Quotes About Focus

When I was filming, I imagined that Legolas was a meditative character who was very thoughtful and had a certain amount of depth to him. I started working on trying to find this focus that Legolas has, which wasn't really like me.

My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isn't abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because it's all real to me. I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all.

We have to replace our focus on personalities with a focus on ideas so that the opinionated and self-serving pronouncements and forms of cyber-bullying are replaced by thoughtful dialogue and open-minded conversation.

I put all my energy and thoughtful commitment to everything that I do. There is no other way!

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

The problem is to keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts.

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.

I thought a lot and I controlled my thoughts in my work - and I controlled my work through my thoughts.

I try not to think about negative thoughts and possibilities and disaster and things like that.

When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.

When I'm writing, I separate from everyone. Even my band. I push myself, and I'm alone with my thoughts. Separating from friends and comforts and family lets you think a lot deeper about subject matter. Working alone drives me a little crazy, but it makes the writing as honest as possible.

Times might be tough, your head and thoughts might be spinning, but I find it's physically impossible to do that spiral thing when your mind is focused on giving and creating opportunity.

I do not pay any heed to the negative thoughts, I just go with the plan my team gives me.

Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.

I always look forward to going for a walk in Rushcutters Bay Park, right down to the bottom where you can look in the clear water of the harbour. I use that time to clear my head and really focus my thoughts.

We have to push aside what generally concerns us most in our thought life, namely, the content of our thoughts, and learn instead to make conscious use of the element of will in our thinking.

I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.

I used to visualise the stadium erupting as the ball hit the back of the net. I erased all negative thoughts from my head.

I find the ball, and I think, 'Where's the ball going, and where do I need to go?' It just puts me back in the game, and it's the simplest thing, but it's become sort of like my soccer mantra. I simply use the ball as my focus point and move back into position, and the distracting thoughts disappear, and I'm right back in the game.

I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.

New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts.

Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.