Quotes About Focus

He who cannot rest, cannot work he who cannot let go, cannot hold on he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.

He took each fact as it came and let it slip painlessly into the back of his mind, thinking, Okay, okay, I'll think about that one later; and that one; and that one; so that the alert, front part of his mind could remain free enough to keep him in command of the situation.

in avoiding specific goals he had avoided specific limitations

The center will hold." "How do you know?" "Because we are the center.

Too bad you got so bogged down in books. You've got the spirit of a warrior.

It was impossible to get the Dimitri and Tasha thing out of my head, but at least packing and getting ready made sure I didn't devote 100 percent of my brain power to him. More like 95 percent.

I told you before, we're the center," she said. "And the center will hold.

You aren't going to go crazy," I said firmly. "You're stronger than you think. The next time you feel that way, find something to focus on, to remind you of who are." "Like what? Got some magic object in mind?" "Doesn't have to be magic," I said. I racked my brain. "Here." I unfastened the golden cross necklace. "This has always been good for me. Maybe it'll help you." I set it in his hand, but he caught hold of mine before I could pull back

In this one terrified moment, my mind couldn't focus on any of it. "I've forgotten everything." "No, you haven't." His voice in the darkness was calm and reassuring. He smoothed back my hair and pressed one of those half kisses to my forehead. "Just relax and focus." "His reasonable words centered me and allowed the gears of logic that ran my life to take over again.

Sydney! Stop. Think of something else. Conjugate Latin verbs. Recite the periodic table.

As amusing as it was to see him lovestruck, we had to stay on track. I snapped my fingers in front of Marcus's face. "Focus," I said.

Conversation was irrelevant. Only pie mattered.

Worry about staying alive first. Then worry about how you're going to live.

I think I've got something else to help center my life.

Something clenched in my chest, and for a moment, the whole world narrowed down to the green of his eyes.

Throughout my training we always had a mantra; They come first. If I had really and truly screwed up my future, I'd have a new mantra; A comes first. Then B, C, D...

Keep it. I think I've got something else to help center my life." - Adrian Ivashkov

It's a good thing I work well under pressure.

Throughout my training we always had a mantra; They come first. If I had really and truly screwed up my future, I'd have a new mantra; A comes first. The B, C, D...

They come first

I went to the library seeking information on what might bring hearing back, but now I wonder if there's a way to make it go away again. I can't see why our ancestors thought hearing was such a great thing, why they mourned its loss so much. It's jarring and distracting, making it impossible to focus on anything else.

Adrian, we're focusing on Jil here. This isn't about your personal entertainment." "Not true," he said, green eyes sparkling. "Everything's about my personal entertainment. The world is my stage. Keep it up—you're becoming a star performer in the show.

Let's not think about anything like that. No point stressing over what hasn't happened. Just work on what you can control now.

Centrum Permanebit" The Center Will Hold