The legacy of slavery comes from the sustained political, legal and economic effort to link permanently an entire group of people to… — Sarah Churchwell Copy Share Image
Hot yoga is the best. When you're in [class], there are no cell phones, no talking, no distractions. You're taking a leave… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
Not surprisingly, because too much attention to one object leads to distraction, this one object conceals everything else, and when we focus… — Witold Gombrowicz Copy Share Image
I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
Hope, like despair, is something of a distraction: it gets in the way of a clear view of the horizon. — Paul Kingsnorth Copy Share Image
To drink for pleasure may be a distraction, but to drink from misery is always a danger. — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
If happiness is a state of the inward life, we have to look for its chief obstructions not in outward conditions but… — Hugh Black Copy Share Image
I know how you guys feel about us. I'm not stupid, and believe me, I've tried to get you out of my… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Once you understand that someone has Tourette and that they can't help their tics, it takes away the distraction. And you can… — Dylan McDermott Copy Share Image
If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when you're troubled and hurt, you pour yourself into things that can't hurt back.” — Gentleman's Agreement Copy Share Image
The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in… — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
Essentially, the popular musician in America must learn that his basic job is to entertain people, to make them forget their sorrows… — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction. — Joel Osteen 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
The world needs more than just itself. Amid the dreariness, people do not need a distraction that will in the end become… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
There is no need to believe or disbelieve your thoughts - just don't enter anything. They don't distract you - you get… — Mooji Copy Share Image
There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
I never had a dog that showed a human fear of death. Death, to a dog, is the final unavoidable compulsion, the… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
I was in rehab for nine months, and I needed some solace and distraction. I was in town one day and I… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
It is the bareness of drawing that I like. The act of drawing is what locates, suggests, discovers. At times it seems… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
Distractions must be conquered or they will conquer us. So let us cultivate simplicity; let us walk in the Spirit. — Aiden Wilson Tozer 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
It's too much pressure. You have to think match by match and moment by moment or it drives you to distraction. I'm… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image