Distractions Quotes
190 Distractions quotes by 170 unique authors
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I raised you to be a thoroughbred. When thoroughbreds run, they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ahead with no distractions, no other…
— Marlo Thomas
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Production and consumption are the nipples of modern society. Thus suckled, humanity grows in strength and beauty; rising standard of living, all modern conveniences, distractions…
— Raoul Vaneigem
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I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game…
— Andrew Bogut
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People who are obsessed with God have an intimate relationship with Him. They are nourished by God's Word throughout the day because they know that…
— Francis Chan
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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
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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
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Last time I failed is when I fell in love with distractions.
— Lil B
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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
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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
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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
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Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.
— Dogen
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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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There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition.
— Mary Lou Retton
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There are two kinds of peacemakers in the modern world; and they are both, though in various ways, a nuisance. The first peacemaker is the…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
— Derek Jeter
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I have fought too hard and for too long against discrimination based on race and color not to stand up against discrimination based on sexual…
— John Lewis
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For me, climbing is a form of exploration that inspires me to confront my own inner nature within nature. It’s a means of experiencing a…
— Lynn Hill
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Once you decide to do right, life is easy, there are no distractions.
— William Stafford
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The outcome of my days is always the same; an infinite desire for what one never gets; a void one cannot fill; an utter yearning…
— Eugene Delacroix
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I think my work has to do with a sense that we are attempting, all the time, to create a logical, rational path through the…
— Billy Collins
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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
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I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.
— Nik Wallenda
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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
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As the publisher of the 'Tory,' I strive to defend the pillars of Western civilization against the distractions of diversity.
— Pete Hegseth
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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
Who Wrote These Distractions Quotes
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