Quotes About Focus

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

If you become deadlocked,return to the prime point.

Like the expanse of space, the mind [in its intrinsic nature] transcends intellect. Let it remain in its relaxed nature, without directing or settling it, for mind without a manipulated focus represents Mah?mudr?; By deepening intimacy with it, one will attain supreme enlightenment.

Whatever forms of meditation you practice, the most important point is to apply mindfulness continuously, and make a sustained effort. It is unrealistic to expect results from meditation within a short period of time. What is required is continuous sustained effort.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future.

In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment.

Just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives.

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We should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and leave time for that which is better or best.

I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach.

Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.

Remember, my Jokers, a dropzone is like a woman. Land on her firmly, and make sure you have the vital parts located before you get going.' Hurtado Bronzi

They're so busy playing, they've taken their eyes off the board

Ha ha ha! One shot? You say that like there's sometimes more than one shot. Do you ever go into a fight thinking "there's no point giving my best, I'll get another chance later"? We only ever get one shot, Marlin. Life is one shot. Making it count is all that matters.

This is number one, Mr. Namath.

To defend a favorite worship style is to misunderstand worship at its core. Worship is about God. If our worship is about our favorite style, it is not about God—it is about us.

The church, for far too long, has been more interested in its seating capacity than in its sending capacity.

But such niggling distractions on the periphery matter little once you've set your sights so squarely on what you want most. By

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.

You have only a limited amount of time in tournaments to make money before the blinds devour you, so put the whip to your genuinely good hands, and let them carry you home. Hand 5-14 Situation: A major tournament, an hour or so into play. You're in first position, and behind you is a random mix of loose and tight players. Your

My competitive instincts flaring, I started shouting to get myself pumped up between the twenty-item sequences. Laugh if you like, but I actually began imitating the voice of a preacher. "Reach up to touch heaven! Reach now, brother Daniel!" And when I finally did reach and remain at 3-back for a couple sequences in a row—then was promoted to 4-back a single time—I sang out, "I have been to the mountaintop!" But progress was in fits and starts.