Quotes About Consistency

When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results when, in fact, the results never change, is one definition of insanity. That goes for economics, too.

I think that the consistency on being great and a top player, you know, it's always been the goal because it's not too many people that can sustain greatness for a long time.

People don't mind you feeling low if you are still performing. But if you've shared too much, and suddenly your performance dips, that's when they start doubting you.

The most effective tool I have to work with artists I admire is to point to other artists that I admire and show that I've worked with them many, many times. It's not because I have option deals; it's because they want to keep working with us.

My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.

It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.

Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.

I finish off my manicure with Dior's Gel Coat, which has a thicker consistency than most top coats. It dries quickly and leaves your nails really shiny.

My first Olympics was Munich in 1972. I am better now than I was then, in knowledge and experience. The age of top riders generally tends to be older than in other sports because it takes a lot of time to be consistent.

It's nice to be at the top, but the most difficult thing is to stay at the top.

There is always this perception that you want to shoot for the top, but I think there's this great place to shoot for the middle and get consistent work and try different things and do the work you want to do with the kind of people you want to do it with.

To be the best in the Heineken Cup or the Top 14 you've got to win home and away.

It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game for the team to do well.

Musicians should understand that it is not just about creating one hit but to sustain it at the top.

One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.

I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about.

I want to be the Tory Burch of India - never once moving from my aesthetic, but offering a story and putting a print on whatever I can.

The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I believe it helps keep me from getting injured.

Once you get good, you need a total disposition about staying good.

I've got a life, you know, take me in the totality of my actions and I'll tell you, I will stand with my record.

Actions speak louder than words. There is a big difference between what people say and what they do. People might tell you they are excited about your new product, but when they are in a buying situation their behaviour might be totally different.

But what makes a good clock? The primary criterion is that it should be consistent—it wouldn't do any good to have a clock that ticked really fast sometimes and really slowly at others.