I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for…

They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their…

— Tove Jansson

“He did all this with great concentration in order to keep his thoughts at bay, in order to let them in only one at…

— José Saramago

Listening is the key to total concentration. You listen as the character would listen, closing the door on everything else. Then you are ready…

— Jean Stapleton

That is the great fact which you ought to remember. We are the children of the Almighty, we are sparks of the infinite, divine…

— Swami Vivekananda

Each restorational advancement of the Army of the Lord has established denominational forts that are given responsibility to maintain the purity and power of…

— Bill Hamon

So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that…

— Gautama Buddha

Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientation—choosing to be…

— Ian Gawler

“Apply the blacksmith's homely principle when you are speaking. If you feel deeply about your subject you will be able to think of little…

— Dale Carnegie

I can let go of a lot of stuff, but I focus on things I think I should, like dancing, because it takes 100…

— Yuan Yuan Tan

The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.

— Elia Kazan

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

— Ferguson Jenkins

“Exceptional work is always associated with periods of deep concentration. Nothing excellent ever comes from a scattered effort.”

— Kevin Horsley

It is a good practice to write at least on page of mantra daily. Many people get better concentration by writing than by chanting.…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

— Plato