Performance Quotes (1886 Quotes)

I don't feel terrible about the performance, but a loss is a loss. A year ago, maybe a couple of years ago, that would've been okay, but no longer.

Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.

The government will present its resignation after the performance of the oath and I will ask it to continue carrying out its work until the formation of the new government,

This has been one of our best selling software systems since we launched it last February. We have always been pleased with the Stock Picker's performance, but on days like today, you really have to love it.

The win against Australia has prompted lots of comments around the world but never more than now we have to totally focus on each individuals' performance,

In my opinion, this is the hardest regional in Class B. There is a lot of talent in this regional, but all we can do is focus on what we can control and that is our performance. All we can do is go out and do our best, and hope our scores are good enough.

There was no doubt that he could give this kind of performance, but you didn't know where his leg was going to be ... He had been working OK, but he was masterful again today.

We had a poor offensive night, and we had a poor pitching performance. On the positive side, though, we have (William) Delage going tomorrow. He's been a stopper for us all season, and now he's going to have to do it again.

Overall, I feel that the team had a strong performance. The guys were able to hang around and not let the other teams separate themselves. I've got a real good feeling heading into tomorrow, knowing that we have five guys capable of getting the job done.

He was throwing strikes and still bringing it changing speeds, and he did a great job working ahead. They had a couple good hits against him, but it was an outstanding performance.

It's fair to say it was probably more than a trial for us considering everything that's happened during the week. I'm not really happy with the performance to be honest but the three trials we've had so far have showed we've got a bit of character and that's important.

We are pleased to be able to work so closely with Brian, his team of trainers and coaches, and especially the elite athletes that look to TEST Sports Clubs to improve their performance. Our cutting-edge approach to athlete nutrition matches is a perfect complement to TESTs approach of using science and creativity to open new horizons for elite athletes.

This is the first time we've had all five earn all-region. Overall, I think it was a great performance.

I'm very happy with the performance of all the kids. Even in the losses, they gave it all they had and I never ask for more than that.

When you perform and people are yelling, it's the same, like people (who) are yelling when you're running for a touchdown. The preparation is the same before a performance and before a game. Your heart is beating just like before a football game.

It's a tough language. I've been doing Shakespeare for 40 years and I still struggle with it. We simplify the language and we cut out a lot of the hard stuff -- we cut the play from 2 12 hours to 40 minutes. But we try to get just the meat of the play. Today is not any finished performance. Today is a work in progress. It's still rehearsal time.

How can you go from that kind of performance last week to today

It's a terrific move. It creates two businesses, each focused on their own area, and two investment vehicles that are more closely aligned with the kind of performance that investors are looking for.

He mixed it up well, he showed good command and that's what we're looking for is performance. His stuff's there and now it's just a matter of getting game ready. (Tuesday) was a step in the right direction.

I was very excited when I saw those marks, ... I thought I skated well and was happy with my performance.

All members of the team have to abide by the team agreement. If they don't abide by it they can be dismissed from the team. They have been made aware of that in the letter. You can comment on your own performance and preparation and all those sorts of things but you do not comment on the performances of your fellow team members.

It's such a joy to work with different ensembles and create a collaboration. Rehearsing and building a performance is very interesting for me.

We have a goal that with every performance. When the audience leaves, we want each person to leave as a different person than how they arrived. This is so much more than simply beautiful music. Its message is deep and filled with hope for an always brighter future.

All these guys are really good at what they do, but they can always improve. And, this is an opportunity to fine tune their skills so they're at their peak performance.

It was definitely a good performance. We've dropped some tough games and needed a win to solidify a little morale.

In high school baseball, anything can happen. On any given day, if your performance is not up to par, anybody can beat you.

We achieved our goal with the Ignite ball by offering the serious player easier access to 3-piece performance. This ball is perfect for the player who is looking for lower spin and maximum distance. We also believe that it will instill confidence in players' attempts to shape shots so that they can reach greens in regulation and, ultimately, attack pins.

The main focus this week is what the beige book is saying about the consumer sector in the U.S. because the consumer is absolutely crucial to the performance of the US economy over the course of this year - and that of course means the performance of the global economy.

For years I would turn to James Joyce's short story collection, The Dubliners, in the Performance of Fiction course I teach at Northwestern University,

It's been a rough six months. But I believe the stock will mirror the performance of the company. I am optimistic the company will continue to perform very well and investors will recognize that over time.

We were lying on our backs in the water and chatting away and dreaming of what this play might be like in performance,

Jeffersonian principle of (an) informed citizenry being necessary for democracy. It's a window on the operations of government and the performance of government officials.

There was a lot of pressure as the previous one wasn't well received. There were also lot of concerns about crowd control, performance and promotion.

Our bench performance was outstanding today.

When we get the final hardware, the performance is just going to skyrocket.

I tell all the young guys, when it's all done, it's about performance. When you get the chance, you have to make some plays . . . that's just the way it is.

What Norman Bates calls for is for an actor to be able to go into their insanity, ... Vince is one of the few people I think who's willing to go into that duplicity in himself, and that insanity, and say, 'You know what Now I'll show it to you.' I think that we're going to love his Norman Bates, because he's showing you himself in ways that nobody else would have the courage to do. It's an amazing performance.

No single test, including the new rear impact test developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, can determine a vehicle's overall safety performance,

Given the level of talent coming to this year's competition, we are raising the stakes and offering 25,000 to each athlete that sets a world record. We are confident that we will witness at least one record-breaking performance.

Acting is a communal art. In the end, it not only requires the actors, director, technicians and a script and the playwright, but the audience. It's different with every performance. It's fresh and it's living. It's a great rush and very invigorating.

My stage performance is all I got going for me and believe me I perfected it to an art. That's why I'm still singing in the business because of my stage performance-it's exquisite. It is Picasso. It is Rembrandt.

It wasn't just performance. It was a few things. I didn't like the way he responded when I took him out, and he did a few things that rubbed some guys the wrong way. I just don't think he'd have the respect of those guys if I put him back in there.

The Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe owner is often a racer, and the car has to scream that, even when it's idling at the stoplight. The bottom line is that the SRT10 Coupe's design says a lot about its unique character, and the car's performance is the payoff.

Theater of cruelty means a theater difficult and cruel for myself first of all. And, on the level of performance, it is not the cruelty we can exercise upon each other by hacking at each other's bodies, carving up our personal anatomies, or, like Assyrian emperors, sending parcels of human ears, noses, or neatly detached nostrils through the mail, but the much more terrible and necessary cruelty which things can exercise against us. We are not free. And the sky can still fall on our heads. And the theater has been created to teach us that first of all.

Canada has recorded a remarkably bad productivity performance. Productivity has been tepid in terms of absolute growth rates and relative to the growth and levels recorded in other major economies. If this continues it will threaten the standard of living of Canadians.

It was an inspired choice and an inspiring performance. There doesn't seem to be a weakness in your abilities,

I'm really very proud of the team's performance. Sarah was a part of many of these wins as a player, so it's nice that she shares in this. This really is a special team with great senior leadership. Ten of the girls on the team went to our middle school program. It's just a great tribute to everyone in the program.

We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm.

The girls showed a never-say-die attitude today on the court. They could have let the loss in game one get them down, but they decided that they would not accept giving up and they fought all they way to the end. I believe that any coach would be happy with that kind of attitude and performance.

The next day I was in my school's production of All My Sons. This was the performance where I realized something was happening between me and the audience that I hadn't recognized before.