thinking about, or I have some presentation coming up.

Now I'm going to put my eyelashes on and stretch my legs out and do a show.

I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.

Making a strong first impression is as important as ever, especially when meeting face-to-face.

People probably think I'm cute because I have dimples and am friendly and always smiling. But beauty is different. In Chinese, people say I have chi ze, which means aura or a strong sense of presentation. It's not about my look.

I strongly believe that appearance is important, as it's the first impression you get, but that is definitely not the deciding factor.

It would take some encouragement for me to accept other people's opinions on how I should present my work because my work means a lot to me.

Our emphasis on political coverage from the day we were born here was well-founded, and we believe there were opportunities there that we could do it in a more interesting, appealing and balanced way.

Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

Hosting should be organic, and boring an audience with your hosting is the worst you can do.

The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.

Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.

Remember, the fit of your outfit can make or break your look. Ensure the fit is perfect, and you will be just fine.