Distract Quotes

217 Distract quotes by 200 unique authors

Although I am flexible and ready to take advice, I can't carry an umbrella of thoughts over my head that would distract me and affect… — Zubin Mehta
My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making a… — Susan Crandall
It's like, if you can't focus on a movie for 90 minutes without looking at your phone, then don't go to the movies! You've got… — Ginnifer Goodwin
When you have fans who are hassling you the entire game and you ignore them, they respect you because their job is to try and… — Robert Griffin III
I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you. — Novak Djokovic
Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts… — Sandra Fluke
If you love something, you have to stay really focused and can't let outside things distract you. — Victoria Justice
President Obama is traveling around the country, proposing a stimulus bill that has already failed once. Instead of having an honest discussion about whether or… — Alveda King
Even before smart phones and the Internet, we had many ways to distract our selves. Now that's compounded by a factor of trillions. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to distract us from our own contact with each other, then somehow the original agenda has been… — Jaron Lanier
I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why… — Chris Martin
When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress. — Mercedes McCambridge
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you… — Michelle Obama
Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer… — Ron Paul
Without question, the material world and your everyday needs distract you from living meaningfully. — Menachem Mendel Schneerson
All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' — Dan Stevens
The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under… — Tom Stoppard
I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music… — Taylor Swift
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end. — Henry David Thoreau
It's such a psychological and mental game, golf, that the smallest wrong thing at the wrong time can distract you from what you're trying to… — Lee Westwood
Every gathering has its moment. As an adult, I distract myself by trying to identify it, dreading the inevitable downswing that is sure to follow.… — David Sedaris
A Warrior of Light never resorts to trickery, but he knows how to distract his opponent. — Paulo Coelho
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses… — Edward R. Murrow
Want to play baseball?’” she asked. Shane’s eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. “What?’” “First base,’” she said. “You’re already there.’” “I’m not… — Rachel Caine
Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer — Saint Augustine

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