Quotes about Focusing

Focusing is about saying No. Votes: 3

Focusing on solutions fuels progress. Votes: 3

Focusing is all about saying no Votes: 3

Focusing on negative situations is never helpful. Votes: 3

Focusing on food and exercise changed my life. Votes: 3

Focusing on the customer makes a company more resilient. Votes: 3

Focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose. Votes: 3

Focusing on the negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult Votes: 3

Focusing isn't just an optical activity, it is also a mental one. Votes: 3

Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one. Votes: 3

Focusing on one thing without interruption is how you get meaningful work done. Votes: 3

Focusing on a person's positive attributes is an incredible way to give love. Votes: 3

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things. Votes: 3

Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far. Votes: 3

Focusing on others will give you more influence and power than focusing on yourself. Votes: 3

Focusing on the unmet need (not the judgment) is more likely to get the need met. Votes: 3

Focusing on strengths is the surest way to greater job satisfaction, team performance and organizational excellence. Votes: 3

Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity. Votes: 3

Focusing on the long term and building a great product that is scalable ultimately leads to a great company. Votes: 3

Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness. Votes: 3

Focusing on one mildly disturbing, semi-controllable issue allows the mind to stuff much greater terrors in relatively tidy packages. Votes: 3

Focusing on the past is only a barricade to the future. Once you overcome that barricade, the possibilities are endless. Votes: 3

Focusing on getting the most out of every situation is stressful. Focusing on giving the most in every situation is liberating. Votes: 3

Focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only at Christmas, but through all the challenges of mortality. Votes: 3

Focusing on skills, communications, and community allows the project to be more effective and more agile than focusing on processes and plans. Votes: 3

Focusing on the score attaches you to the result. Focusing on the process lets you access your greatest skill and increases your fun. Votes: 3

Yoga is really the practice of seeing what's most important. Focusing on that first. Then it helps everything else sort of fall into alignment. Votes: 3

Focusing on that one review you feel is unfair misses the value, which is the whole symphony of opinions you get on your page. Votes: 3

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong. Votes: 3

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled. Votes: 3

Focusing on one thing can be tough, and people with fewer options are more apt to concentrate on what they're doing. There's probably something to hunger. Votes: 3

You cannot run at full throttle when applying your mindset to all of the different things running through your head. Focusing is the key to manifesting your desires. Votes: 3

Focusing on difficulties intensifies and enlarges the problem. When we focus our attention on God, the problem is put into its proper perspective and it no longer overwhelms us. Votes: 3

The hardest thing when you think about focusing. You think focusing is about saying "Yes." No. Focusing is about saying "No." And when you say "No," you piss off people. Votes: 3

Focusing is the great secret of power. If you want to use your full amount of focus, you must close down all other thought and direct your power of generating mental steam toward one outcome. Votes: 3

Focusing on who you are, and pursuing opportunities to improve your abilities, allows you to be in acceptance of yourself. This makes you a beautiful person who could care less about what others think of you. Votes: 3

Focusing on an enlightened teacher is a doorway. It is not a person. We are focusing on the light that passes through them. We are moving through them into the planes of light and eventually to nirvana. Votes: 3

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Votes: 3

Focusing on what we ought to do for God creates only frustration and exhaustion; focusing on what Jesus has done for us produces abundant fruit. Resting in what Jesus has done for us releases the revolutionary power of the gospel. Votes: 3

Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos. Votes: 3

Focusing on the way I look makes me uncomfortable. I try to focus on the way I feel - I know what makes me feel better about myself. Reading my child a story makes me feel great, doing my hair nicely doesn't. Votes: 3

Focusing on the good isn't just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It's about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life. Votes: 3

Focusing totally on technique, you lose the essence and power of simplicity... The other extreme is just as bad; you see it in a lot of Modern works, where the concept is more important than the technique, resulting in very poor craftsmanship. Votes: 3

The thought of holy comes before holy is built. Focusing on thinking healthy, positive thoughts is a precursor to the Universe channeling divine energy through us. We see, feel, touch, and smell holy once we think it. As we think, so we become. Votes: 3

SuperBetter' is fundamentally about a mind shift. It's about claiming your power to be in charge of how you spend your time and energy, and focusing it on the things that matter the most to you. Focusing on things that will bring real happiness, real well-being. Votes: 3

