Outstanding Performance Quotes

The magic behind every outstanding performance is always found in the smallest of details. ~ Gary Ryan

MAMMOOTTY has presented an outstanding performance in film'New Delhi' ~ Satyajit Ray

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill combined. ~ Daniel Goleman

If everyone likes it, it's probably because it has been doing well. Most people seem to think that outstanding performance to dates presages outstanding future performance. Actually, it's more likely that outstanding future performance to date has borrowed from the future and thus presages subpar performance from her on out. ~ Howard Marks

Lawrence's claims for the vital self and his inability to make it
convincing independently of Freudian psychology are serious flaws in the novel, explain the sense in which the author's vision exceeds his grasp, and bring the cleavage between intention and performance into clear perspective. ~ John E. Stoll

I also realized that there were lots of unacknowledged theater forms going on all around. Our lives are filled with performances that have been so woven into our daily routine that the artificial and performative aspect has slipped into invisibility. ~ David Byrne

We have this myth that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero. ~ Daniel H. Pink

The First Law: Performance drives success,
but when performance can't be measured,
networks drive success. ~ Albert Laszlo Barabasi

I like working with an actor who doesn't do the oneupmanship. One who has no trick and gives a true, honest performance. ~ Erik Estrada

There's one thing you can't download and that's a live performance. And I know how to put on a show, and enjoy performing, and I'll always have that. ~ Madonna Ciccone

Humans are built to move. We evolved under conditions that required daily intense physical activity, and even among individuals with lower physical potential, that hard-earned genotype is still ours today. The modern sedentary lifestyle leads to the inactivation of the genes related to physical performance, attributes that were once critical for survival and which are still critical for the correct, healthy expression of the genotype. The genes are still there, they just aren't doing anything because the body is not stressed enough to cause a physiological adaptation requiring their activation. The sedentary person's heart, lungs, muscles, bones, nerves and brain all operate far below the level at which they evolved to function, and at which they still function best. ~ Mark Rippetoe

If they learn easily, they are penalized for being bored when they have nothing to do; if they excel in some outstanding way, they are penalized as being conspicuously better than the peer group. The culture tries to make the child with a gift into a one-sided person, to penalize him at every turn, to cause him trouble in making friends and to create conditions conducive to the development of a neurosis. Neither teachers, the parents of other children, nor the child peers will tolerate a Wunderkind. ~ Margaret Mead

It is possible to regulate watercourses over any given distance without embankment works; to transport timber and other materials, even when heavier than water, for example ore, stones, etc., down the centre of such water-courses; to raise the height of the watertable in the surrounding countryside and to endow the water with all those elements necessary for the prevailing vegetation."
"Furthermore it is possible in this way to render timber and other such materials non-inflammable and rot resistant; to produce drinking and spa-water for man, beast and soil of any desired composition and performance artificially, but in the way that it occurs in Nature; to raise water in a vertical pipe without pumping devices; to produce any amount of electricity and radiant energy almost without cost; to raise soil quality and to heal tuberculosis, cancer and a variety of physical disorders. ~ Viktor Schauberger

Having an identity at work separate from an identity at home means that the work role can help absorb some of the emotional shock of domestic distress. Even a mediocre performance at the office can help a person repair self-esteem damaged in domestic battles. ~ Faye J Crosby

I think the person who has the experience, the depth and the values to take us forward is Theresa May who I think will be absolutely outstanding. ~ Jeremy Hunt

Sometimes we're on a collision course, and we just don't know it. Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it. A woman in Paris was on her way to go shopping, but she had forgotten her coat - went back to get it. When she had gotten her coat, the phone had rung, so she'd stopped to answer it; talked for a couple of minutes. While the woman was on the phone, Daisy was rehearsing for a performance at the Paris Opera House. And while she was rehearsing, the woman, off the phone now, had gone outside to get a taxi. Now a taxi driver had dropped off a fare earlier and had stopped to get a cup of coffee. And all the while, Daisy was rehearsing. And this cab driver, who dropped off the earlier fare; who'd stopped to get the cup of coffee, had picked up the lady who was going to shopping, and had missed getting an earlier cab. The taxi had to stop for a man crossing the street, who had left for work five minutes later than he normally did, because he forgot to set off his alarm. While that man, late for work, was crossing the street, Daisy had finished rehearsing, and was taking a shower. And while Daisy was showering, the taxi was waiting outside a boutique for the woman to pick up a package, which hadn't been wrapped yet, because the girl who was supposed to wrap it had broken up with her boyfriend the night before, and forgot.

