“The arts alone give direct access to experience. To eliminate them from education - or worse, to tolerate them as cultural ornaments - is antieducational obscurantism. It is foisted on us by the pedants and snobs of Hellenistic Greece who considered artistic performance fit only for slaves.” GivingArtFitDirectPerformancesSlaveAccessArtisticTolerateGreeceOrnamentsSnobPedants Book:Landmarks of Tomorrow: A Report on the New Source: Landmarks of Tomorrow: A Report on the New
“I have never stopped performing live.I've been blessed with the talent to sing and play the piano so I can fit into a lot of different configurations and venues. I play public and private performances and it has served me well. And I've been fortunate to work in Europe and Asia as well as The US. So for those who have not attended my shows, it doesn't mean I'm not performing.” WellsMeanI CanDifferentPlayShowsTalentFitEuropePerformancesBlessedFortunatePianoPerformingAsiaVenuesConfigurationPerforming Live Author:Oleta Adams
“Even as a fan, as someone who's into his performances, the Stooges and his own stuff, Iggy [Pop] is one of the people who kept underlining something that a lot of my older musician friends with punk roots say: you get into this space in your life where you feel like a weirdo, you're marginalised, you don't fit in... and then you can get up on stage in front of people who probably hate you.” PeopleFeelsHateStuffSpaceFansStageFrontsFitMusicianRootsPerformancesPopsGet UpPunkHate YouWeirdoStooges Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I think that I burnt myself out a little bit with my dancing because I did so much of it. I was exhausted so thought that I would try a different kind of performance and expression and acting seemed like a close fit; it was similar in some ways to dancing. My mum showed me some really good films and so I became interested in films and acting.” ThinkingWayTryingKindLittlesDifferentFilmBitsActingExpressionFitLittle BitPerformancesDancingDifferent KindsMumExhaustedGood Films Author:Mia Wasikowska
“Technical garments for sporting performance will, I believe, simply become more and more fit for purpose and will perform better and better. What is perhaps more interesting is how this technology will cross over into the fashion mainstream. We already see this trend in everything from footwear to outerwear.” BelievePurposeI BelieveInterestingTechnologyFashionFitCrossesPerformancesTrendsMainstreamGarmentsFootwear Author:Giorgio Armani
“Gareth [Edwards] was very open to just shaping the performances and the scenes to fit what was happening with the actors and the storytelling that was emerging.” ActorsFitSceneHappeningsPerformancesStorytellingEmerging Author:Alan Tudyk
“Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelsCountryHelpingMovingHouseHoursWhiteDependsFitPerformancesTrainErrorsGuidanceWhite HousePersistSelectBest PerformanceBest House Book:Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001 Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.” PeopleWorldMatterCompanyStudyLike YouFitStandardsTestsPerformancesPopulationEmployeeScoreClassroomBellsCurvesDeviationTest ScoresReally Like You Author:Simon Sinek