Quotes About Focus

Suddenly Saracen Rue looked old and tired, and Skulduggery Pleasant came into focus as what he really was – a genius, a killer, a tortured soul, and the only true dead man among them.

We may need to focus here.' 'Right. Yes. OK. Turn around.' 'Are you going to throw something at me?' 'What? No, I'm getting out of bed.

Hey, Nemesis, if you're going to kill me, then kill me. Otherwise, I've got stuff to do.

I can't let your groin stand between me and saving lives.

A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.

To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.

Knowledge is the harvest of attention

Better know nothing than half-know many things.

Make yourself master of one single subject and the time must come when your knowledge will be valuable.

Don't get so busy that you don't have time to meditate. Take the time.... Christ may be nearer than we have knowledge. 'I am in your midst, but you do not see me.'

Most people spend most of their time on low-priority busywork because it requires no additional knowledge, skills, or imagination-or courage. In a word, it's easier.

Aimless extension of knowledge, however, which is what I think you really mean by the term curiosity, is merely inefficiency. I am designed to avoid inefficiency." -R. Daneel Olivaw

Conversation with a friend will only bear good fruit of knowledge when both think only of the matter under consideration and forget that they are friends.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards becoming a champion.

The specialist is a man who fears the other subjects.

Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.

Careful preparation is necessary before people can perceive something which is there all the time.

The most essential step in marketing your services is selecting an occupation you can throw yourself into wholeheartedly.

First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others.

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you're going to finish.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.