--- title: "34 Single-minded Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 34 Single-minded quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Single-minded sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lisa-daily-24937_beginning_you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-kee_1422590.jpg" --- > [“You’ll never get a new ending if you keep starting with the same tired beginning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-keep-starting-with-the-same/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lisa-daily-24937_beginning_you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-kee_1422590.jpg) > [You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/you-want-something-go-get-it-with-single-minded-devotion/) [Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/reggie-lee-15574_devotion_you-want-something-go-get-it-with-single_1246387.jpg) > [“I’d like to say I’m not dressed up for anyone in particular, but that would be a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/i-d-like-to-say-i-m-not-dressed-up-for-anyone-in-particular-but-that/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/lisa-daily-24937_beach-read_i-d-like-to-say-i-m-not-dressed-up-for-a_706820.jpg) > [My single-minded aim is to give existence to fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claes-oldenburg/my-single-minded-aim-is-to-give-existence-to-fantasy/) [Claes Oldenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claes-oldenburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/claes-oldenburg-10596_aim_my-single-minded-aim-is-to-give-existenc_2193633.png) > [From the age of 6 to 33, I was utterly driven and single-minded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-henman/from-the-age-of-6-to-33-i-was-utterly-driven-and-single-minded/) [Tim Henman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-henman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/tim-henman-4478_age_from-the-age-of-6-to-33-i-was-utterly-dr_778250.jpg) > [“He smiles, his palpable charisma pulling me in like low tide. Or riptide.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/he-smiles-his-palpable-charisma-pulling-me-in-like-low-tide-or-riptide/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/lisa-daily-24937_beach-read_he-smiles-his-palpable-charisma-pulling_1962440.jpg) > [“Don’t you worry, darlin’,” he says, his intensely blue eyes full of mischief. “I like surprises”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/don-t-you-worry-darlin-he-says-his-intensely-blue-eyes-full-of/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/lisa-daily-24937_blue-eyes_don-t-you-worry-darlin-he-says-his-inten_2311398.jpg) > [I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-napoleoni/i-had-failed-the-psychological-profiling-of-a-terrorist-the-central/) [Loretta Napoleoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-napoleoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/loretta-napoleoni-27863_become_i-had-failed-the-psychological-profiling_612270.jpg) > [“For a long time we sit there not saying anything, enjoying the quiet of the bay and the occasional steamy knee bump.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/for-a-long-time-we-sit-there-not-saying-anything-enjoying-the-quiet/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/lisa-daily-24937_chick-lit_for-a-long-time-we-sit-there-not-saying_429124.jpg) > [“One should not chug an entire glass of wine at an elegant dinner party. I start hacking and coughing, having practically water-boarded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/one-should-not-chug-an-entire-glass-of-wine-at-an-elegant-dinner/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/lisa-daily-24937_chick-lit_one-should-not-chug-an-entire-glass-of-w_2321253.jpg) > [“Do you have one where you’re riding a horse or a camel? Or sitting on a rocket ship? Those are always wildly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/do-you-have-one-where-you-re-riding-a-horse-or-a-camel-or-sitting-on/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/lisa-daily-24937_accent_do-you-have-one-where-you-re-riding-a-ho_2969723.jpg) > [I'm no Kenneth Branagh or Ben Stiller. I'm not that single-minded, 'I'm producing it, directing it, and starring in it' kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hollander/i-m-no-kenneth-branagh-or-ben-stiller-i-m-not-that-single-minded-i-m/) [Tom Hollander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hollander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/902/tom-hollander-17652_ben_i-m-no-kenneth-branagh-or-ben-stiller-i_224696.jpg) > [“He stops rocking and looks into my eyes. We’re inches apart and I’m mesmerized by the tiny flecks of indigo in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/he-stops-rocking-and-looks-into-my-eyes-we-re-inches-apart-and-i-m/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/lisa-daily-24937_beach-read_he-stops-rocking-and-looks-into-my-eyes_1697009.jpg) > [“I rock in his arms under the stars and the blanket of night air, unwilling or unable to tear myself away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/i-rock-in-his-arms-under-the-stars-and-the-blanket-of-night-air/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/lisa-daily-24937_dancing_i-rock-in-his-arms-under-the-stars-and-t_2029747.jpg) > [“God, there’s nothing sexier than a nice strong jawline and a movie-star-quality chin dimple. It’s my own personal kryptonite. —SINGLE-MINDED”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/god-there-s-nothing-sexier-than-a-nice-strong-jawline-and-a-movie/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lisa-daily-24937_single-minded_god-there-s-nothing-sexier-than-a-nice-s_980952.jpg) > [“He swims easily to the side of the boat and pulls himself up on the ladder, water droplets clinging to his chest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/he-swims-easily-to-the-side-of-the-boat-and-pulls-himself-up-on-the/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/lisa-daily-24937_boat_he-swims-easily-to-the-side-of-the-boat_2338549.jpg) > [“I linger too long in his embrace; the night is so warm, the rocking of the boat so lulling, I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/i-linger-too-long-in-his-embrace-the-night-is-so-warm-the-rocking-of/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/lisa-daily-24937_chick-lit_i-linger-too-long-in-his-embrace-the-nig_2848936.jpg) > [“He gently takes the lead, and I trail behind him up the narrow spiral stairway at the back of the kitchen. His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/he-gently-takes-the-lead-and-i-trail-behind-him-up-the-narrow-spiral/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/lisa-daily-24937_falling-in-love_he-gently-takes-the-lead-and-i-trail-beh_1199566.jpg) > [“I’m probably getting too familiar with him, but there’s something about him that makes me feel like I would tell him anything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/i-m-probably-getting-too-familiar-with-him-but-there-s-something/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/lisa-daily-24937_closest-friends_i-m-probably-getting-too-familiar-with-h_2450232.jpg) > [“Dance, cher?” he asks, his blue eyes playful. I nod and he pulls me gently into his