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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals. ↗

— Warren Zevon

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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do. ↗

— Russell Brand

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I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same. ↗

— Toni Braxton

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I'm usually put off by performers when they get political. ↗

— Tracey Ullman

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Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don't want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance. ↗

— John Zorn

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I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing. ↗

— Jim Carrey

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When I was 6 years old, I was in a rock band that was horrible called "Dead End." The name kind of described us. People liked us; we would go and perform at coffee houses and stuff. ↗

— Aaron Carter

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When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave. ↗

— Robbie Coltrane

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