Quotes About Focus

We have been so busy perfecting the means of travel that we have forgotten where we wanted to go.

Golf is hockey at the halt.

The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism.

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

The amount of noise which anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity.

The only cure for fear is for the eye to remain steadfastly fixed on the Lord. To be occupied with our circumstances and surroundings is fatal to our peace. It was so in the case of Peter as he started to walk on the waters to Christ. While he kept his gaze upon the Lord he was safe; but as soon as he became occupied with the winds and the waves, he began to sink.

El español, una vez decidida la estocada que se propone dar, la ejecuta ciegamente aunque así lo hagan pedazos (PIERRE DE BRANTÔME).

Un perro no es más que una lealtad en busca de una causa. Dadle una idea a uno como yo, un amo o un objetivo en la vida, y se aferrará a ello con los colmillos apretados.

The present cut cleanly, like a scalpel.

bad luck. That is because what you focus

As a beginner, one first has to give rise to compassion focusing on beings as its object. Once one realizes the impermanent nature of beings and phenomena, understanding that all compounded phenomena are impermanent in that they undergo a process of destruction taking place from instant to instant, compassion focusing on the nature arises. Finally, the realization of the emptiness of all phenomena gives rise to compassion free from any focus.

ground gained must be retained at all cost and never yielded. Once attention has been caught, and interest kindled, the task is one of consolidation: the original impulse and fervor must be safeguarded and never allowed to disappear.

El que Todo lo Sabe ha dicho que todas las oraciones y toda la ascética, no importa por cuanto tiempo se practiquen, se cultivan en vano si el pensamiento permanece indolente o distraído.

Life is all about priorities...placement,timing and handling matters!

There is a huge difference between activity and productivity. Former leads you nowhere while latter everywhere.Transition is required once.

It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.

Sometimes you need to step back and think about whats really important.. the big picture is alot more important then temporary indulgences

Aman cant spend his life with only one thought

I believe it was Peter Wagner who said a church that attempts to reach everyone in general will likely reach no one in particular.

How many men who had set out with great intentions had been forced off their path by irregular and complicated love affairs. It was imperative to be on one's guard!

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.

Always know the value of your time, don't waste it on frivolous things.