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Quotes About Focus

Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.
~ Terry McMillan
I don't think I could play a character that I couldn't relate to somehow. I'm not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a load of other emotions that make up our psycho-soup. I try to focus on that frustration, that sense of unfairness, and multiply it.
~ Terry O'Quinn
What is real to me is the power of our awareness when we are focused on something beyond ourselves. It is a shaft of light shining in a dark corner. Our ability to shift our perceptions and seek creative alternatives to the conondrums of modernity is in direct proportion to our empathy. Can we imagine, witness, and ultimately feel the suffering of another?
~ Terry Tempest Williams
We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.
~ Thérèse de Lisieux
A warrior cuts out all unnecessary acts; in this way he saves his personal power.
~ Théun Mares
The warrior lives by challenge; therefore his life is a disciplined strategy.
~ Théun Mares
Warriors win battles, not by ignoring them, but through clarity.
~ Théun Mares
THE LIFE OF A WARRIOR MUST BE CONTAINED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED AS A WARRIOR YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE YOUR PERSONAL POWER IN LIVING A LIFE WHICH IS HELTER-SKELTER.
~ Théun Mares
When one looks at the world directly, the eyes fixate the assemblage point, and no more movement is possible. Under such conditions there can be no fluidity or sobriety. Therefore one should not look at the world directly; that is, one should not stare, but glance around casually and at ease. This is true even if one is using the inner vision to look at one's own inner world.
~ Théun Mares
Stopping the internal dialogue is the singularly most important act an apprentice must accomplish in order to unlock his or her full potential as a magical being.
~ Théun Mares
A hunter is an exceptionally disciplined man, for the parameters of his livelihood are precise.
~ Théun Mares
Expositional listening helps us to focus on God's will and to follow him
~ Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Your time, energy and resources will get used no matter how well you focus them. By choosing to focus properly, you get the highest return for the efforts you invest in your life. Most people spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important. Productivity is not just about getting things done, it's about getting the right things done.
~ The Angel Affect
You can accomplish almost anything when you're trying to accomplish what you care about. Wear yourself out with focused, disciplined work on a purpose that connects with who you truly are. You have a unique voice and a unique drive that are longing to be expressed. Start living through this expression and you'll find the joy and success you've been hoping for. So follow your heart and take your brain with you every step of the way.
~ The Angel Affect
The acute scenes were still on our eyes, immediate and clear in the passion; and there were moments, too, in which we were outsiders and could draw away, as if we were in a plane and rose far, to a high focus above that coast, those cities, and this sea, with sight and feelings sharper than before
~ The Life of poetry
To accomplish our dreams, we must act on achieving gaols
~ the omani shed
You Success is your own shadow, if you walk in a clear path you will be able to see it clearly, don't try to catch because you will never succeed ignore it and walk on the right path it will follow You.
~ the omani shed
Rüya, ÅŸakalar?n?n kalitesi hakk?nda tasalanmaz. İyi espriler yapmak derdinde deÄŸildir; çünkü zaten herhangi bir ÅŸey yapmak istememektedir. Rüya yönelimsizdir; çünkü kendisi yönelimdir; bu nedenle rüyalar?n isabetli ya da isabetsiz olmas? söz konusu deÄŸildir.
~ Theodor W. Adorno
And then he sank back and tried, as usual, not to think. He must succeed. That's what the world was made for. That's what he was made for. That was what he would have to do.
~ Theodore Dreiser
A mind too active is no mind at all.
~ Theodore Roethke
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
When you play, play hard when you work, don't play at all.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.
~ Theodore Roosevelt