Quotes About Performance

The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the main ways that writing is different from ballet dancing.

I am in the midst of a soliloquy! I wrote this out and memorized it and if you interrupt me I will completely screw it up,' Augustus interrupted. 'Please to be eating your sandwich and listening.

And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present.

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie.

The wise leader does not make a show of holiness or pass out grades for good performance. That would create a climate of success and failure. Competition and jealousy follow.

Most puzzling was his timidity. Giuliani was supposed to be a tough guy, but in the face of attacks by his opponents, his performance had been as limp as an overcooked Chinatown noodle.

In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say.

If we're going to stay competitive in a globalised economy, everyone's got to be able to perform at the top of their game.

I play a piano of words—its icy tinkle echoes through your halls

One thing that stock investing has in common with real estate is that location is very important. In this case, however, we're referring to where in the stock market your money is located. Being in the right sectors and industry groups can enhance your overall performance. Being in the wrong ones can hurt it.

Consumer staples usually underperform the S&P 500 during bull markets and outperform it during bear markets.

No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.

Students would be assessed on effort rather than skill. You didn't have to be a natural athlete to do well in gym.

Cognitive flexibility is an important executive function that reflects our ability to shift thinking and to produce a steady flow of creative thoughts and answers as opposed to a regurgitation of the usual responses. The trait correlates with high-performance levels in intellectually demanding jobs. So if you have an important afternoon brainstorming session scheduled, going for a short, intense run during lunchtime is a smart idea.

Mere adequacy is never adequate.

The seven Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss-Poor Performance

Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right to remain suspicious, contemptuous even, of the secrecy and the misinformation which is the digest of our news.

Great acting is being able to create a character. Great character is being able to be yourself.

I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.

For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!

Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.

For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.

It slowly dawned on me that, for most of the audience, the show's main attraction was neither the play nor the production but Liv.