Distraction Quotes

446 quotes by 390 authors

Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it… — Ravi Ravindra
Clearly, I regret the email was quoted incorrectly and I regret that it's become a distraction from the story, which still entirely stands. I should… — Unknown Author
I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger. — Marc Almond
Our worlds needs more time to wonder and reflect but there is too much fast paced constant distraction. — Fred Rogers
Last time I failed is when I fell in love with distractions. — Lil B
Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we eliminate is the thing we need… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Why are you so petrified of silence, here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines or when you… — Alanis Morissette
We live in the age of Noah (a.s.) in the sense that a flood of distraction accosts us. It is a slow and subtle drowning.… — Hamza Yusuf
Iâ€™m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction. — Mark Zuckerberg
I can't blame modern technology for my predilection for distraction, not after all the hours I've spent watching lost balloons disappear into the clouds. I… — Colson Whitehead
The last two - distractions and fears - are the dangerous ones. They're the habitual demons that invade the launch of any project. No one… — Twyla Tharp
At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can 'see' things that… — Boyd K. Packer
Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst,… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The Democrats had long labeled the impeachment debate a distraction from the urgent business of a great nation. But the Republicans argued that the pursuit… — Peggy Noonan
Paying attention at every moment, forms a new relationship to time. In some magical way, by slowing down, you become more efficient, productive, and energetic,… — Michael Ray
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation. — Ramana Maharshi
Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions. — Dogen
The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of totally culminated enlightenment.… — Dogen
The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines… — Franz Beckenbauer

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