Like most writers, I find the Web is a wonderful distraction. Who doesn't need that last minute research before writing? — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
If you are only getting two takes and you are on a crazy set where there is a lot of noise and… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Re. the Caribbean Conservation Corporation Everybody in the organization has subscribed to the original concept that its most important attributes are a… — Archie Carr Copy Share Image
What we really have to do is take a day and sit down and think. The world is not going to end… — Maya Angelou 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
In this media-drenched, data-rich, channel-surfing, computer-gaming age, we have lost the art of doing nothing, of shutting out the background noise and… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
I associated it (the word 'Hourloupe', as title of his longest series of work he made exclusively from 1962 to 1974, fh)… — Jean Dubuffet 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
If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down… — C. S. Lewis 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Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from the running to be the next secretary of state.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
“Only in sleep, where there's nothing but mind, can the mind clearly process all of the day's experiences/memories - without distraction. And,… — Mark X Copy Share Image
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“The nobility of England would have snored through the Sermon on the Mount. But you'll labor like scholars over a bulldog's pedigree.” — Robert Bolt Copy Share Image
As a writer, you play this daft game with yourself - you're constantly looking for distractions, anything to stop you from writing,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
Enough of this foreign fiasco distraction. Get back to work. It is time to bomb Obamacare. — Sarah Palin 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
“Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to… — Arlaina Tibensky 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