What good does it do to have all the riches of the world and all the world's pleasures? They will all disappear in the flash we call a human lifetime. Focusing on the pleasures of the world keeps the mind too distracted to search for the inner Self. Votes: 3

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Votes: 2

I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way. Votes: 2

I'm focusing on healing lives and teaching people that they can heal - giving them tools to heal. Votes: 2

Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you're not focusing on the product. Votes: 2

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results. Votes: 2

Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important. Votes: 2

It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Change charity, and charity can change the world. Votes: 2

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. Votes: 2

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is. Votes: 2

When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days? Votes: 2

But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter. Votes: 2

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do. Votes: 2

The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long. Votes: 2

I wasn't losing my focus but I was getting tired of focusing. What I was focusing on was becoming too routine, too ritual, not something that was interesting, new and exciting. Votes: 2

I got into the habit of filtering out all the good in my life, focusing on only the negative. I'm not sure why I did it, but it's a pretty depressing state. Votes: 2

So in 2000, when we changed the business model and started really focusing on that triangle and putting the customer in the center, we decided we should hold off - we've done enough consolidation; we've got enough critical mass. Votes: 2

Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that's what a number of us are trying to do. Votes: 2

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me. Votes: 2

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity. Votes: 2

It is really important that focusing on things such as spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting doesn't inhibit the creative flow. When I was at school there was a huge focus on copying and testing and it put me off words and stories for years. Votes: 2

Sure, there's a chunk of African-Americans out there who associate the Republican Party with racism, frankly particularly in the Deep South. It's an unfair perception, but it exists. Over a period time, that perception will die away if Republicans are focusing on issues that happen to impact African-Americans. Votes: 2

Some creative writing programs seem evil, but my experience at Irvine was totally the opposite, where I feel like they were really good at focusing in on each writers voice and setting. When I felt like I was obligated to write a story that was more typical, no one really liked it. Votes: 2

I admire a lot of people, but in terms of sport I've always loved the mentality of Tiger Woods on a golf course. I always love his eyes when he's setting himself and focusing on his decision; he has a really strong, focused face and believes that he can make the shot. Votes: 2

We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we can get on the field and start addressing the real problem - a generation of children with autism. We are not focusing enough on prevention, treatments and support services. Votes: 2

We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist. Votes: 2

When people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get all this magnetic energy, people focusing on one thing at the same time. I really get excited about it. It makes me want to compete even more. It makes it all worthwhile, all the hours of hard work. Votes: 2

Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends. Votes: 0

To get Game-Changing results, start focusing on Game-Changing thoughts. Votes: 0

To me, meditation is simply silencing or focusing the mind. Votes: 0

It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright. Votes: 0

The mind can wander while still focusing on one task. Votes: 0

Only by focusing on God can we reach our goal. Votes: 0

Genuine happiness comes from focusing on the happiness of others. Votes: 0

As soon as you start focusing on the negative you're dead. Votes: 0

We should be focusing on building things that do not exist. Votes: 0

I'm focusing on my family, raising my family, and staying blessed. Votes: 0

If we are focusing on our needs, the relationship is in trouble. Votes: 0

Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain. Votes: 0

Our attempt at focusing must give way to the vacant all-embracing stare Votes: 0

The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product. Votes: 0

Stop focusing on the bad stuff because life is too damn short. Votes: 0

The universe always gives you more of what you are focusing on. Votes: 0

I have never limited myself by focusing much on being a 'normal' teenager. Votes: 0

Success and profitability are outcomes of focusing on customers and employees, not objectives. Votes: 0

Releasing the emotional energy and focusing on acceptance dissipates anger and restores balance. Votes: 0

Sex education should be 'relationship education', focusing on how to achieve long-term commitment. Votes: 0

Stop focusing on what you cant do, focus on what God can do. Votes: 0

I became disillusioned with dance when I was 16 and started focusing on acting. Votes: 0

Be relentlessly generous, without focusing on when it will come back to you. Votes: 0

Instead of me having a breakdown, I'm focusing on me having a breakthrough. Votes: 0

Try to help people rather than focusing on what's in it for me. Votes: 0

So I think instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer. Votes: 0

Life is all about focusing on the goal, not on the donut hole. Votes: 0

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough. Votes: 0

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities. Votes: 0

The conscious mind is intended as a focusing tool, not a storing place. Votes: 0

We know we can't be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will. Votes: 0

