Focused Quotes

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For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become… — Bruce Schneier
Is it not arrogance or narrow-mindedness to claim that there is only one way of salvation or that the way we follow is the right… — Billy Graham
Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes… — Jack Canfield
I got screwed over in some bad business deals, but as long as I focused on those past problems, I couldn't move forward. I had… — Steve Pavlina
An average person with average talents and ambition and average education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear,… — Mary Kay Ash
Too often the result of affirmative action has been an artificial diversity that gives the appearance of parity between blacks and whites that has not… — Shelby Steele
I knew I could play well on the grass, but I really played so well today. I knew exactly what I had to play to… — Petra Kvitova
Keep your hope in the Lord and your eyes focused on the hope of Heaven, not just on the here and now. — Rick Warren
Rising oil prices have focused the world's attention on the depletion of oil reserves. But the depletion of underground water resources from overpumping is a… — Lester R. Brown
If you have to find devices to coax yourself to stay focused on writing, perhaps you should not be writing what you're writing. And if… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Both law and comedy are heavily focused on thought and viewing all angles. To write a good joke, you have to look at a premise… — Unknown Author
I had thought I would be sentenced to death based on the emotions and anger toward me for the deaths on Sept. 11. But after… — Zacarias Moussaoui
And I'm still alive. That's what I have to focus on. Because I want to live. Even now I can't let myself give up. And… — Cheryl Rainfield
I was focused before - obsessed, really - with the appearance of perfection. But what did that ever bring me but pain? Pain and not… — Cheryl Rainfield
It entered the visual vocabulary of photographers, painters and sculptors and focused on what pictures and words look like and what they can mean. — Barbara Kruger
The little I am exposed to hurts my feelings. The only things I can really control are my songs and my behavior. The rest? If… — Taylor Swift
My weight always fluctuates by 10 pounds. After trying Atkins and doing Nutrisystem a few times, now Iâ€™m just focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle… — Miranda Lambert
Also, the more you're not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to… — Jason Schwartzman
I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I'm not particularly… — Rowan Atkinson
Regardless of what people ultimately think about Crazy As Hell, It's not the type of film that, ten minutes after seeing it, you're only focused… — Eriq La Salle

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