To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions. — Melvin Maddocks Copy Share Image
A lot of distractions, a lot of temptations can throw you off your course. — Minkah Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
As authors, we're all trying to fight against obscurity and outside distractions, but it's a tough battle. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food. — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to cut people off that are distractions to reach your goals and aspirations — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions. — E. B. White 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
Growing up in Baltimore, there were a lot of distractions. But I was so into boxing, it was like candy to me. — Gervonta Davis Copy Share Image
My house has too many distractions. There's the email. There's checking my Amazon ranking. I know I'm the only author who's ever… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“And the world around me was nothing if not an infinity of distractions: cute girls, novels and comic books, my budding record… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
I tried the Xenith helmet later in my career and immediately wished I had done it earlier. It was comfortable, secure, and… — Frank Gore Copy Share Image
We are caught up with too many distractions that we forget the reason why we are really here!Don't forget your purpose and… — Wisdombme Copy Share Image
My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world. — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Time is changing things - you need to learn - our biggest problem was letting outside distractions get involved in our business.… — Steve Harwell Copy Share Image
I love the beautiful distractions of the world - television and movies, video games, the Internet in general. But I try really… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
If you're thinking clearly and are content about where your life is - to where you can just think about the present,… — Lucas Black 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
The Momofuku Culinary Lab started as a space where we could focus on creating and innovating. I didn't want us to worry… — David Chang Copy Share Image
I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I meet with the founders of a new company, my advice is almost always, 'Do fewer things.' It's true of partnerships,… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
“I apologize to my words for not nurturing you and giving you the attention that you deserve.” — Terry A O'Neal Copy Share Image
“Ennui had more distractions far more amusing than the automatons of a watchmaker in Mühlenberg.” — Steven Millhauser Copy Share Image
Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share Image
I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
“We rarely find answers in the distractions. But oh what possibilities live within the quiet of solitude. In my fear to be… — Scott Stabile 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
“When you understand the value of time, the resource and the wealth of time, you will be running away from the crowd,… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We… — Wesley Clark 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
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
“Keep your mind clear to create simple solutions. Remove any distractions, like the TV, email prompts, unnecessary interruptions or telephone calls.” — Lisa Mininni Copy Share Image
“If you understand that a wasted time is a wasted life, you will start running away from television, you will begin to… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I don't want no distractions on Melo. So therefore I'm going to home-school him and make him the best basketball player ever. — LaVar Ball Copy Share Image
I'm always in the right headspace! I live pretty much in isolation, so there are really no distractions. That's not a manufactured… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I feel attention sometimes in games, from fans and other players. But I just try to play the way I always have,… — Ryan Sessegnon Copy Share Image
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