Keep your head down, avoid all the distractions of being a writer todayall the shifts in the business, all the drama, all… — Jeff Abbott Copy Share Image
I got into trouble a lot in school. They say you're a disturbance in class. You're a distraction, they're moving you around.… — Godfrey Copy Share Image
While we meant to invite debate about some ways the word was used this year, that nuance was lost, and we regret… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
You've got to develop mental strength. And you develop mental strength with the will. The will is the mental faculty that gives… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
Because these consequences are distributed globally, the problem masquerades as a distraction. Because the length of time between causes and consequences stretches… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
If you have a clear goal and a plan to achieve it, your focus is fixed on a set course of action.… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
I find that jazz loosens up the deep place of my mind, lets me find my own strange rhythms. Generally, I find… — Paul Lynch Copy Share Image
Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention.' They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their… — Sherry Turkle Copy Share Image
Play becomes a distraction, something you don't really need to do. It's not for serious people. They work hard, they don't play… — Ian Bogost Copy Share Image
We're busy being busy. Distraction is a dangerously deceptive saboteur of our goals, because we are not present to how much time… — Rory Vaden Copy Share Image
Perhaps the people of Twitter are more amenable to your babbling than your immediate family, but that doesn't necessarily make digital communication… — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
Because sometimes there's more worth in silence than noise. Sometimes everything you need to know is contained in that small quiet space.… — Alyson Noel Copy Share Image
And with iPods and iPads, and Xboxes and PlayStations - none of which I know how to work - information becomes a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one,… — John Cage Copy Share Image
I like it when people have good flow, but I also like it when people actually say stuff. Because sometimes that's a… — Little Simz Copy Share Image
I feel that the connection with children and mothers is so strong in places where there are not so many 'things' to… — Milla Jovovich Copy Share Image
Want to play some Battleship?” I wasn’t leaving him alone with that thing in there. Chad armed himself with a notebook, and… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw,… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
A superficial freedom to wander aimlessly here or there, to taste this or that, to make a choice of distractions, is simply… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I think people just want a distraction. It's something you can get excited about that doesn't have to do with politics.… — Sara Seager Copy Share Image
The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
A book consists of two layers: on top, the readable layer ... and underneath, a layer that was inaccessible. You only sense… — Marguerite Duras Copy Share Image
I have been, earlier in my life, a lazy writer. I'd spend three hours at the gym to avoid writing, or I'd… — Emily Susan Rapp Copy Share Image
Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Copy Share Image
Wonder knows that while you cannot look at the light, you cannot look at anything else without it. It is not exhausted… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
The purpose of propaganda is not to provide interesting distraction for blasé young gentlemen, but to convince... the masses. But the masses… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
It's very easy to get caught up in everything that's going on and just daily stuff being a distraction. When you have… — Tony Stewart Copy Share Image
If you can follow only one bit of data, follow the earnings - assuming the company in question has earnings. I subscribe… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
Let my lips avoid vain repetition as I lift my voice in praise, O Lord. Distract me from my distractions, awaken me… — Jack W. Hayford Copy Share Image
Errors have nothing to do with luck; they are caused by time pressure, discomfort or unfamiliarilty with a position, distractions, feelings of… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
“ Go get him, tiger , I silently told him. Shouldn’t you be working? he asked. Yes , I said frankly. But… — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
So I simply don't buy the concept of "Generation X" as the "lost generation." I see too many good kids out there,… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
We've become more and more interrupt-driven. If you have six tasks to do in an hour, you can't just take 60 minutes… — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
“In short, I was a mess. I had learned as a boy how to deal with distraction in a given moment, but… — Josh Waitzkin Copy Share Image
Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Only recently - about five minutes ago, relative to the long-running human comedy - have parents been driving themselves to distraction by… — George Will Copy Share Image
This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz Copy Share Image
Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions.… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
I think what does influence you when you are going up against Rory and Tiger is the crowd, there's a lot more… — Justin Rose Copy Share Image
