Distract Quotes

217 Distract quotes by 200 unique authors

The church today is riddled with fad doctrines and new sounds that distract from the clear message of the Great commission in the New Testament.… — John Hagee
These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve. — Jerry A. Coyne
I think I know how to raise a kid. You just play catch with 'em. You just talk about life, and you distract them by… — Bill Burr
While [the] precious, vital message [of the Restoration] has been proclaimed across the world, Satan has been most effective in causing people to ignore it… — Richard G. Scott
I always get ‘What’s wrong?’ or ‘Lighten up.’ Half the time, when guys tell me to smile, I’m not even frowning, I’m thinking! Then I’m… — Kathleen Hanna
Noam Chomsky skittles and skithers all over the political landscape to distract the reader’s attention from the plain truth. — Sidney Hook
Cheese crumbs spread before a pair of copulating rats will distract the female but not the male. — Alfred Kinsey
Do today's duty, fight today's temptation; do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things you cannot see, and could not understand if… — Charles Kingsley
Well, at first the band were simply called Horsepower, but a lot of people thought that was something to do with heroin. That really pissed… — David Eugene Edwards
Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or distract themselves with this or… — Julius Evola
I'm not a player, I'm an alien. I wasn't actually there. I was in another galaxy with my galactic friends. My focus is on winning… — Metta World Peace
Once I decided football was the way for me, there was no looking back. Nothing was going to distract me. — Michael Vick
The nannyism is partly to distract from the corruption — and partly just another opportunity to leverage it. A good general rule is that the… — Glenn Reynolds
There should be two main objectives in ordinary prose writing: to convey a message and to include in it nothing that will distract the reader's… — Robert Graves
The needlework of lies and rumors seeks to distract peoples attention from the daily business of governance under the Presidents leadership. Those who continually plot… — Unknown Author
Throughout your career people will try to distract you. Some will scream at you, others will say things behind your back, and a few feral… — Sharyn Alfonsi
Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this. Our prayers, perhaps,… — Charles Simeon
He whose wealth or children distract him from remembering God is lost; but the one who remembers God experiences delights sweeter than the pleasure of… — Ibn Ata Allah
All of society is built to prop up that lie, the whole world a big, noisy puppet show meant to distract us from the fact… — David Wong
There are no parallels to the life of the concentration camps. All seeming parallels create confusion and distract attention from what is essential. Forced labor… — Hannah Arendt
The question is whether or not our insecurities are substantial enough to hurt, limit, or even distract us from profound effectiveness or fulfillment of purpose. — Beth Moore
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for… — Anatole France
...Force yourself to use the optimist's explanatory style: 'The situation is temporary. The effect will be limited, not pervasive. And it's due to external causes.'… — Price Pritchett
The right relationship won't distract you from God. It will bring you closer to Him. — Jason Evert
My solo travels in Paris have brought many perfect hours of being alone but not a moment of loneliness. People who depend on other people… — Andrew O'Hagan

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