“The chronic fun of writing, the distraction of it, was not knowing.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
A kind soul knows impoliteness is just preoccupied with distraction. — Michael Dolan Copy Share Image
“On s'en va parce qu'on a besoin de distraction et l'on revient parce qu'on a besoin de bonheur.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
I don't do gossipy interviews because I don't think that helps; I think that's a distraction. — George Stroumboulopoulos Copy Share Image
“Focus helps you do something. Distraction makes you avoid doing anything.” — Mani S. Sivasubramanian Copy Share Image
“These days. Most of us have the attention span of a meth-addicted squirrel.” — Kristen Lamb Copy Share Image
I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction. — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
You ever go to a restaurant and watch how many families and couples actually talk? No one talks anymore, everybody is in… — Timothy Bradley Copy Share Image
Lord knows one can use a distraction during divorce, and it's great to feel you are again successful on your own, with… — Sonja Morgan Copy Share Image
I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last… — Albertus Magnus Copy Share Image
While this may seem peculiar, the combo of work and distraction leads to levels of innovation not often generated by structured, focused… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
“He makes His ministers a flame of fire. Am I ignitable? God deliver me from the dread asbestos of ‘other things’.” — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
“They’re distracted. Good thing about living in the landfill,” he said. “Lots here to catch the attention of the fae. They’re so… — Red Tash Copy Share Image
As we hone the ability to let go of distraction, to begin again without rancor or judgment, we are deepening forgiveness and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Are you going to distract me by playing footsie?" "Absolutely, princess," he says with a wink. "Then I won't remember a thing."… — Tera Lynn Childs Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily think there's a difference in terms of how the film industry and the ad industry view visual effects. If… — Joshua Rogers Copy Share Image
Mobile communications have two functions: as a safety net, and as a marketing tool. I think it'd be foolish to not carry… — Andrew Skurka Copy Share Image
By letting go of dieting, I free up mental and emotional room. I have more space, I can move. The pursuit of… — Sallie Tisdale Copy Share Image
Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“The majority of people do dozens, even hundreds, of things right during the day, and a few things wrong. Guess which things… — Hal Elrod Copy Share Image
A lot of things create a distraction, and when you're on a quest as a football team you want to limit distractions.… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
The longer I live, the more I am certified that men, in all that relates to their own health, have not common… — Jane Welsh Carlyle Copy Share Image
In a world of intrusive technology, we must engage in a kind of struggle if we wish to sustain moments of solitude.… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“In regard to propaganda the early advocates of universal literacy and a free press envisaged only two possibilities: the propaganda might be… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Writing a novel— actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs— is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so… — Steve Hely Copy Share Image
Relaxation means allowing yourself to fall into a state where you are not doing anything, because if you are doing something, tension… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
As a social and as a personal force, religion has become a dependent variable. It does not originate; it reacts. It does… — C. Wright Mills Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of peacemakers in the modern world; and they are both, though in various ways, a nuisance. The first… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Some] people really expect the passion of love to fill and gratify every need of life, whereas nature only intended that it… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image