Distraction Quotes

446 Distraction quotes by 390 unique authors

You can cook when you're hungry or cook to make a living or to feel creative or even just as a distraction, but cooking for… — Kim Severson
I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they've done. I wanted to give people a… — Ben Stiller
The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted and the distractions. — Saul Bellow
I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions. — Nik Wallenda
While we meant to invite debate about some ways the word was used this year, that nuance was lost, and we regret that its inclusion… — Nancy Gibbs
The answer to our prayer of how to meet our children’s needs may be to more often technologically disconnect. Precious moments of opportunity to interact… — Rosemary M. Wixom
Anything you believe you have to do or become before you can be free is a denial and distraction from the truth that you are… — Alan Cohen
As the publisher of the 'Tory,' I strive to defend the pillars of Western civilization against the distractions of diversity. — Pete Hegseth
While this may seem peculiar, the combo of work and distraction leads to levels of innovation not often generated by structured, focused thinking alone. — Robert Genn
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams. — Derek Sivers
To all those whose progress remains hampered by ego-related distractions, let humility - the spiritual cornerstone upon which Karate rests - serve to remind one… — Unknown Author
Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see and know such a creature, and not love her to distraction? She… — Edmund Burke
I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my… — Kris Humphries
Narrator: You had to give it to him: he had a plan. And it started to make sense, in a Tyler sort of way. No… — Chuck Palahniuk
We will continue to ignore political and economic forecasts, which are an expensive distraction for many investors and businessmen. Thirty years ago, no one could… — Warren Buffett
Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last to repose in… — Albertus Magnus
Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more… — Stan Getz
What a blessing 'terrorism' is for the state! It's the ideal distraction from the day-to-day reality of the state's chief activity: wringing from its subjects… — Joseph Sobran
Don't puzzle the mind with too many inquiries. One finds it difficult to put one single thing into practising, but dares invite distraction by filling… — Sarada Devi
Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. We begin one task, then get seduced by some other option, and lose our focus. We drift… — Daniel Pinchbeck
I think there's always a call for people who are bucking the norm. But I don't expect it to happen now because I think that… — Guy Picciotto
Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court. — Pete Sampras
Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed. — Tim Ferriss
Critics only make you stronger. You have to look at what they are saying as feedback. Sometimes the feedback helps, and other times, it's just… — Robert Kiyosaki
Girls are a distraction and can easily cost points. — Boris Becker

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