Quotes of Performer - somelinesforyou

“ All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts… ”

- William Shakespeare

“ A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be. ”

- Abraham Maslow

“ He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can. ”

- Jack Nicklaus

“ I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers,... They use my tools. ”

- Robert Moog

“ Acquiring a player of Steve's level and talent is very exciting for this team. ”

- Larry Brown

“ Nobody deserves this much money — certainly not an actor. ”

- Jack Lemmon

“ We've got a lot of momentum, a lot of confidence we're doing the right stuff because the athletes are showing it, especially in the big championships. ”

- Bode Miller

“ I went through baseball as a player to be named later. ”

- Joe Garagiola

“ Sweetest the strain when in the songThe singer has been lost. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ It's a great tribute to be joining such an elite group of players. ”

- Paul Coffey

“ There are a lot of empty seats that are about to be filled with corporatists surrounded by corporate hospitality suites funded by $13 million of taxpayers money. That's a pretty sickly witches' brew for a private convention where corporations have poured $100 million into it… ”

- Ralph Nader

“ We have a lot of history together and it's all been good,... I have a high regard for Tom, everyone knows that. He's a great competitor. We're on opposite sides of the fence right now, but that doesn't have anything to do with how I feel about him personally or how I think he feels about me. ”

- Bill Parcells

“ When I joined the Tour I studied the best players to see what they did that I didn't do. I came to the conclusion that the successful players had the Three Cs: Confidence, Composure, Concentration. ”

- Bob Toski

“ Genet was an actor in the play of his life, putting on masks, rearranging facts to suit his purpose and clouding himself in mystique. ”

- Mel Gussow

“ Having a great comic actress like Kim is so exciting. I'm a huge fan of hers. ”

- Elton John

“ Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure. ”

- Byron Nelson

“ The part an actor played on stage was once written on a separate roll of paper. ”

- Talcott Parsons

“ If you can't get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. ”

- Max Hastings

“ There's a lot of competition now and a lot of the players have adapted his game to what they do, keeping the ball in play and chasing balls down. ”

- Rod Laver

“ The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. ”

- Lester Bangs

“ To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing. ”

- Elizabeth Bibesco

“ I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago. ”

- Robert Moog

“ I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer. ”

- Carol Bellamy

“ If I have children I am going to make sure people don't ask them, Are you going to be an actor? My mother said I could be anything I wanted except a policeman. ”

- Kate Beckinsale

“ Miss Dietrich is not so much a performer as a one-woman environment. ”

- Vincent Canby

“ I'm for anything that protects the players, (but) how do you legislate against someone's instincts? ”

- Bill Parcells

“ A serious and composed young actress who won't let a line pass without making certain she's had it in for a private talk and perhaps tea. ”

- Walter Kerr

“ The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you. ”

- Linda Ronstadt

“ I never considered myself a patriot. I like to think I recognize only humanity as my nation. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. ”

- Moliere
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