arms. He’s warm. We sway…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/dance-cher-he-asks-his-blue-eyes-playful-i-nod-and-he-pulls-me-gently/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/lisa-daily-24937_beach-read_dance-cher-he-asks-his-blue-eyes-playful_1953580.jpg) > [“You know that feeling when you’re suddenly startled out of a deep sleep, and you’re in that hazy middle world where you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/you-know-that-feeling-when-you-re-suddenly-startled-out-of-a-deep/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/lisa-daily-24937_dreams_you-know-that-feeling-when-you-re-sudden_1795329.jpg) > [I knew I wanted to be a singer from the age of five. I've been lucky to be so single-minded - some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pixie-lott/i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-singer-from-the-age-of-five-i-ve-been-lucky/) [Pixie Lott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pixie-lott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/pixie-lott-8756_about_i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-singer-from-the_1429002.png) > [Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-yaeger/seeing-the-intensity-and-power-she-brings-to-the-game-it-s-hard-to/) [Don Yaeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-yaeger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/don-yaeger-12458_anything_seeing-the-intensity-and-power-she-bring_1429075.jpg) > [“It’s like I’m suddenly a hormonally charged teenager or living in a bad romance novel: I suddenly can’t stop myself from noticing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/it-s-like-i-m-suddenly-a-hormonally-charged-teenager-or-living-in-a/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/lisa-daily-24937_accent_it-s-like-i-m-suddenly-a-hormonally-char_714143.jpg) > [“The fish is that perfect, amazing guy it can never work out with—you know, a bird and a fish may fall in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/the-fish-is-that-perfect-amazing-guy-it-can-never-work-out-with-you/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/lisa-daily-24937_breakfast-in-bed_the-fish-is-that-perfect-amazing-guy-it_954127.jpg) > [To become a big movie star like Joan Crawford, you need to wear blinders and pay single-minded attention to your career. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evelyn-keyes/to-become-a-big-movie-star-like-joan-crawford-you-need-to-wear/) [Evelyn Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evelyn-keyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/evelyn-keyes-42227_attention_to-become-a-big-movie-star-like-joan-cra_2200221.jpg) > [“Suddenly I’m no longer aware of the people around us, just the feel and the warmth and the scent of Daniel, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/suddenly-i-m-no-longer-aware-of-the-people-around-us-just-the-feel/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/lisa-daily-24937_chick-lit_suddenly-i-m-no-longer-aware-of-the-peop_337204.jpg) > [Andy Stasiuk was a newsman of the old school of front-page journalism - tough, knowledgeable, cynical, single-minded and fun. He covered the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-newhouse/andy-stasiuk-was-a-newsman-of-the-old-school-of-front-page-journalism/) [Donald Newhouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-newhouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/donald-newhouse-107410_andy_andy-stasiuk-was-a-newsman-of-the-old-sc_2597701.jpg) > [“Well, that explains the dreamy accent. And why transvestites would make him feel homesick. —SINGLE-MINDED”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/well-that-explains-the-dreamy-accent-and-why-transvestites-would-make/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/lisa-daily-24937_accent_well-that-explains-the-dreamy-accent-and_2825349.jpg) > [While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bennie-thompson/while-i-agree-that-homegrown-terrorism-and-the-jihadist-threat/) [Bennie Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bennie-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/bennie-thompson-27510_agree_while-i-agree-that-homegrown-terrorism-a_738058.png) > [“Daniel reaches out and grabs my hand to steady me. His skin is warm and soft, and holding his hand sends an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/daniel-reaches-out-and-grabs-my-hand-to-steady-me-his-skin-is-warm/) [Lisa Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/lisa-daily-24937_falling_daniel-reaches-out-and-grabs-my-hand-to_2004006.jpg) > [Britain, along with the U.S.A., is war weary, and after the travesty of Iraq and Afghanistan, has grave misgivings in any future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-conroy/britain-along-with-the-u-s-a-is-war-weary-and-after-the-travesty-of/) [Paul Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-conroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/paul-conroy-65744_afghanistan_britain-along-with-the-u-s-a-is-war-wear_2492299.jpg) > [I dismiss personal profit and focus exclusively on people and planet. That's what I call social business: a nondividend company dedicated to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-yunus/i-dismiss-personal-profit-and-focus-exclusively-on-people-and-planet/) [Muhammad Yunus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-yunus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/muhammad-yunus-2158_about_i-dismiss-personal-profit-and-focus-excl_210456.jpg) > [I can't conceive of nursing babies and taking care of children and writing, too. I know there are writers that do that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-gilchrist/i-can-t-conceive-of-nursing-babies-and-taking-care-of-children-and/) [Ellen Gilchrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-gilchrist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca4/ellen-gilchrist-14145_babies_i-can-t-conceive-of-nursing-babies-and-t_2946961.png) ## Top authors on Single-minded - [Lisa Daily 21 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/single-minded/lisa-daily/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/single-minded/#itemlist", "name": "Single-minded Quotes", "numberOfItems": 34, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You’ll never get a new ending if you keep starting with the same tired beginning.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lisa Daily" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-daily/you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-keep-starting-with-the-same/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lisa-daily-24937_beginning_you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-kee_1422590.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lisa-daily-24937_beginning_you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-kee_1422590.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lisa-daily-24937_beginning_you-ll-never-get-a-new-ending-if-you-kee_1422590.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You’ll never get a new ending if you keep starting with the same tired beginning.” — Lisa Daily", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You want something? 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