Focus Quotes · Page 169

Stay positive. Stay fighting. Stay brave. Stay ambitious. Stay focused. Stay strong. ...Mentality is everything.

— The Forgotten

“By simply giving your attention to the living stillness of a flower, you become inwardly still yourself.”

— Cynthia Overweg

“Use your mistakes to focus. They draw attention to an area that needs more attention, so give it that attention.”

— Tynan

If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.

— David Allen

I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.

— Drew Barrymore

In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit.

— Joel Klein

“Rise above the daily stumbles and place your focus on your vision. When you identify your desires commit to unlimited success”

— Bluenscottish

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.

— Christian Eriksen

I would really like to focus on directing features, and then eventually take that skill set back to television. On features, you…

— Eric Balfour

“If you want to change something, whether in a relationship, work, or anywhere, identify and focus on the few most important bits,…

— Jay Woodman

“Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”

— Simone Weil

Recapitulation provided a convenient focus for the persuasive racism of white scientists; they looked to the activities of their own children for…

— Stephen Jay Gould

Focus your mind on 'I Am', which is pure and simple being. You are Here and Now only. Contemplate what it is…

— Mooji

In a regular class I don't focus on the form, but I think that focus is helpful for brainstorming and coming up…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

The Kind Foundation was created to scale our social impact and be able to deepen our focus on fostering empathy and developing…

— Daniel Lubetzky

When I am on stage I am locked away in energy and in concentration. I hear and I think about nothing but…

— Joe Hisaishi

I find that somehow, by shifting the focus of attention, I become the very thing I look at, and experience the kind…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

God’s purpose is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”2 That is fundamental to all we do. Sometimes…

— Richard G. Scott

Duane Allman was bursting with energy ... he was a force to be reckoned with. His drive and focus, as well as…

— Richard Betts

Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of…

— Thubten Yeshe

“In the modern world we are in a paradoxical situation; because although in theory man knows that he can extend his attention…

— Idries Shah

If there's a lot of fear that's going on, if there's a lot of anxiety, it's manifesting itself in your nocturnal world…

— Shelby Harris

I love telling truthful honest stories. I suppose I'd love the opportunity to be a superhero within a realistic dramatic piece. It…

— E.J. Bonilla

Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house,…

— Angelina Jolie

Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

— Joss Whedon

“Exceptional work is always associated with periods of deep concentration. Nothing excellent ever comes from a scattered effort.”

— Kevin Horsley

The United Nations must focus on delivery rather than process and on people rather than bureaucracy.

— Antonio Guterres

There's a tendency to look at investments in isolation. Investors focus on the risk of individual securities.

— Daniel Kahneman

“You're powers are tied to your emotions, all you have to do is focus.”

— Leo Wyatt

The best players play. And I want to be one of the best players. That's what I focus on every day.

— Nelson Agholor

We focus so much on our relationships with other people, and beauty, for me, is about facilitating your relationship with yourself.

— Jonathan Van Ness

Sometimes I don't like my thighs or stomach, but whenever I get caught up in that, I always focus on the fact…

— Jessica Alba

Remember, whatever we put our attention on expands in our experience, so consider where you are focusing your time and energy.

— Deepak Chopra

When you have a big vision, if you focus on that vision, you'll get it. But most people quit because it gets…

— Rudy Ruettiger

Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.

— Matthew Syed

Focus on one thing, make it your priority, and stick with it no matter what!

— Tyler Perry

I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to…

— Amy Purdy

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of…

— Keith Henson

In order to be a great team, you've got to have focus no matter what's going on.

— DeAndre Jordan

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. Whereas”

— Eckhart Tolle