Quotes About Focus

Don't think of the obstacles that lie between now and the moment when we confront him." The ship spoke in a low, soft voice. "Long or short, if you worry about every step of a journey, you will divide it endlessly into pieces, anyone of which may defeat you. Look only to the end.

You've many tasks and duties, and I won't claim to know all that you do for our prince. I'm sure that at any moment of the day, you can find some reason to be too busy for this. But a man makes time for what is important in his life.

He got to the point. No idle questions about me, or you, or what was going on. He had found the thing he could do and come to do it. I like that in a man. Knowing what he can do, and doing it.

If you want the game, you must stalk it. That is all. You cannot say, To stalk this takes too long, I wish to simply eat. It is all one. The stalking is the beginning of the eating.

You can hold out longer under torture if you focus on what you will say rather than what you won't. I've heard of men repeating the same phrase, over and over, long past the point where they could hear the questions anymore. By focusing on what you will say, you make it less likely you'll say that which you don't wish to.

focus, I imagined. Only two of the chairs were occupied. Justin and Serene

There isn't much in a man's head that can't be cured by working and taking care of something else

Accept the discipline, live up to the task.

But refusing to think about a thing only brings it more strongly to mind.

If only we fully lived in the present, all the tomorrows would take care of themselves

Make your own recovery the first priority in your life.

never overlook the power of simplicity

Ceremony focuses attention so that attention becomes intention. If you stand together and profess a thing before your community, it holds you accountable.

Ceremony focuses attention so that attention becomes intention.

You have to find something, Officer Dodge. Something that anchors you, something that keeps you looking forward, even on the bad days, when you're tempted to look back.

reminding me that I must not s, reminding me that I must not fail.

You can never see anything clearly when you're running.

He didn't know why she was standing so close , much less touching him, but he didn't have time to worry about it.

Decide what you want and do what gets it.' " Dom nodded. "Nothing else matters. No rules, no laws. Not what you should want. Not being right. Not your pride.

Bennie tried to keep her face forward

Decide what you want and do what gets it.'

squinting against the headlights.

It's not focus, her lesser self whispered. It's selfishness. He doesn't think or care about anything that's not feeding his ego in that moment.

Here we free ourselves of distractions and try to be present in a world that conspires against it