Performa Quotes & Sayings

The government here is entirely in the hands of the army. The Grand Signor [Ottoman Sultan], with all his absolute power, is as much a slave as any of his subjects, and trembles at a janissary's frown. — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Kids piercing themselves, piercing their tongues, what kind of masochism is that? Is it to show you can just take it? — Clint Eastwood

Death and Light are everywhere, always, and they begin, end, strive, attend, into and upon the Dream of the Nameless that is the world, burning words within Samsara, perhaps to create a thing of beauty. — Roger Zelazny

At Performa in New York, there are a lot of commissions, but Manchester Festival is the only festival where everything is fully produced by the festival. — Hans Ulrich Obrist

I got to play a real D-bag lawyer, and comb my hair really awfully and kiss Emma Stone, so it was a really wonderful day on set. — Josh Groban

We in the West walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the Cold War and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again, there will be consequences. — Bob Ainsworth

Japan has one of them crazy robot shortstops, — Curtis Granderson

Food does not rank high on my list. I eat to live, and I'm very particular about my diet. It's strictly low fat diet for me. — Terence Lewis

Performa's founder and prime mover, Roselee Goldberg, has great instincts for which artists might collaborate well together. — Roberta Smith