Performance Quotes (1886 Quotes)


    I am extremely disappointed to lose, but it seemed to be a given with the way we played. I thought we just had a poor performance, especially on the mound. It's difficult to win when you pitch the way that we did.

    Scott Young is a returning veteran who knows the organization and what the coach expects, ... He adds speed and will contribute valuable time on the power play. Scott's level of performance was always very consistent during his time here in St. Louis, when he enjoyed some of his best years.







    It's not me against Alexander, but nine times out of 10 the guy who has the best rushing performance, unless there is another close one like the first game we had, the team is probably going to win. Whoever can control the ball the longest, whoever can stay on the field, will probably come out with the victory.




    I'm pleased with our performance on the weekend. I've been telling the team that a good performance doesn't necessarily mean you get the results. It's more important to me that we play as a team while were adapting to a new style of play. If we perform an


    I felt it was as good as a performance all round as I have seen. Once the second (goal) went in, we had some breathing space and I was pleased with the control display.

    We have emphasized not to be scared of anyone since I got here, ... We don't want tradition to beat us before we get on the field. We have to have a gritty performance. Sometimes we will come out on the short end of the stick, but our kids will play really hard. With that in mind, I won't be disappointed at all if they give me everything they have.



    I asked the players for a performance tonight and I felt the players played well. We needed a wee bit of luck. Did we deserve a point I thought the performance was terrific but whether we deserved a point is for others to decide.



    We are pleased with our first quarter financial results that demonstrate our success in the market and our focus to improve our financial performance. Earnings per share came in above the high end of the range we communicated in our mid-quarter update as a result of higher revenues and improved gross margins. We remain cautiously optimistic that capacity expansion in semiconductor manufacturing will continue in a rational manner, and we look forward to further improvements in our financial metrics as the year continues.

    Research suggests that the 20 productivity gap between typical American and British firms is because US managers tend to be more robust when it comes down to HR issues. They recruit and select more efficiently and take a more vigorous approach to staff performance. So if you haven't been trained in the best management practice, you may not employ or use your human resources as effectively as you could do.

    In the meantime, we will continue to take steps to improve the performance of our company. Through our fleet and network strategy, through continued product improvement and by working with our established alliance and franchise partners.

    Creating a GXP performance edition of the Solstice is a natural extension of the capabilities of this car. On its own, the base Solstice offers all of the qualities one would expect from a classic roadster style, crisp handling, and spirited performance. The Solstice GXP takes that pure roadster DNA and pushes it to a new level, with a 47 percent boost in horsepower and other enhancements for a more thrilling driving experience.


    One surprise was the performance of the Volvo S80, which suffered about 500 in body damage to the front end during a flat barrier crash. But in addition, both airbags deployed during the test, ... As a result, there was an additional 4,500 in repair bills.



    The president's poking fun at himself over what goes down. I thought it was a good-natured performance. It made him look good. But he certainly doesn't disguise the record on weapons of mass destruction. And you feel like saying to people, Just get over it.

    Anyone who takes these products in sufficient quantities to build muscle or improve performance is putting himself or herself at risk for serious long-term and potentially irreversible health consequences.

    He was unbelievable today. It was probably the finest Yasser has ever played. He came out from the first point with his 'A' game. It was just a devastating performance.

    We've heard both Congress and the Air Force stress the need for a competition, and we are prepared to address that need by forming a strong industry team based on demonstrated capability, performance, management and affordability,


    While many companies use multiple logistics cost measures, the primary metric chosen can have a significant impact on how logistics cost performance is viewed. For example, those companies using logistics costs as a percent of sales as their primary measure and who operate in industries such as chemicals and other commodities saw that cost ratio fall in 2005 due to strong upward pricing power that impacted the top line, even though logistics costs also rose. Other industries had rising logistics costs with flat or declining prices for their products, driving up logistics costs as a percent of sales.

    I am really pleased with the season this year. I feel I have established better credit to my name and feel I am more consistent. My hamstring was a little bit tight about 20 meters to the finishing line, but it was a good race, I think my performance was good, the competition was great.

    Three points, five turnovers, I don't think you could beat any college football team - I don't care what level it is - with that kind of performance. It's uncharacteristic of us, and that's what hurts the most.

    Transitioning the data center to a more dynamic virtual model is essential to reducing the complexity and improving the responsiveness of today's IT organization. By supporting the Sun Fire x64 servers, we enable Sun users, for the first time, to leverage the full power of a dynamic data center infrastructure and the dramatic gains it offers in agility, performance and operating expense.



    This is a unique program that rewards farmers and ranchers who are model conservationists and provides incentives for other producers to meet those same high standards of environmental performance.

    This combination of useful technology and luxury features will appeal to a wide range of customers who value high levels of safety, quality, performance and comfort in a graceful and elegant vehicle,

    Some of the student's family members and friends will attend (the evening performance.) Some people could perceive a student presentation of Shakespeare's work as either a good or bad thing, so it will be interesting to see how many people turn out.

    Christopher Columbus, in a letter addressed to Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain '... But these great and marvelous results are not to be attributed to any merit of mine, but to the holy Christian faith, and to the piety and religion of our Sovereigns for that which the unaided intellect of man could not compass, the spirit of God has granted to human exertions, for God is wont to hear the prayers of His servants who love His precepts even to the performance of apparent impossibilities ... 'Therefore, let the King and Queen, our princes and their most happy kingdoms, and all the other provinces of Christendom, render thanks to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who has granted us so great a victory ...'

    Technically, we already saw this in 2005, since the SP 500 up 4.91 slightly beat the Russell 2000 up 4.55. But now in 2006, we are seeing a migration to large caps and mega caps. Some of this rotation is due to an expected slowdown in overall corporate profits. During such an environment, investors are more comfortable with large-cap companies, which are stable and more consistent in performance.

    The big thing tomorrow will be the top five (in the world rankings), no doubt. Everyone wants to see their performance. The course is playing as easy as it's going to play and the long hitters will play well.

    I'd like to see more people show up to see Tim. Hardaway was pretty tough tonight. At the time, I just got into trying to win, but reflecting back on the game, it really was a pretty awesome performance.

    There's an enormous inner concentration that's necessary to have the proper bearing on stage and to fill out the simple movements with energy. Even when an actor is standing still on stage, there's still an energy projected from that body. The audience should feel it, all the way through the performance.

    There seems to be this predestined path that he's going to be in the major leagues soon. It's like anything else it is up to opportunity and his performance. He's only had 10 pro outings, and that's really not a good sample size for us to say 'Yeah, he's the guy.' But, maybe he'll prove that he is.





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