Concentration Quotes

618 Concentration quotes by 463 unique authors

Congress should ban advertising that preys upon children, it should stop subsidizing dead-end jobs, it should pass tougher food safety laws, it should protect American… — Eric Schlosser
You can either set brick as a laborer or as an artist. You can make the work a chore, or you can have a good… — Anne Lamott
The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal. Without such a goal, chastity… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Her father had taught her about hands. About a dog's paws. Whenever her father was alone with a dog in a house he would lean… — Michael Ondaatje
The real thinkers of the world aren't the best dressed. Staying on top of the latest fashions, accessorizing, and presenting oneself is time consuming. It… — Karen Marie Moning
The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening oneâ€™s eyes without seeing anything. — Haruki Murakami
The art of concentration is a continual letting go. We let go of what is inessential or distracting. We let go of a thought or… — Sharon Salzberg
Never let it be said that Harry Dresden is afraid of a dried, dead bug. Creepy or not, I wasn't going to let it ruin… — Jim Butcher
They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world. — Tove Jansson
This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of… — Jacob Bronowski
Sam picks the stone up and clenches his entire body in deep concentration. Nothing happens. " Oh come on," he says to the stone. "… — Pittacus Lore
Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of himâ€”mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in… — Viktor E. Frankl
As a professor in two fields, neurology and psychiatry, I am fully aware of the extent to which man is subject to biological, psychological and… — Viktor E. Frankl
The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine. — Swami Vivekananda
She always imagined that evil played out on a large canvas- wars, concentration camps, gas chambers, the partitioning of nations. Now she realized that evil… — Thrity Umrigar
He moves smoothly and slowly, carrying his concentration like a brimming cup. — Thomas Harris
Our minds tell us, and history confirms, that the great threat to freedom is the concentration of power. Government is necessary to preserve our freedom,… — Milton Friedman
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it… — Milton Friedman
But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it not a fact… — Vladimir Lenin
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your… — Susan Cain

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