Focused Quotes - Page 9

• A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor social error, which I quickly corrected. "The fat woman-overweight woman-at the back?"

  Graeme Simsion

  Errors, Hands, Rooms

  Graeme Simsion (2014). “The Rosie Project: A Novel”, p.10, Simon and Schuster

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• So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

  William J. Clinton

  Differences, Honest, Modern

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• To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play.

  Dalai Lama

  Mean, Hands, Play

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• Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, 'Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game.'

  Rick Barry

  Player, Focus And Concentration, Hands

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• I'm way too focused to let anything stop me.

  Britney Spears

  Focus, Way

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• My secret? See it, and stay focused on it.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Focus, Secret

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• To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable.

  Jeff Bezos

  Done, Stubborn, Might

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• In writing poetry, all of one's attention is focused on some inner voice.

  Li-Young Lee

  Writing, Voice, Attention

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• I think the whole definition of a geek is somebody being passionate and focused, and being proud of saying that they're passionate and focused, on a narrow range of subjects.

  Felicia Day

  Thinking, Passionate, Definitions

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

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• Life is way too short to be focused on scales, weight and cellulite. If you can look in the mirror and know that you're a beautiful, loving, friendly person who's good to people, that'll ultimately make you shine on the outside.

  Teresa Palmer

  Beautiful, Shine On, Mirrors

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• The reason I haven't had kids yet is because I was so focused on my acting career, hoping I could get something to break.

  Katharine McPhee

  Kids, Careers, Acting

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• If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.

  Katherine Heigl

  Watches, Ifs, Comfortable

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• Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport - I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing.

  Josh Hartnett

  Sports, Football, Age

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• There’s something about the good-hearted guy fighting the system. I just love that. That’s how Speed is. He’s a really focused guy with a heart of gold and the corporations are trying to crush him and use him for his skills to make them more money.

  Emile Hirsch

  Crush, Heart, Fighting

  "‘Speed Racer’ Puts Emile Hirsch in the Driver's Seat". Hollywood Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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• If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.

  Shannon Elizabeth

  Worry, Progress, Hours

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

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• The climate of today is not really focused as much as it was then on being able to speak about different cultural issues or different situations that were going on politically.

  Alicia Keys

  Issues, Climate, Different

  "Are Katrina anthems blowing in the wind?". www.today.com. October 7, 2005.

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• I wasn't at all focused on school, and I didn't achieve much. But I've got a sense of urgency now. I feel I can't let any more time waste away.

  Robert Pattinson

  School, Waste, Wasting Time

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

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• God gives everyone a lane and no one can beat you in your lane. Just stay focused on Him and what you are supposed to do. And everything will be alright.

  Tyler Perry

  Giving, Stay Focused, Beats

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• Based on the people l've spoken to, I think the impression is: Is America safer from Al Qaeda? Yes. Is America weaker as a nation because we have overspent and over-focused on Al Qaeda? Yes. I think that would be the conclusion that people seem to have come to and that I tend to agree with.

  Richard Engel

  Thinking, America, People

  "Inside Libya: A Conversation with NBC's Richard Engel". Interview with Nurit Zunger, www.gq.com. September 1, 2011.

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• My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me.

  Michael K. Williams

  Character, Goal, Crafts

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• To dig a straight furrow, the plowman needs to keep his eyes on a fixed point ahead of him. That keeps him on a true course. If, however, he happens to look back to see where he has been, his chances of straying are increased. The results are crooked and irregular furrows...Fix your attention on your...goals and never look back on your earlier problems....If our energies are focused not behind us but ahead of us--on eternal life and the joy of salvation--we assuredly will obtain it.

  Howard W. Hunter

  Eye, Goal, Generosity

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• I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so much energy, he wanted to push me in a direction where that energy was used appropriately to keep me out of trouble and focused while I was in school.

  Apolo Ohno

  Sports, Children, Dad

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• Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.

  Max Lucado

  Prayer, Effort, Waiting

  Max Lucado (2013). “You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times”, p.182, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal.

  Cassandra Wilson

  African American, Black, Movement

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• The great secret is a controlled imagination and a well-sustained attention, firmly and repeatedly focused on the object to be accomplished.

  Neville Goddard

  Positive, Law Of Attraction, Imagination

  Neville Goddard (2015). “Be What You Wish”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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