So I think instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer. Votes: 0

By focusing on the community, you can learn more about the whole country. Votes: 0

Erase self-doubt by working to build your strengths instead of focusing on your weaknesses. Votes: 0

We're forever focusing upon our differences, and never noticing how much we're all alike. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on that unappeasable person, refocus on Jesus, who accepts you unconditionally. Votes: 0

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education. Votes: 0

The key to meditation is focusing on specific symbols. The symbols are the chakras. Votes: 0

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down. Votes: 0

You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans. Votes: 0

Once I started focusing on the things I wanted, they all started coming true. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on my looks I focus on the character that I am playing. Votes: 0

We've read scripts, and I think right now we are just focusing in on school. Votes: 0

Now I don't put things in the boxes anymore. I'm just focusing on right now. Votes: 0

Art in the United States is a kind of visual entertainment focusing on expected narratives. Votes: 0

...while everyone's focusing on keeping the boss happy, who's focusing on keeping the customer happy? Votes: 0

The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics. Votes: 0

It's always about focusing not on the mistakes but on the lessons learned from them. Votes: 0

Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune: every success depends upon focusing the heart. Votes: 0

We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there. Votes: 0

You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can wind up focusing on misleading factors. Votes: 0

Feel yourself grounded to the earth, while your mind is focusing on the sky of clarity. Votes: 0

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle. Votes: 0

Walking in humility isn't focusing on what we are NOT; rather, it's declaring what God is. Votes: 0

What if instead of focusing on what you don't have, you concentrate on what you've got? Votes: 0

Stop focusing on what's wrong with everyone else and start focusing on how blessed you are. Votes: 0

I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body. Votes: 0

We are not born focusing. It's an acquired skill that requires initial effort and constant upgrading. Votes: 0

The secret of confidence is focusing on what you can control, not on what you can't. Votes: 0

Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society. Votes: 0

I want to change the system from within the system. And that means focusing and specializing. Votes: 0

Many people talk about winning two straight gold medals, but I'm not focusing on defending the title. Votes: 0

Open-mindedness is a precondition for generating new ideas, but focusing on the problem is almost equally important. Votes: 0

Do not shift your focus from serving others to focusing exclusively on school, work, or social activities. Votes: 0

I'd love to open a camp focusing on the arts accessible to kids from all income brackets. Votes: 0

However, attention can be moved away from an unwanted focus, primarily by focusing intently on another target. Votes: 0

We have a choice of focusing on our problems or focusing on God, who holds the solution. Votes: 0

Don't ignore the love you DO have in your life by focusing on the love you DON'T. Votes: 0

It's impossible to notice how blessed you are if you are always focusing on your weaknesses and obstacles. Votes: 0

Meditation is focused attention and the more we practise focusing our brains the more connections we build up. Votes: 0

For some reason focusing on destruction and mortality is more poetically exciting to me than hope and love. Votes: 0

Evaluate wins and losses objectively, focusing more on effort and execution than on the outcome of the game Votes: 0

If you find yourself focusing on negative scenarios, ask us angels to transmute this fearful energy into love. Votes: 0

I try to stay positive by focusing on how much I'll appreciate my health if I get better. Votes: 0

Neurons that fire together wire together. You can rewire your brain for higher consciousness by focusing on love. Votes: 0

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday. Votes: 0

I'm not going to put my energy into focusing on things that are hypothetical that we don't know. Votes: 0

My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can. Votes: 0

My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can. Votes: 0

Without focusing and getting to clarity you cannot lead. You cannot motivate. You cannot plan. You cannot communicate. Votes: 0

The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity. Votes: 0

We have so many opportunities in first world countries. Let's not squander them by focusing on obstacles-real or imaginary! Votes: 0

When focusing only on one's credentials one boasts his own incompetence in his capacity for discernment of the individual. Votes: 0

we're focusing too much energy on the symptom rather than the disease: Our real enemy is poverty, not welfare. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on the work, you focus on the entropy and the chaos and you get a byproduct. Votes: 0

As long as I am focusing on the faults of others, then I don't have to face my own. Votes: 0

The peculiar thing is that, in focusing only on the here and now, Buddhism seems to despise the world. Votes: 0

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about the causes as well. Votes: 0

