A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional. — Cheng Yen Copy Share Image
Entire books are being written about the distractions of social media. I don't believe media compel distraction, but I think it's clear… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
It is distraction, not meditation, that becomes habitual; interruption, not continuity; spasmodic, not constant toil. — Tillie Olsen Copy Share Image
Pat Moynihan could write books with one hand and legislate with the other. I can't; I have a short attention span. The… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
“... the best fucking distraction of all is having someone who will hold me whenever I'm fucking lost and defeated.” — Adam Silvera Copy Share Image
“Imagining your ideal life success story is LESS about WHAT you want to do and MORE about WHO you want to become.” — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to… — Arlaina Tibensky Copy Share Image
If you can become a mirror you have become a meditator. Meditation is nothing but skill in mirroring. And now, no word… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The more we take refuge in distraction, the more habituated we become to mere stimulation and the more desensitized to delight. We… — Tony Reinke Copy Share Image
We ought to be talking about our democracy being under assault right now and what we're going to do about it and… — James Carville Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who probably enjoyed 'Conversations with Friends' who are part of the system that is actively exploiting… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I'm always aware that I risk being taken for a neurasthenic prima donna when I explain to someone who wants 'just a… — Gail Godwin Copy Share Image
I feel very privileged to get to read and write and not to have to do things that I don't like, and… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“Simplicity and subtlety make for the best con. A distraction should lead the mark's attention upward, either toward the sky or to… — Jeffrey Ford Copy Share Image
Follow the wandering, the distraction, find out why the mind has wandered; pursue it, go into it fully. When the distraction is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
My favourite place to write is at my desk in my house in the mountains of Crete. I produce more there because… — Neal Asher Copy Share Image
If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant. — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Omarosa is a distraction. She's always been a distraction. She's never been a positive influence on anything to do with Donald Trump. — Michael Caputo Copy Share Image
A stronger focus on quality public policymaking and less distraction of personalities would be a sufficient and important contribution I can make. — Jay Weatherill Copy Share Image
I'm a very focused person. If I'm focusing on something I don't like distractions and I like to just do that one… — Gunnar Nelson Copy Share Image
“Visually and audibly, the world of today was designed to distract. Before you could give a name to your own feelings, there… — Courtney Maum Copy Share Image
We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact… — Christian Marclay Copy Share Image
The process of making films is so technically demanding that it's a distraction. You don't spend your time thinking about the philosophical… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Let us endeavor to commence every enterprise with a pure view to the glory of God, continue it without distraction, and finish… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Sometimes things might not go as you want them to, but you have to stay focused and fully concentrated. — Adama Traore Copy Share Image
Critics only make you stronger. You have to look at what they are saying as feedback. Sometimes the feedback helps, and other… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
As a writer, you play this daft game with yourself - you're constantly looking for distractions, anything to stop you from writing,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Everyone's entitled to their opinion about my father. Some people think he's a distraction and takes some of my shine away, but,… — Chris Eubank Jr Copy Share Image
The obvious priority is to get your intonation together. Your sound and your pitch should be inspiring to people, not a distraction. — John Patitucci Copy Share Image
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconvenient - everything seems to exist as a distraction from any sort of… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
People really get myopic as they get older. We're not a culture that encourages dreaming or distraction. We're not ever good at… — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
STAY FOCUSED! Do not become distracted! (A distraction is a fascination to an inappropriate attraction! — Rev Run Copy Share Image
The fans motivated me. They gave me the incentive to want to play and to want to win and to continue to… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
“My buzzing phone distracted me from my thoughts and when I glanced at it, I saw a text from my boss, Memphis… — Sloane Kennedy Copy Share Image
My name was originally Da Baby Jesus, but I changed it like two years into my career because I didn't want to… — DaBaby Copy Share Image
Far from the madding crowd is a mistake on a honeymoon… Solitude! Wherever you are, if you're on a honeymoon, you'll get… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
We call on the P.R.C. to remain focused on supporting international efforts to combat the global pandemic and to stop exploiting the… — Morgan Ortagus Copy Share Image
