Sometimes, I think people just want a distraction. It's something you can get excited about that doesn't have to do with politics.… — Sara Seager Copy Share Image
The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
I have been, earlier in my life, a lazy writer. I'd spend three hours at the gym to avoid writing, or I'd… — Emily Susan Rapp Copy Share Image
A book consists of two layers: on top, the readable layer ... and underneath, a layer that was inaccessible. You only sense… — Marguerite Duras Copy Share Image
There is a tendency to throw computers at third world problems, which I think is often a distraction. Putting computers in the… — Terry Winograd Copy Share Image
I think what does influence you when you are going up against Rory and Tiger is the crowd, there's a lot more… — Justin Rose Copy Share Image
“People won't admit it, they're too busy grabbing to see that the lights have fused. They can't see the darkness and the… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
At the bottom of the modern man there is always a great thirst for self-forgetfulness, self-distraction . . . and therefore he… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
With all of the visual distraction constantly inundating us in the form of our devices and screens, I really derive a great… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz Copy Share Image
Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions.… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
“In short, I was a mess. I had learned as a boy how to deal with distraction in a given moment, but… — Josh Waitzkin Copy Share Image
Only recently - about five minutes ago, relative to the long-running human comedy - have parents been driving themselves to distraction by… — George Will Copy Share Image
Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
True inward quietness is not that which may be produced by shutting out all outward causes of distraction -- a process which,… — Caroline Emelia Stephen Copy Share Image
My distraction's my defense against this lack of inspiration Against this slow deflation Yeah the further the horizon The more it holds… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
It is a tragic hour, that hour when we are finally driven to reckon with ourselves, when every avenue of mental distraction… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
There are tons of things in your home and life that you don't use, need, or even particularly want. They just came… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who… — Bryan Adams Copy Share Image
I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that-stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
Music can be a distraction and an escape. Sometimes a welcome escape. You need it. But music can also serve a very… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I typically don't adopt the ascetic approach. In part, that's because I do use the Net for research even as I'm writing… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
“I'm not going to be a distraction for you, or allow you to be one for me." "A distraction?" He folded his… — Kady Cross Copy Share Image
One thing that's great about having kids, especially given my career, is that it forces you out of your narcissism. I mean,… — Michelle Pfeiffer Copy Share Image
The distractions, the exhaustions, the savage noises, the demands of town life, are, for me, mortal enemies to thought, to sleep,and to… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward Copy Share Image
You've got to block out all distractions when you train. Your focus has to be 100% into the rep. You've got to… — Mike Matarazzo Copy Share Image
In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if… — Steve Leveen Copy Share Image
I think there's always a call for people who are bucking the norm. But I don't expect it to happen now because… — Guy Picciotto 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 Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books,… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see and know such a creature, and not love her… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Keith's [Briffa] series...differs in large part in exactly the opposite direction that Phil's [Jones] does from ours. This is the problem we… — Michael E. Mann Copy Share Image
Even today, in retirement, I find it very distracting if there is conversation during a run. I work out as much for… — Grete Waitz Copy Share Image
Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
“In trying times, such as the ones we currently find ourselves mired in the middle of, one wants a distraction from one’s… — Jill Conner Browne Copy Share Image
We knew before we came (to earth) that there would be many adverse circumstances to test us: accidents, sickness, and disease to… — Robert E. Wells Copy Share Image
There isn't but this is, in some ways, perhaps, a useful distraction from other things, giving [Donald Trump] more space to make… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
“Welcome the distraction with a “Hello, restless mind” or “Hello, soreness,” and explore the present-moment experience. Chances are excellent that paying attention… — Julie T. Lusk Copy Share Image
...the limitations of my endurance were expanded over and over. At times I felt that if I did not sit down I… — Marlo Morgan Copy Share Image
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