Quotes About Focus

I think the whole definition of a geek is somebody being passionate and focused, and being proud of saying that they're passionate and focused, on a narrow range of subjects.

I have a low-tech camera with one lens that I've shot everything in my life on. My subjects and my subject matter sometimes really are powerful, and so my job is to get it into focus.

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.

I get passionate about certain subjects, and then I'll write a whole play around it.

The problem is, you see, I've just got so many subjects I want to direct.

I make movies on the subjects that excite me.

Take any movie from 'Khamoshi' to 'Black,' I was always clear about my subjects.

In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn't care about no other subjects.

I spent almost no time studying categories like geography and sports, even though they came up frequently on 'Jeopardy,' because I'm already strong in those subjects.

I try to cancel out every possibility of losing the fight, and this runs through my head all day long. I'm seeing myself become smashed in the face, cut, or being submitted or being knocked out in so many different ways all day long.

One thing I've learned to do with my age, I really don't look ahead. For years, I've been preaching the precious present and having to always subscribe to it.

Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation.

I'd like to believe that I attract a certain kind of work which has substance because I work very hard towards it.

Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.

We have been blessed with substantial opportunities to continue to expand our business globally. This ultimately will create more jobs for the state of Missouri, and I am choosing to make that my primary focus.

I will focus on being substantive and I will focus on Barack Obama.

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

The only thing I can think of was an incident one day when I did get angry with the substitutes for talking behind the goal while we were practising free-kicks - I told them to pay attention because we might need them during the match. That was something I always insisted on.

It's very easy to get caught up in everything that's going on and just daily stuff being a distraction. When you have all that taken away from you, your daily activity becomes a lot more subtle, and you appreciate it all a lot more.

We didn't care if we were well-liked as long as the movies were good. We served the movie - that was our master at Miramax. In our second incarnation, the movie is still the master but we're getting the same results in more subtle ways.

Publishers often push women in a subtle way to focus on fantasy and paranormal writing.

If you want to truly take in the subtleties and detail of your favorite records, then enjoy them the same way you would a movie. Make music an event, not a side dish.