Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

Theater is something that as a performance artist you have to hate. ”

I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own. ”

One of my aims was to be paid as well as a plumber. Plumber was better-paid than any performance artist who was always doing this for free. It is so important to make a good living from art. You know, John Cage, until he was 60, he couldn't pay electricity. ”

For me, performance is a holy ground. When I perform, I really step into a different state of consciousness. ”

Performance is there, and if you are not there in that moment it happened, it just stays in the memory. It's so immaterial and something this immaterial is very difficult to collect. Its difficult to buy, its how we can buy immaterial art. ”

I am thrilled Lady Gaga has helped to teach her audience about long durational work and performance art. ”

Many performance poets seem to believe that yelling a poem makes it comprehensible. They are wrong. ”

People are seeking more power in the individual and less in government and institutions; they want more cooperation and less competition. ”

My role at Lockheed Martin puts me in contact with extraordinary leaders in many fields - from science and engineering to philanthropy and government. And since we also work closely with our nation's armed forces, we tend to reflect a lot on leadership and how we can inspire successful teamwork, cooperation, and partnerships. ”

Each coming together of man and wife, even if they have been mated for many years, should be a fresh adventure; each winning should necessitate a fresh wooing. ”