Distracted Quotes

289 Distracted quotes by 264 unique authors

He was distracted by a giggle, and turned to see a rare sight: a girl. — Dave Barry
We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I sensed him leaning forward. It's weird to feel someone's attention on you that way, like you're the only thing in the world they're listening… — Lilith Saintcrow
. . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always… — Joyce Carol Oates
The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get distracted… — Walter Mosley
Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so distracted by the symbols. — Tom Wolfe
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumstances, I was struck by how… — Sarah Dessen
Distracted from distraction by distraction — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The distracted person, too, can form habits. — Walter Benjamin
Can't you just thank me and get over it?" "Thank you." I waited, fuming and expectant. "You're not going to let it go, are you?"… — Stephenie Meyer
Aren't you hungry?" he asked, distracted. "No." I didn't feel like mentioning that my stomach was already full - of butterflies. — Stephenie Meyer
Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might… — Jay-Z
Incidentally, it's best not to argue with the nursing staff. I find the best course of action is to throw some chocolates in one direction… — Terry Pratchett
weren’t you always distracted by expectation, as if every event announced a beloved? (Where can you find a place to keep her, with all the… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's busy holding your attention every moment you're awake.… — Chuck Palahniuk
You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads. — Maria V. Snyder
He had withdrawn solely for his own personal pleasure, only to be near to himself. No longer distracted by anything external, he basked in his… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. — Zig Ziglar
Sugar," Tara said in a voice that was pure Pissed-Off South. "You need to go far, far away." A few weeks ago, he'd have taken… — Jill Shalvis
When the Lord makes it clear you're to follow Him in this new direction, focus fully on Him and refuse to be distracted by comparisons… — Charles R. Swindoll
When he talked to you, you seemed to fit in, but when someone else was talking, or he would be distracted, you jsut looked lonely… — David Levithan
She looked up at him and said,"What did you say?" "You have beautiful eyes." "You told my father that he has beautiful eyes?" He smiled.… — Sarah MacLean
I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, than… — Margaret Atwood
We are often so distracted by the internal war between what we want to do and what we have to do that we overlook what… — Tonya Hurley
She was beautiful in combat. I know that’s a crazy thing to say, especially after we’d just climbed a sewage waterfall, but her gray eyes… — Rick Riordan

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