Quotes About Focus

There's so much to learn and so much of it not worth learning.

There are essentially three stages in learning how to meditate. In the beginning you are simply trying to ignore thought.

When you realize your life isn't heading in the direction you wish, rather than wasting time complaining about the situation, just focus on the direction you wish to proceed with determination.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

The devil knows if he can capture your thought life he has won a mighty victory over you.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.

In order not to end up like the masses out there who are merely wandering and unsure of their goals and dreams, your objective must be clear. When your purpose is clear, your life will have meaning.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

Light is the most important person in the picture.

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.

Live your life by the hour, not by the day. What will you achieve in the next hour?

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

This is my life, this is my passion, this is all I got.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. Govern your life by priorities not your pressures.

Life is about making right things and going on.

Life isn't about trying to be an expert in everything. It's about being an expert in one thing and offering it to the world.

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.

Always persevere, always have a great perspective, and always have great purpose in your life

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Life is what's happening while you're worrying.

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life.