Distracted Quotes

289 Distracted quotes by 264 unique authors

A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional. — Cheng Yen
Why should there not be a European group which could give a sense of enlarged patriotism and common citizenship to the distracted peoples of this… — Winston Churchill
The media are a corporate monopoly. They have the same point of view. The two parties are two factions of the business party. Most of… — Noam Chomsky
Pure love of God is our nature, but we are so much diverted, so much distracted by the externals that we've forgotten that it's our… — Radhanath Swami
It's true that I tend to daydream. I'm the same person in business as I am in music: I can be distracted and absentminded. It's… — Gordon Getty
What we are talking about is learning to live in the present moment, in the now. When you aren't distracted by your own negative thinking,… — Sydney Banks
There are two extremes to avoid: being completely absorbed in your pain and being distracted by so many things that you stay far away from… — Henri
I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly… — Paloma Faith
I procrastinate so much and I get distracted by anything. — Zach Braff
The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work,… — James Nesbitt
A person is alive only to the degree that he or she is aware. To make the most of life we must constantly strive to… — Wilferd Peterson
Life offers its wisdom generously. Everything teaches. Not everyone learns. Life asks of us the same thing we have been asked in every class: "Stay… — Rachel Naomi Remen
Finally, everybody agrees that no one pursuit can be successfully followed by a man who is preoccupied with many things-eloquence cannot, nor the liberal studies-since… — Seneca the Younger
The self cannot be escaped, but it can be, with ingenuity and hard work, distracted. — Donald Barthelme
The Procrastinator has the opposite problem. He can’t selectively focus his attention and might endure frequent accusations about his laziness. In truth, he’s so distracted… — Kate Kelly
Truth that is naked is the most beautiful, and the simpler its expression the deeper is the impression it makes; this is partly because it… — Arthur Schopenhauer
I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being… — Ken Burns
I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph. — Pedro Martinez
I think there is an immense charm and humanity about the Bollywood structure, probably in the way there was about Hollywood film in the '30s… — Julian Sands
It is only when we are by ourselves that we can know others. When we are with other human beings we are distracted. People try… — Frederick Lenz
Aside from performing in 'Peepshow,' I do yoga once a week and I like Pilates. I'm more into toning exercises over aerobics. I like working… — Holly Madison
Come to me. Are you lost? I can see another way from where I live. The heart can see a path that's out of sight… — Robert H. Schuller
One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you start with it and look back over a long… — Henri Nouwen
I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things. — T. Boone Pickens
The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures. — Ignatius Loyola

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