I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions. — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to give your best effort without mindfulness.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The obsession is a distraction; it protects you from thinking about something else,” — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
“To learn hard things quickly, you must focus intensely without distraction.” — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
I really like working by myself without any distractions, learning from my own mistakes. — Akiane Kramarik 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
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition… — Phil McGraw Copy Share Image
“I'd like to remain at that one delicate remove, so you can get to know me without the distraction of other people's… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day… — Jackie Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Thinking, like other drugs, can be a useful distraction from pain, as long as it's managed and doesn't become an addiction.” — David Burr Gerrard Copy Share Image
Attraction and distraction are the two stumbling blocks that are essentially met en route in lifes journey towards excellence. — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
It is important that I primarily focus on serving the constituents of New York's Third Congressional District and providing federal level representation… — George Santos Copy Share Image
I'll sit down for an hour or two a few days a week in a quiet place and brainstorm. The earlier in… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
The technological age we're in now is the perfect forum for constant misdirection and constant distraction. I ultimately think it's a war… — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
“In a strange way, I envied the quality of Morrie's time even as I lamented its diminishing supply. Why did we bother… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from the running to be the next secretary of state. The thing is, she was never… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
In short, for me - I'm kind of projecting onto you - distraction has become a modus vivendi, a way of life.… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think I'm crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
Game, noun: Any unserious occupation designed for the relaxation of busy people and the distraction of idle ones. It's used to take… — Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Copy Share Image
People who feel any sort of regret where you are concerned will suppose you are angry, and they will see anger in… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I walk into a situation and I know somebody is going to provoke me - not maybe, I know he will… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You're bored, aren't you.' 'I need constant distraction. Shall we go?' 'Uh, aren't you supposed to delegate responsibility or something? If you're… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
“I need a drink. Now.” After tossing—fine, throwing—my purse and keys on the couch, I march straight into the kitchen. No more… — Lilly Avalon 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
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
“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