Fashion is really interesting to me, but I'm not a professional model, so I'm focusing my career on acting. Votes: 0

Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on the great men of God, I prefer to focus on the Great God of men. Votes: 0

If there's ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it's Twitter. Votes: 0

I think not focusing on money makes you sane, because in the long run it can probably drive you crazy. Votes: 0

When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on the world's problems, give your attention and energy to trust, love, abundance, education and peace. :-) Votes: 0

Collaboration requires focusing on everything from vision and values to how individuals can feel they are making a real contribution. Votes: 0

I like using snapshot cameras because they're idiot-proof. I have bad eyesight, and I'm no good at focusing big cameras. Votes: 0

Beauty is the result of realizing what is special about you and not focusing on the things you don't like. Votes: 0

When faced with obstacles, let your heart beat with courage and faith by focusing on the growing opportunities they bring. Votes: 0

My father always told me, 'Don't waste energy worrying about things you can't control. Spend your energy focusing on solutions'. Votes: 0

Stop treating internet like it's a different thing and start focusing on what you actually want your society to look like. Votes: 0

Remember, whatever we put our attention on expands in our experience, so consider where you are focusing your time and energy. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change - focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can. Votes: 0

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide. Votes: 0

At the time we are focusing our efforts primarily on building shelters for refugees. Homelessness in Afghanistan is a huge problem. Votes: 0

Ultimate stupidity: Mistakenly thinking you will get what you want by complaining about and focusing on exactly what you don't want. Votes: 0

Writing songs is really about writing. It's not about necessarily focusing on one particular style or making it one particular thing. Votes: 0

When you begin your transcendental training, focusing your best efforts, without attachment to outcomes, you will understand the peaceful warrior's way. Votes: 0

I've always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That's been my career motto. Votes: 0

When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, [...] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else's. Votes: 0

I think what Bob Shiller and I are doing is we're focusing on macroeconomics and the role of psychology in macroeconomics. Votes: 0

I'm just focusing on 'Let's Stay Together' and slowly building my production company. I'm trying to get into writing as well. Votes: 0

I don't have a belief problem, I have a focusing weakness. I focus on what's loudest instead of what feels best. Votes: 0

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment. Votes: 0

We've spent the last 30 years focusing on the T in IT, and we'll spend the next 30 years focusing on the I. Votes: 0

A decision is the focusing of the Energy of desire, and the decision point happens when the desire is powerful enough. Votes: 0

Women are hard on themselves. I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body. Votes: 0

The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol. Votes: 0

At the moment, I'm focusing on these kind of "small" films - maybe after that, I will make bigger films in English. Votes: 0

People thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are - and connecting that to work that they truly love . Votes: 0

Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking. Votes: 0

When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves. Votes: 0

Being on a mission-not thinking about myself and focusing on serving other people-is what brought me closer to God than anything else. Votes: 0

Everybody has a list of 100 things they would like to change about themselves. But it's all about focusing on the good things. Votes: 0

Inherently participatory in nature, Community Video focusing on using video to enable communities to communicate amongst themselves as well as with others. Votes: 0

In this day and age, the U.S. and Europe do not have the luxury of focusing solely on a single region. Votes: 0

Find your purpose by excavating and tying together the common threads of your happy memories by focusing on the emotions you felt. Votes: 0

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem. Votes: 0

By focusing on positive, healthy motivations and letting the more negative ones pass, you can purify the source of you imaginative power. Votes: 0

Ultimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time, and I worked with Stephen Hawking. Votes: 0

While we are focusing on fear, worry or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love. Votes: 0

I don't want to discount the beautiful work that the fashion houses do, but somehow, just focusing on what you're wearing feels reductive. Votes: 0

Instead of looking in the mirror and focusing on your flaws, look in the mirror and appreciate your best features... everyone has them. Votes: 0

By helping us to be more productive, technology lets us to spend less time focusing on survival, and more on solving other challenges. Votes: 0

Get into "the state:" Conquer fear by stopping thinking about yourself and instead, focusing 100 percent on how you can best serve your audience. Votes: 0

Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity Votes: 0

When you're working with the best, it helps you to be good because then you are focusing on what you have to do. Votes: 0

Sustained success is largely a matter of focusing regularly on the right things and making a lot of uncelebrated little improvements every day. Votes: 0

