Quotes about Performance
I don't give a damn about any actors. What good will John Barrymore do you with the bases loaded and two down in a tight ball game. Either I get the money (more than Barrymore), or I don't play!
— Babe Ruth
There were a lot of great things you could go and hear for very little money at the time [ '80s]. Mike Stern is still playing at the 55 Bar on Mondays or Wednesdays.
— Jon Gordon
I sang "O Holy Night" in a school choir. My mother came and listened to me and complimented me. So that was the high point. I cannot sing a note.
— Toni Morrison
No one rises to low expectations.
— Les Brown
The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given moment.
— Tony Robbins
Do your very best on every task. Imagine that everyone is watching even when no one is watching.
— Brian Tracy
Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.
— Confucius
Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.
— Gracie Gold
All dancing is now is standing in place and letting the devil of the music enter you.
— John Updike
I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'
— Lady Gaga
My friends joke that I'm dead until I get onstage. I'm dead right now as you're speaking to me.
— Lady Gaga
I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists songs. I get to see how people are affected by the music.
— Steven Curtis Chapman