Quotes About Focus

short, the preconference is intended to set the stage for what will be the focus of the comprehensive observation.

The first step for any teacher who seeks to increase his or her pedagogical skills regarding the strategies and behaviors of Domain 1 is to identify and focus on specific areas of pedagogical strength and weakness.

The ability to focus attnetion on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.---Irrational Exuberance

If you watch the wolf too hard, a mouse will bite you on the ankle

Remember the flame, lad, and the void." It was an odd thing Tam had taught him. Concentrate on a single flame and feed all your passions into it—fear, hate, anger—until your mind became empty. Become one with the void, Tam said, and you could do anything.

Hammer the iron that lies on your anvil instead of daydreaming about working silver.

Tuon's eyes snapped open, and despite the dim light, she focused directly on Mat. She saw the knife in his hand, ready to throw. Then she looked over her shoulder.

You will do well.

Keep your mind out of the pigsty, man!

Image perception makes a big difference. That's one of the things I tell entrepreneurs today. Fine, focus on products, focus on customers and all that good stuff - that's necessary. But the image that you project is also key. Don't forget that.

First things first; take care of what can be done now before worrying too long over what might never be.

You got further plucking the chicken in front of you than trying to start on one up a tree. Especially when the tree was in another country and there might not even be another chicken.

A useful maxim: two rarities combined call for close attention.

There were more important uses for that time. One thing at a time, and the most important first. That was his way.

Someone had to record this. He couldn't spend the entire time worrying about her. So, he searched his mind for the right words to describe what he was seeing. He set aside words like "epic" and "momentous." They were nearly worn out with overuse.

Rand calmed himself, finding peace, turning to Tam. He remembered, from his old memories, something from a book. The key to leadership is in the rippling waves. You could not find stillness on a body of water if there was turmoil underneath. Likewise, you could not find peace and focus in a group unless the leader himself had peace within.

The flame and the void are about center," Tam said. "And about peace. I would teach it to each and every person in this land, soldier or not, if I could.

If you watch the wolf too hard," she muttered, "a mouse will bite you on the ankle.

You can do nothing with the One Power when emotion rules your mind.

A man who thinks all day about the catch he missed because of stormy weather ends up wasting time when the sky is clear.

Concentrate on a single flame and feed all your passions into it—fear, hate, anger—until your mind became empty.

but he never did seem to get around to reading the books he meant to read.

How could a merchant lead people? Did not merchants have to focus on their wares? It was ridiculous.

A full stomach at midday made for a dull head in the afternoon