Quotes About Performance

Core Purpose: the one word/idea/speech driving the business 2.   BHAG®: the one 10- to 25-year goal for the company 3.   Profit per X: the one overarching KPI representing the core economic engine of the enterprise 4.   Brand Promise: the one most important measurable promise (of three) representing the brand 5.   The Critical Number: the one key driver for the year and the quarter

When a mother extends outstretched arms to a son who has failed in sports, or school, or socially, or been deemed not smart enough, 'manly enough,' or just plain not good enough, he begins to understand what love is all about. The moment a mother extends her grace, he begins to understand that goodness in being a man isn't all about his performance. It isn't about his successes or his failures. It is about being able to accept love from another and then return that love."1

When a mother extends outstretched arms to a son who has failed in sports, or school, or socially, or been deemed not smart enough, 'manly enough,' or just plain not good enough, he begins to understand what love is all about. The moment a mother extends her grace, he begins to understand that goodness in being a man isn't all about his performance. It isn't about his successes or his failures. It is about being able to accept love from another and then return that love.

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearanceî

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.

Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?

I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.

The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?

I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.

Second, they believe that when the Marines go to war they invariably turn in a performance that is dramatically and decisively successful—not most of the time, but always.

Only the mediocre artist is always at his best.

School is like theater. Teachers are like directors, students are like actors, and classes are like theatrical presentations.

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real.

A system is only as effective as your level of commitment to it.

Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.

It should be judged primarily on grace, elegance and beauty rather than simply on mechanic tumbling.

The point is that it doesn't matter if you look like a beast before or after the hit, as long as you look like a beauty at the moment of impact.

I love the whirling of the dervishes. I love the beauty of rare innocence. You don't need no crystal ball, Don't fall for a magic wand. We humans got it all, we perform the miracles.

The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that's the beauty of it.

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.