Focused Quotes - Page 3

• Stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you.

  Martha Beck

  Caring, Tangible, Stuff

  "Stop Worrying! Anxiety-Busting Advice from Martha Beck" by Martha Beck, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2012.

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• There is undoubtedly a lot of pressure that comes with recognition, which can be a good thing and bad thing all at the same time. But if you stay focused and don't lose sight of what you're doing and who you are, you can rise above it.

  Prabal Gurung

  Sight, Pressure, Recognition

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• Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.

  Jack Canfield

  Successful, People, Focus

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• I try to stay focused on my creativity.

  Christina Aguilera

  Creativity, Trying, Stay Focused

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• Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else's projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle.

  Jack Canfield

  Success, Goal, Focus

  FaceBook post by Jack Canfield from Feb 22, 2012

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• When we focus on the song of our soul and heart, then others will be touched similarly. Sometimes people wonder or worry whether people will like or approve of their creative expression. It's none of your business. It's your business to stay present and focused for the work of your deepest dreams. It might look crooked or strange, or be very odd- but if it delights you, then it is yours, and will find its way into other hearts.

  Sark

  Dream, Song, Heart

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• You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Aug 14, 2014

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• The bulk of our efforts [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] has focused on helping build permanent shelters for returning refugees who are homeless, living out in the open or in makeshift homes. This is an area of urgent need as Afghanistan's natural elements are quite harsh, with very hot summers, and freezing winters.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Summer, Home, Winter

  Source: www.wired.com

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• I rushed us out of your parents' house because I didn't think I could manage two hours at the dinner table with everyone focused on Joe Loosey's joystick sitting in the refrigerator next to the applesauce.

  Janet Evanovich

  Thinking, Two, House

  Janet Evanovich (2001). “Three Plums In One: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly”, p.419, Simon and Schuster

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• In short, with each of the thousand-and-one problems that present themselves in family life, our choice is between controlling and teaching, between creating an atmosphere of distrust and one of trust, between setting an example of power and helping children to learn responsibility, between quick-fix parenting and the kind that's focused on long-term goals.

  Alfie Kohn

  Children, Teaching, Responsibility

  Alfie Kohn (2006). “Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason”, p.174, Simon and Schuster

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• Indeed, your biggest challenge may be to fully harness your strengths. You may be so busy trying to appear like a zestful, reward-sensitive extrovert that you undervalue your own talents, or feel underestimated by those around you. But when you’re focused on a project that you care about, you probably find that your energy is boundless.

  Susan Cain

  Challenges, Trying, Energy

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• When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins. It's the same as a runner's high. These days, we spend our lives staring at screens twelve inches in front of us.

  Maria Semple

  Eye, Brain, Horizon

  Maria Semple (2012). “Where'd You Go, Bernadette”, p.228, Hachette UK

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• Tuon's eyes snapped open, and despite the dim light, she focused directly on Mat. She saw the knife in his hand, ready to throw. Then she looked over her shoulder.

  Robert Jordan

  Eye, Light, Hands

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.316, Macmillan

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• Maybe this is why I sleep only a few hours a month. I don't want to die again. This has become clearer and clearer to me recently, a desire so sharp and focused I can hardly believe it's mine: I don't want to die. I don't want to disappear. I want to stay.

  Isaac Marion

  Believe, Sleep, Desire

  Isaac Marion (2016). “Warm Bodies and The New Hunger: A Special 5th Anniversary Edition”, p.72, Simon and Schuster

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• I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.

  Larry Winget

  Nice, Smart, Hard Work

  Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.19, Penguin

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• Togetherness has to do with focused attention. It is giving someone your undivided attention. As humans, we have a fundamental desire to connect with others. We may be in the presence of people all day long, but we do not always feel connected.

  Gary Chapman

  Long, People, Giving

  Gary D. Chapman (2017). “The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition: The Secret That Will Revolutionize Your Relationships”, p.65, Moody Publishers

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• I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that.

  Deborah Norville

  Long, Lists, Wanted

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• Words cannot fully express the devastation and horror caused by NTDs. Until now, these diseases have been hidden in the shadows, but working with the Global Network, I am focused on bringing this tragedy to the public eye.

  Alyssa Milano

  Health, Eye, Tragedy

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• Being an actor is looked at like a prolonged game of dress-up. America puts movie stars on pedestals. In college, it's the flip side. I sometimes have to justify my job to my professors because they're focused on intellect and ideas.

  Julia Stiles

  Jobs, Stars, College

  People Magazine, April 6, 2004.

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• I don't know if it's a stare or if it's something I do with my eyes when I'm really focused in on someone or something. Apparently it comes out every now and then.

  Michael Trevino

  Eye, Now And Then, Staring

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• I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.

  Andrew Rannells

  New York, Moving, Careers

  "STAGE TO SCREENS: Andrew Rannells, From The Book of Mormon to TV's "The New Normal"". Interview with Christopher Wallenberg, www.playbill.com. September 11, 2012.

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• Joanna Priestley is one of the most interesting and adept personal animators and filmmakers. I have enjoyed her work for years and been amazed at how she gets into her own thoughts onto the screen in a very elegant and focused way. You have to see this.

  Gus Van Sant

  Years, Interesting, Way

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• Being happily married, I’m more focused on what I’m doing. Ya know, one of my quotes is ‘love isn’t looking somebody in the eyes; it’s looking out in the same direction.

  Ice T

  Eye, Love Is, Married

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• I try to tell myself I’m not schizophrenic. But when I’m not acting, I’m not alive. Everyday is just not heightened enough for me. I’m more focused, more interesting when I’m working.

  Swoosie Kurtz

  Interesting, Everyday, Trying

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band

  Brian May

  Queens, Energy, Momentum

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