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title: "8 Focused Good Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [At the expansion stage, it's really easy to lose focus and chase the shiny object, instead of staying focused on what you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcdonough/at-the-expansion-stage-it-s-really-easy-to-lose-focus-and-chase-the/)

[Jim McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcdonough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/jim-mcdonough-63302_customers_at-the-expansion-stage-it-s-really-easy_84638.jpg)

> [I try not to look at it as much as I can, I try to stay as focused as I can, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-smith-rowe/i-try-not-to-look-at-it-as-much-as-i-can-i-try-to-stay-as-focused-as/)

[Emile Smith Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-smith-rowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/emile-smith-rowe-6087_focused_i-try-not-to-look-at-it-as-much-as-i-can_97638.jpg)

> [“Please God give me the power to stay patient and focused through good times and the bad times which you always prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hisham-fawzi/please-god-give-me-the-power-to-stay-patient-and-focused-through-good/)

[Hisham Fawzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hisham-fawzi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/hisham-fawzi-33220_bad-time_please-god-give-me-the-power-to-stay-pat_137263.jpg)

> [One of the keys to focus, and why I said cofounders that aren't friends really struggle, is that you can't be focused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/one-of-the-keys-to-focus-and-why-i-said-cofounders-that-aren-t/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/sam-altman-1494_communication_one-of-the-keys-to-focus-and-why-i-said_206568.png)

> [In retrospect, I do think it's fair to say that we were overly idealistic and focused on more of the good parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-zuckerberg/in-retrospect-i-do-think-it-s-fair-to-say-that-we-were-overly/)

[Mark Zuckerberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-zuckerberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/mark-zuckerberg-858_giving_in-retrospect-i-do-think-it-s-fair-to-sa_1183784.jpg)

> [I'm focused on the good things and that makes you really appreciate what you are doing with the team and the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grayson-allen/i-m-focused-on-the-good-things-and-that-makes-you-really-appreciate/)

[Grayson Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grayson-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/grayson-allen-12984_court_i-m-focused-on-the-good-things-and-that_1454368.jpg)

> [Just stay focused on what is good and what is better... not otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonora-r-aquino/just-stay-focused-on-what-is-good-and-what-is-better-not-otherwise/)

[Leonora R Aquino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonora-r-aquino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/leonora-r-aquino-21502_advice_just-stay-focused-on-what-is-good-and-wh_1532870.jpg)

> [To start to look more focused on the good that's been done and can be done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/to-start-to-look-more-focused-on-the-good-that-s-been-done-and-can-be/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/joe-biden-454_done_to-start-to-look-more-focused-on-the-goo_3032492.jpg)

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