Quotes About Performance

Men are paid, not merely for what they know, but more particularly for what they do with that which they know.

Anyone who falls into the habit of thinking and expecting the best of his subordinates at all times is, for that reason alone, unsuited to command an army

The business of courtship is like a tango: absurd and pure embellishment.

Clara played badly, with no sense of rhythm and mistaking half the notes, but to me her serenade was liquid heaven.

Todo lo que ocurre en la sociedad, en la vida pública, es una escenificación, un simulacro de aquello que intentamos hacer pasar por realidad pero no lo es.

We have the circus in our blood.

Michele didn't think she was allowed to cry on center stage—or scream which she thought about as Ormond handed her the ugly head.

The hot lights made Michele's skin sweat and mosquitoes attacked the back of her neck. You can't even scratch on center stage, she thought.

Some bodies were meant for Speedo. His was black.

Prepárate entonces para ella. Esto es un andante, pero no una pieza de salón según tú la has tocado. Empieza suavemente, piano , y no hagas el crescendo hasta llegar al arpegio. Hazlo cálido y dramático. Y aquí abajo, donde pone dolce , haz cantar a la melodía

We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it, and we ship it out in cans.

Néanmoins, les Allemands noirs comprirent rapidement que l'art du spectacle constituait pour eux un moyen d'échapper aux persécutions

we can hear Yoda, Sinube, and Braylon performing a ceremonial demonstration in perfect unison, their lightsabers buzzing and swooping. Think of it as Tai Chi for Jedi.

You are a circus act all of your own and I cannot help but be your audience.

Any tightrope walker can walk in a straight line and hold a cane at the same time. It's the balancing on the rope at those dizzying heights that they have to practise

moderate your desire of producing perfection, temper your eagerness to produce faultless performance...and soften your manners towards those who are subordinate to you...

Unless you're really lucky, you're probably not getting paid to be smart. And you aren't getting paid to be a leading expert in the latest technologies. You work for an institution that is, most likely, trying to make money. Your job is to do something that helps the organization meet that goal. All of this careful thought and preparation has made you ready to show up at work and start kicking ass for your company.

When we look at really good high-performing companies abroad, they are always at the back of an extremely high-performing board, and that is something which is very lacking in this country.

I didn't like it as a player when I felt a coach was fudging the reasons for leaving me out. As a player, I wanted to know where I was lacking in my game and where I could improve in order to get back in the team.

When you are lacking in confidence, the last thing you want to do is perform.

As an actor, I have always felt, everything is available in the script. If there is anything you feel the script lacks, you can have a discussion with the director and point out those.

Dybala only lacks the belief that he is a great footballer. After his great experience at Palermo he had a great start with Juve and he did beautiful things.

People say maybe I could have got better performances out of myself or I could have a got few more fights out of myself if I looked after my body a little bit more but at the end of the day it was because I was jack the lad.

As awkward as it is to manoeuvre a ladder around the squared circle, there is an incredible art to 'excellently executing' a ladder match.