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Quotes About Focus

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.
~ Morihei Ueshiba
At the instant A warrior Confronts a foe, All things Come into focus
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Do not stare into the eyes of your opponent: he may mesmerize you. Do not fix your gaze on his sword: he may intimidate you. Do not focus on your opponent at all: he may absorb your energy. The essence of training is to bring your opponent completely into your sphere. Then you can stand just where you like
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Channel that tremendous force into the proper activity and you will accomplish wonderful things
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Never chase after opponents
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Day after day Train your heart out, Refining your technique: Use the One to strike the Many! That is the discipline of a Warrior
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Face a single foe as if you are facing ten thousand enemies; face ten thousand enemies as a single foe
~ Morihei Ueshiba
Keep to your Path, and nothing else will matter. When you lose your desire for things that do not matter, you will be free
~ Morihei Ueshiba
A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind
~ Morihei Ueshiba
There is only one trait that marks the writer. He is always watching. It's a kind of trick of the mind and he is born with it.
~ Morley Callaghan
Don't think about mistakes you've made in the past. Don't worry about what might happen in the future if this goes wrong. When your blade cuts into the skin, just think about now.
~ Morris Gleitzman
Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do.
~ Morton Feldman
Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.
~ Mos Def
At this point I would like to quote from the sayings of the most recent of the great Indian rishis (or sages)—Sri Ramana Maharshi, who was an authority on occult psychology and all questions pertaining to the human mind: "An average man's mind is filled with countless thoughts, and therefore each individual one is extremely weak. When, in place of these many useless thoughts, there appears only one, it is a power in itself and has a wide influence.
~ Mouni Sadhu
One does not run to reach success, One does not move to spoil it.
~ Unknown
Don't count the days, make the days count.
~ Muhammad Ali
What you are thinking about, you are becoming.
~ Muhammad Ali
The fight is won or lost far away from witnessesbehind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
~ Muhammad Ali
I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count.
~ Muhammad Ali
The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.
~ Muhammad Ali
One person with knowledge of his life's purpose is more powerful than ten thousand working without that knowledge. It
~ Muhammad Ali
Let not count the days, let the days count.
~ Muhammad Ali
Don't count the days, make the days count.
~ Muhammad Ali
If you wish to be heard in the noise of this world, let your soul be dominated by a single idea. It is the man with a single idea who creates political and social revolutions, establishes empires and gives law to the world.
~ Muhammad Iqbal