Distraction Quotes · Page 8

I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.

— Derek Jeter

“It is impossible to give your best effort without mindfulness.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Have you ever had a dream so strong it slapped you in the face every time you looked away?”

— Joyce Rachelle

When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

— David Levithan

Beauty is not required. Beauty is accuracy's distraction.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Last time I failed is when I fell in love with distractions.

— Lil B

“Rest from inordinate desire or knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit.”

— Thomas à Kempis

“Those eyes were compelling to the point of distraction.”

— Pippa DaCosta

A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction;

— Robert Herrick

“Don't allow distractions and temptations misguide you & satisfy you for a brief moment. Be strong & stay focused.”

— Genereux Philip

Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing…

— Merlin Mann

“In the cell, stripped of comfort and ease, unable to do what he would like, he was free from distraction. He had…

— Randy Alcorn Li Quan

I work all the time because it's a great distraction and it keeps me from sitting home and obsessing morbidly.

— Woody Allen

“The only reason I kissed you was as a distraction from what I really wanted to do, which was strangle you.”

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is…

— Anonymous

I love movies. That's still my favorite form of escape, and I usually end up going alone. I love to go and…

— Douglas Booth

When you don't have a support system, and you're constantly being bullied for who you are, and you begin to not accept…

— Carmen Carrera

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer…

— Andy Andrews

I took to it very quickly. I'm very imaginative anyway, and it just set off that part of my brain. It made…

— Dennis Haysbert

I am a wonderful distraction she never said but actions speak louder than words. I've fallen from the path. And the scourging…

— Topper

It is to our lack of proper content ("notre manque de contenu propre:;», Fr.), of our inner emptiness that we need occupations…

— African Spir

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down…

— Anonymous

The joy of a party is the newness of people to each other, renewed strikingness of humanity. They love each other, to…

— Dorothy Richardson

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

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

“We are always falling in love or quarreling, looking for jobs or fearing to lose them, getting ill and recovering, following public…

— C.S. Lewis

The people who live the life of their dreams know that it's not about how much money they have, but how much…

— Mastin Kipp

I thought that perhaps if the sky was truly free of clouds and any other distractions (birds, kites, skywriting), we could see…

— Matthea Harvey

And so, from the first, we separated our pleasure. She lay on the rug and I lay at right angles to her…

— Jeanette Winterson

That's because of everything the public interest and the media interest is focused on: What did Donald Trump know and when did…

— Angus King

“As I’ve been alluding to, my one saving grace is distraction. It keeps me sane. It helps me cope, considering the length…

— Markus Zusak

Are there so many fascinating, exciting things to do or so many challenges pressing down upon you that it is hard to…

— Richard G. Scott

[Donald] Trump seems to be begging for a fight or is it begging for a distraction?

— Chuck Todd

Distraction serves evil more than any other mental state.

— Stefan Molyneux

I never listen to music when I write. It's too much of a distraction.

— Katie Kitamura

I explained to my teammates I didn't want any distractions to the team.

— Derrick Rose

Jane: Focus is important. V: Only if you're a microscope.

— Anonymous

“On s'en va parce qu'on a besoin de distraction et l'on revient parce qu'on a besoin de bonheur.”

— Victor Hugo

I don't do gossipy interviews because I don't think that helps; I think that's a distraction.

— George Stroumboulopoulos

“Focus helps you do something. Distraction makes you avoid doing anything.”

— Mani S. Sivasubramanian