Distracted Quotes

289 Distracted quotes by 264 unique authors

Last winter, when so many Living joined the Dead and our prey became scarce, I watched some of my friends become full-dead. The transition was… — Isaac Marion
[Jules] slides into a seat beside me with her hot lunch tray, sighing. “Four hours, thirty-six minutes, and twelve seconds till we’re out of purgatory… — Jodi Picoult
Everything distracted me, but most of all myself. — Patti Smith
I'd sit at my kitchen table and start scanning help-wanted ads on my laptop, but then a browser tab would blink and I'd get distracted… — Robin Sloan
We must take our sentences seriously, which means we must understand them philosophically, and the odd thing is that the few who do, who take… — William H. Gass
It was clear to me that it wouldn't matter what I did - they would never truly appreciate me or learn what I had to… — Jeff Lindsay
It was also her nature that caused her letters to avoid emotional pitfalls and confine themselves to relating the events of her daily life in… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Not much could have distracted me from coffee, but hearing Julius Caesar quoted at Spencer’s certainly did. — Richelle Mead
God doesn't want religious duty. He doesn't want a distracted, half-hearted, 'Fine, I'll read a chapter...now are You happy?' attitude. God wants His word to… — Francis Chan
Was I the only person who was distracted by this future without a chance? — Charles Bukowski
Sorry...I got distracted listening to you and hot glued myself to my unicorn — Mira Grant
I'm having a psychic moment. It involves you and me." Distracted, Gansey glanced up from the computer screen. "Were you talking to me or Ronan?"… — Maggie Stiefvater
I know what it’s like to be distracted. To seek out distractions. To exhaust yourself doing every other little thing rather than face a blank… — Rainbow Rowell
The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused. — Chin-Ning Chu
My take on the whole dot-com bubble was that a lot of people who wanted to make a lot of money got too excited and… — Craig Newmark
The materialistic pattern of life is that where money predominates over everything. The non-materialistic life is that where money is just a means - happiness… — Rajneesh
We have been distracted into unnatural motivations: money, prestige, power. Listening to the cuckoo is not going to give you money. Listening to the cuckoo… — Rajneesh
If the old dog hadn't got distracted by the fire plug, he would have caught the rabbit. — Unknown Author
The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets distracted over and… — Sharon Salzberg
I focus on my work. If I let myself get distracted by the insults and slanders I wouldn't get anything substantive done. — Norman Finkelstein
Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so - most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team… — Justin Rosenstein
Ever since I was twelve, I dreamed of being an author. I just never had the fortitude to see any of my stories through to… — Hugh Howey
We are to learn our duty from the Lord, and then we are to act in all diligence, never being lazy or slothful. The pattern… — Henry B. Eyring
People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers. — Andrew Scott
We continue to focus on actually solving problems that real people have and not being distracted by what power users want. — Arash Ferdowsi

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