When the package was wrapped, the woman, who was back in the cab, was blocked by a delivery truck, all the whil ~ Eric Roth

Expected outcomes contribute to motivation independently of self-efficacy beliefs when outcomes are not completely controlled by quality of performance. This occurs when extraneous factors also affect outcomes, or outcomes are socially tied to a minimum level of performance so that some variations in quality of performance above and below the standard do not produce differential outcomes ~ Albert Bandura

The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports performance; always trying to push that further and further and get the best technology they can. That takes time and has rigorous testing, it's very laborious, but it's also very rewarding. You get to work with fantastic athletes, and that's a fantastic thing that has nothing to do with my day job in ready-to-wear. ~ Stella McCartney

I don't mind being sexy, but on my terms. To this day, I love sexuality. I love the art of sexuality. I love Lady Gaga and the performance of sexuality. The mysterious, the artistic and the slightly perverse. I'm interested in all that. ~ Helen Mirren

As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance. ~ Philippe Petit

The life of every man is an endlessly repeated performance of the life of man. ~ Edwin Muir

The mall tour was right off of my second record, before it came out. It was very different. I did an acoustic performance every day in a different mall! One interesting thing I remember is playing 'My Happy Ending' a lot, and that song was so new that I remember getting emotional. ~ Avril Lavigne

I opened the show with this line: I have decided to give the greatest performance of my life! Oh, wait, sorry, that's tomorrow night. ~ Steve Martin

I always want to do things that are different. I don't want to be doing the same thing, the same performance constantly, and it feels like most people tell you that they are the same. However different you feel might approach them. ~ Jeremy Northam

If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd. ~ John Templeton

Great habits improve performance and brings great success. ~ Debasish Mridha

I sing in many different colors and, hopefully, they add up to a great performance that, after you leave the theater, makes you feel like I've really shared something of myself. ~ Idina Menzel

The conception, composition, practice, and performance of a piece of music can blossom in a single moment. ~ Stephen Nachmanovitch

A dashboard needs to be light, focus on "K" in KPIs. ~ Pearl Zhu

Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission. ~ Zig Ziglar

The Army is the most outstanding institution in every country, for it alone makes possible the existence of all civic institutions. ~ Helmuth James Graf Von Moltke

I also learned to tell a story. I think I learned from poetry how to time a story. Poetry's timing, beats and pauses. That white space on the page is as important as the black. The bottom of the page is blackout. It's performance. ~ Sandra Cisneros

Half of life is pretending. The other half is pretending. ~ Chris Campanioni

When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly. ~ Landon Donovan

I can be completely spontaneous, which is absolutely wonderful. I don't like it at the same time; no one wants to be nervous all the time, but that nervousness mixes with the excitement I feel on the stage, and it makes for a wonderful performance. ~ Sophie B. Hawkins

Satisfy people's desire for the ridiculous and they will accept your idea of the sublime. ~ Maurice Willson Disher

The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care. ~ Benjamin Carson

They both loved piano music and were convinced that Beethoven's Sonata No. 32 was the absolute pinnacle in the history of music. And that Wilhelm Backhaus's unparalleled performance of the sonata for Decca set the interpretive standard. ~ Haruki Murakami

What we've seen this season is that if something that will enhance performance is available, some players will indulge ... unless the penalty is an absolute deterrent. ~ Michael Wilbon

I guess my interest in performance has evolved and changed many times over the years. ~ Allison Tolman

Accepting the key premise that the learner is the primary customer of schooling means others follow naturally ... The core business of schooling is learning, and the quality of learning experienced by all learners should be the standard against which performance is measured. ~ David Hood

A recording of a performance is a recording of a performance. It's not the performance. ~ Mark Morris

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. ~ Ansel Adams

There have been so many outstanding players I've had as team-mates, but if I had to choose I'd choose Giggsy, he can do anything. ~ Paul Scholes

At a festival, a lot of people came to see other artists, so you have to put on a signature set and performance: 'This is what I do, this is why I'm here.' At solo gigs, I'm a DJ - I'll play two-and-a-half hours, and not just my own music, also my favorite songs by other artists. ~ Afrojack

Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy ~ Albert Bandura