Concentrated Quotes

283 Concentrated quotes by 235 unique authors

Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen. — Leo Tolstoy
Every important cultural gesture comes down to a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture. — Hermann Hesse
If everyone in the world sat quietly at the same time, closed their eyes and concentrated as hard as they could on peace and goodwill,… — George Carlin
There's a scientific hypothesis that every person's name is a primary suggestive command that contains the entire script of their life in highly concentrated form.… — Victor Pelevin
The world is such a marvel-it gave you trials, but if you were still and concentrated, if you tried to do the right thing, it… — Anna Godbersen
We are all a part of the divine spark. All have a purpose in creation and that purpose is called Love. That love, however, shouldn't… — Paulo Coelho
When K. looked at the castle, often it seemed to him as if he were observing someone who sat quietly there in front of him… — Franz Kafka
I wondered why it had to be so poisonous. Oleanders could live through anything, they could stand heat, drought, neglect, and put out thousands of… — Janet Fitch
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one… — Swami Vivekananda
Svengal lay groaning on the turf. His thighs were sheer agony. His buttocks ached. His calf muscles were on fire. Now, afterhe had tumbled off… — John Flanagan
Dain kept his gaze on his plate and concentrated on swallowing the morsel he'd just very nearly choked on. She was possessive... about him. The… — Loretta Chase
O child of God, be more careful to keep the way of the Lord, more concentrated in heart in seeking His glory, and you will… — Charles Spurgeon
My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object… — Marquis de Sade
Nowhere was the airport's charm more concentrated than on the screens placed at intervals across the terminal which announced, in deliberately workmanlike fonts, the itineraries… — Alain de Botton
You can even say that I hated myself at certain periods. I was too fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly… — Audrey Hepburn
We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called "fate," the other on the… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Control in modern times requires more than force, more than law. It requires that a population dangerously concentrated in cities and factories, whose lives are… — Howard Zinn
But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Bracelets with white symbols?â€ Michael made the question casual; in fact, he bent his head and concentrated on tuning his guitar, not that it needed… — Rachel Caine
Why did children seem to be so often spontaneous, joy-filled and concentrated while adults seemed controlled, anxiety-filled and diffused? It was the Goddam sense of… — Luke Rhinehart

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