Quotes About Performance

The men were always wary of an officer who took form more seriously than function.

He was ever conscious of his obligation to play well. Late in his career, when his legs were bothering him and the Yankees had a comfortable lead in a pennant race, a friend of his, columnist Jimmy Cannon, asked him why he played so hard—the games, after all, no longer meant so much. "Because there might be somebody out there who's never seen me play before," he answered.

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And like Elvis, they are relying on the one commodity that endures after the voice is no longer quite the same, the moves have grown rusty, and the inspiration no longer flows quite as readily. That is the audience's deep, surprising love for the music they made in the past.

It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance.

Barack confessed that "during the course of campaigning" "sometimes you lose" your "core truthfulness" and "it becomes a performance

It makes sense to predict likely future performance from past performance. Indeed, we often don't have much else to go on. Unfortunately, however, the past can be an uncertain guide to the future.

When a particular measure is used as an indicator of the performance of a system, people may choose to target that measure, improving its value but at the cost of other aspects of the system.

Robbie Robertson of the Band said he always knew when they were playing in the south, because that's where everybody claps on the backbeat. Exactly.

L'invisibilità è la qualità fondamentale di un voltapagine: in scena, egli deve cercare di cancellare il più possibile la sua presenza, dando l'impressione che le pagine si voltino da sole. Il voltapagine ha il raro privilegio di sentire un pianista quasi come sente se stesso: sentire il suo canto sommesso, i gemiti che di quando in quando gli sfuggono tra i denti, lo schiocco sordo delle unghie contro i tasti. E non solo sentirlo, ma vederlo; studiarlo.

There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.

First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado…. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee's for closers only.

As you all know first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

In the end, worship can never be a performance, something you're pretending or putting on. It's got to be an overflow of your heart...Worship is about getting personal with God, drawing close to God.

God's anointing is not based on your performance, but if you don't open the Word, you're stupid, because that's where the words of life are.

When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.

Try and stay sober. Until the curtain call. And for God's sake, have fun. Don't suffer for your art. Just have fun.

Faith is the realization that God's pleasure in you will never be based upon your performance for him.

I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career.

My job is to perform, enjoy cricket and thank God for whatever he has given me.

Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That's the greatest dancer of the century.