Focus Quotes · Page 176

We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.

— Suze Orman

I don't typically do what you're supposed to do. I focus on what I should do.

— Lyor Cohen

You can waste all of your time focusing on stuff in the past that you can't change or you can use your…

— Sonya Parker

When we get involved in the ratings, then we're doing the network's job. We need to focus on our work.

— William Petersen

The focus should be on the players. I'm here a long time. You can call me in the summer. Our seniors will…

— Dean Smith

Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.

— J. J. Abrams

The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there.

— Jim Rohn

I learned to focus my energy on high-quality, long-term projects rather than lower-quality projects with quicker payoffs.

— Steven Pinker

Thus with most careful devotion Thus with precise attention To detail, interfering preparation Of that which is already prepared Men lighten the…

— T. S. Eliot

We are simply committing ourselves to paying attention to our life. We use meditation to help us in that attention process. We…

— William Martin

I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to…

— Paul Graham

People will say good things. People say bad things... But as long as you focus and you have tunnel vision and you…

— Jordan Poole

Rather than focusing on where you thought you'd be in your relationship or life, focus on where you really are at the…

— Anonymous

“The thing is, there are a million reasons why you can’t achieve your goals. All it takes is focus and determination to…

— Kara Goucher

I love long-jumping, and if I'm granted the opportunity without repercussions, then I will pursue it further, but I'm obligated to Buffalo…

— Marquise Goodwin

I try not to read too much because what ends up happening is that you ignore the nice reviews and you just…

— Cary Fukunaga

I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But…

— Paris Jackson

I'm a staunch believer in the effect of pop culture - including advertising and the internet - on the young. Pop culture…

— Vanessa Grigoriadis

I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and…

— Summer Sanders

I've never been very comfortable as an actor looking out into the audience; I always like to keep my focus on the…

— Sarah Paulson

I know what it's like to be so distracted by your surroundings and in the moment that it's seemingly impossible to not…

— T.I

“Our lives are so busy, and for many of us the demands are overwhelming. Some of us focus so much on the…

— Carlos Wallace

Bring your attention to your breathing and realize that you are not doing it. It is the breath of nature. You reconnect…

— Eckhart Tolle

In Idaho, we hope to see educators using Khan Academy to individualize their instruction. Instead of a one-size-fits-all lesson, teachers will be…

— Sal Khan

I like all the attention I can get while at the same time laying low and out of the spotlight.

— Anonymous

Everyone is too focused on finding the right one, instead of trying to be the right one.

— Anonymous

When I started playing music, people weren't selling 5 million records. That was not the standard; that was not the focus.

— Prince

I don't have a belief problem, I have a focusing weakness. I focus on what's loudest instead of what feels best.

— Esther Hicks

Dance gave me a focus so I could survive, and energy so I could have confidence in myself.

— Edwaard Liang

I like video games. I like tech. I like travel. I like my dog. I like food. I'm like, 'That's what I'm…

— iJustine

I prepared myself for years to be where I'm at now, and I try to focus on the here and now.

— Dave Martinez

Concentration is the creation of the instrument; meditation is the right use of it; contemplation transcends it.

— Christmas Humphreys

Figuring out what the next big trend is tells us what we should focus on.

— Mark Zuckerberg

If you focus on sandbagging the beachhead, you can ignore the tsunami that's approaching. Try it any other way and you'll go…

— Jodi Picoult

“Everything you need comes into focus when you abandon the unneeded.”

— Bryant McGill

“Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.”

— Leo Babauta

A page a day means I need to focus on a gag a day, and that's great for laughs but bad for…

— Doug TenNapel

There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else…

— Alexander McQueen

Intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out resources in people that they didn't know they had.

— Edwin Land

My main focus is, 'What can I do today to help the team win the ballgame?' You have those blinders on. It…

— Aaron Judge