Task Quotes · Page 7

The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to…

— Erich Fromm

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

— Thomas Mann

If a child is off-task...mayb e the problem is not the child...maybe it's the task.

— Alfie Kohn

“Troubleshooting the sickened human body was the most difficult task that I was ever given.”

— Steven Magee

Multitasking divides your attention and leads to confusion and weakened focus.

— Deepak Chopra

The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of…

— Buzz Aldrin

It's not an easy task to match Charan. He is really a good dancer, and he comes straight to the sets without…

— Rakul Preet Singh

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along…

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq…

— Saad Hariri

I dread the promotion part of my job. It's agony, especially compared to the private, at-home joy of writing. But being a…

— Chuck Palahniuk

If you've ever watched someone who is a mother talk on the phone, feed the dog, bounce the baby, it's just astounding…

— Ellen Ullman

Only thanks to blissful ignorance, and the inspiration of my grandparents' story, did I actually believe tackling a novel would be an…

— Kristina McMorris

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to…

— Susan Cain

I sit on the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the United States Congress. I'm on the speaker's task force. This is something people…

— Doug Ose

It is at once the most overwhelmingly frustrating and exasperating task and the most joyous and rewarding experience to make human beings…

— Neil Kurshan

As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to…

— Josh Elliott

“So we have scales that allow us to divide up people into people who multitask all the time and people who rarely…

— Cal Newport

When I became commander of the Joint Special Operations Task Force, I was leading thousands of individuals, from Special Forces to the…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

“Switching from task to task is a large mental burden because you are essentially stopping and starting from zero numerous times throughout…

— Patrick King

“Turn off your wireless router (if you’re working on a deep work task that doesn’t require the Internet). •      Play music or white…

— S.J. Scott

Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to…

— Saint Augustine

“Studies show that the human mind can only truly multitask when it comes to highly automatic behaviors like walking. For activities that…

— Jocelyn K. Glei

“Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth. Scientists now know that the brain is…

— Susan Cain

When we multi-task, we are motivated by a desire to be more productive and more efficient. We're often doing things that are…

— Linda Stone

Each soul must accomplish its task, or it would not have been sent here.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

I think a reason why actors get reputations for being crazy and neurotic is because your life task is constantly in flux.

— Ari Graynor

With 'Vikings,' I had the task of making these people interesting and, to a point, sympathetic.

— Michael Hirst

In essence, big stars come with a set image, and breaking it becomes a task for certain stories.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

“Batching or “bucketing” your tasks is ripping the Band- Aid off whenever you have to deal with ongoing activities.”

— Amber Hurdle

Our task will be to advance Kenya's interests and ensure they are well served.

— Mwai Kibaki

I have the privilege of serving at the president's designation as the Chairman of the Family Reunification Task Force.

— Alejandro Mayorkas

Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.

— Vijay Kumar

You know how people say how scientists have proven that multitasking is impossible? I fight that. I don't think multitasking is impossible.

— De'Aaron Fox

It is our task to provide policies suited to the different situations of today.

— John Bracken

The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group.

— Gerd von Rundstedt

When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I derive a lot of joy from cooking. Had cooking been a mandatory task, I probably would have felt differently about it.

— Anubhav Sinha

All you can do is focus on the task at hand and if you keep doing that it will get you through.

— Laurel Hubbard

I only used to feel confident wearing my hair curly. I used to wear really long hair extensions too so it was…

— Zara McDermott

I devoted myself to the task of welfare of my countrymen - not as a ruler but as a servant.

— Sheikh Hasina