Quotes About Focus

Presence is in the eye and ear and gut of the beholder. When you are totally present in a conversation or in a meeting, others around you perceive you as totally focused on the matter at hand and on being of value to them.

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

I think my presence is better felt on the ice.

No one forgets the presence of the camera, no matter how long it's there.

When I am writing, and occasionally achieve single focus and presence, I finally feel that is where I'm supposed to be. Everything else is kind of anxiety.

I think there's a quiet aggression that you need to have, that presence that you have on the mound, the poise, you know.

I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.

I live in the present with an eye on the future.

Just trying to keep going. Just try to stay in the present the best I can. Not get too big-headed or too down on myself.

Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.

The best present a man can give a woman is his undivided attention.

Nowadays we have so many things that take our attention - phones, Internet - and perhaps we need to disconnect from those and focus on the immediate world around us and the people that are actually present.

I want to go make a movie and be very present for that and give it everything I have, and after we're done, then the rest of the time is mine.

You can't look in the future and can't dwell on the past. It's all about the present and what you do each day.

Be present and in the moment.

You always feel the drawing you are working on is the best you've ever done... I am only interested in the present.

To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.

For me, it's important to concentrate to the present and leave the past.

The mind is always present. You just don't see it.

The point of power is always in the present moment.

My focus is to try to appreciate the present moment more and more and more.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

I try to just stay in the present moment as much as possible.

One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation.