Focused Quotes · Page 23

Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder.

— Paul Polman

As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you're taught to be laser-focused on the business.

— Daymond John

Oftentimes people ask me, 'Why is it that you're so focused on helping the hungry and diseased in strange parts of the…

— George W. Bush

I have no doubt in my abilities that I can beat any of the top ten guys. Once I'm focused I know…

— Gegard Mousasi

NASA is not that sophisticated, they're not that organized, they're not that focused.

— Robert Bigelow

We have to be focused on not just who is in [Donald's Trump] favor and who is in his good graces and…

— Chuck Todd

I want to spend 100 percent of my time focused on what I think I can make the biggest difference on as…

— Meg Whitman

I want the belt. I'm focused on the belt, I'm focused on the world championship belt.

— Jimi Manuwa

I'm a producer, writer, director. I'm putting everything together very fast, and I'm strong and focused on making the next film as…

— Malgorzata Szumowska

I talked to George Lucas once, not about Star Wars. Everyone wants to talk to him about Star Wars, and I didn't…

— Cass Sunstein

Because YouTube is focused on a lot of different types of content at the same time, it has many opportunities, and the…

— Robert Kyncl

“I didn’t care about anybody, even myself. And when I did….” Zane’s jaw clenched, and he kept his eyes focused on the…

— Abigail Roux

You had to be focused in the Championship as well, but in the Premier League, it's more mentally challenging. You have to…

— Stuart Dallas

For me I tried to not keep a low profile but I was training in a different country as I prepared for…

— Denise Lewis

The best piece of business advice probably came from my mother, and she always just tells me to, you know, commit to…

— Kim Kardashian

The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera would be focused on the second tower…

— John Cusack

I used to be able to sit in a chair and for four hours straight in a very focused meditative way be…

— Brit Marling

For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own…

— Bruce Schneier

“People who are focused on the past will quickly become a weight that will hold you back. You must break free from…

— Robb Thompson

“The thing is, Maximum, I love you. I can't help but be focused on you when we're together. If you're in the…

— James Patterson

Some people speak and sing and walk and sit and sleep and silence their homesickness, for a long time, and to no…

— Herta Muller

Staying enthused about finding things; discovering new beauty in the world that can translate into music. That's the most precious sort of…

— Blake Mills

If you're a certain type of actor, then eventually stepping into a director's shoes is a natural transition. I've always been the…

— Russell Crowe

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

My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species.

— Peter Diamandis

Sachin was so focused. He never looked like getting out. He was batting with single-minded devotion. It was truly remarkable. It was…

— Martina Navratilova

“The most risky day in the world will be the day the bird will decide to swim and the fish will decide…

— Israelmore Ayivor

For the next generation, focused on the future, the E.U. is as weird and old-fashioned as having a landline.

— Steve Hilton

I haven't written about an immigrant experience because I haven't experienced that before and am focused on existential themes.

— Tao Lin

Life gets at me foul sometimes but it's about continuing to stay focused and loyal to who I am. Everything comes full…

— Anonymous

I'm not thinking about anything when I'm climbing, which is part of the appeal. I'm focused on executing what's in front of…

— Alex Honnold

When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.

— Ramana Maharshi

Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.

— Alexander the Great

“Magic always happens when you direct your inner powers to the object you want to change.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

I think one thing I've always focused on is getting better instead of getting somewhere.

— Ryan Hurd

When I read about myself and how writers have focused on negative stuff, it hurts my feelings.

— Zachary Cole Smith

Stay out of the gentlemen's clubs. Get a lot of rest. Just have fun and relax and stay focused.

— Shaquille O'Neal

Emotions are charismatic. Focused emotions are very charismatic. To lead people with charisma, you need to take charge of and focus your…

— Nick Morgan

Focus on the things you want and not on the things you fear. Always stay focused, be optimistic and confident.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

“If you are losing influence, maybe you're too focused on you than on them.”

— Alin Sav