Your current conditions do not reflect your ultimate potential, but rather the size and quality of goals upon which you currently are focusing. Votes: 0

I never save things and I never take pictures. I wanna live in the moment. I don't wanna be focusing on the past. Votes: 0

I usually have one project I'm focusing on but often have many other projects in the back of my mind for several years. Votes: 0

My anxiety level of my own work and what I'm doing and focusing on my art and all of that stuff? That's fundamental. Votes: 0

By focusing on love and cultivating an internal security, we can start to take the steps in our lives to create profound change. Votes: 0

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started. Votes: 0

We're teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing. Votes: 0

Of course, there were huge disagreements in the arguments of military intervention, .. There is no point at the moment on focusing on those disagreements. Votes: 0

I sit quietly and repeat my mantra until I'm in a meditative state, taking it all in but not focusing on any one thing. Votes: 0

My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes. Votes: 0

It's really unfortunate that instead of focusing on the really important issues in our world, Donald Trump chooses to make personal attacks on people. Votes: 0

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay. Votes: 0

You will have fewer regrets in life if you start focusing and taking responsiblity for where you are and where you want to be. Votes: 0

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you! Votes: 0

You will have fewer regrets in life if you start focusing and taking responsiblity for where you are and where you want to be. Votes: 0

At Sequoia, upwards of a hundred entrepreneurs a week present, and if we're lucky, maybe a dozen of them are focusing on the enterprise. Votes: 0

Any attempt to wriggle, especially from leadership candidates who campaigned to leave the EU by focusing on immigration, will be unacceptable to the public. Votes: 0

I'm focusing on the music, but I still got a cold library of books that I've either read or I plan on getting to. Votes: 0

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training. Votes: 0

Why do we spend so much of our limited time on this earth focusing on all the things that our eulogies will never cover? Votes: 0

Personal mastery is the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision, of focusing our energies, of developing patience, and of seeing reality objectively. Votes: 0

When all feels calm and prices surge, the markets may feel safe; but, in fact, they are dangerous because few investors are focusing on risk. Votes: 0

If you are focusing your anger at government, you are focusing your anger at all of us. Government is just a personification of this country. Votes: 0

A lot of us are too busy focusing on what we think people want to hear, as opposed to just saying what's in our hearts. Votes: 0

When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen Votes: 0

I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing. Votes: 0

If you can't see the gift in having a child with autism, you're focusing too much on the autism and not enough on the child. Votes: 0

It is certainly good to have fans but I am always focusing on the next thing and continuing to do good work. Onward and upward. Votes: 0

The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer. Votes: 0

America creates myths by focusing a lot of energy on its history and using it - - not always, but sometimes - for constructive purposes. Votes: 0

We need to stop focusing on people leaving earth and focus on, like Jesus said, the Kingdom of God is the yeast. Yeast invades dough. Votes: 0

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and just focusing on training. Votes: 0

Seeing Anonymous primarily as a cybersecurity threat is like analyzing the breadth of the antiwar movement and 1960s counterculture by focusing only on the Weathermen. Votes: 0

When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term. Votes: 0

By focusing too myopically on what we want God to do on our behalf, we may miss the significance of what he has already done. Votes: 0

Becoming a champion is not an easy process... It is done by focusing on what it takes to get there and not on getting there. Votes: 0

Most companies don't have the luxury of focusing exclusively on innovation. They have to innovate while stamping out zillions of widgets or processing billions of transactions. Votes: 0

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment. Votes: 0

I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights; rather, I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves. Votes: 0

It's time to stop focusing on what others think of you. They think they know you, but don't. They're stuck in the figment of their imagination. Votes: 0

I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I`m focusing on are my own policy proposals. Votes: 0

Just let go of the need to care about whether it happens or not, then you are free from fear and can then concentrate on focusing. Votes: 0

What you focus on you become. If you spend an hour or two a day meditating and focusing on light, then you will eventually become light. Votes: 0

We can think, speak, and bring the best possible outcome into existence by focusing on where we are going, not on where we think we are. Votes: 0

Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple. Votes: 0

I've just always had a boyfriend my whole life, and I've - now I'm really focusing on myself and I think that's more important right now. Votes: 0

I do feel pressure to look a certain way but am fighting that and focusing on being comfortable in my own skin exactly as it is. Votes: 0

As soon as I stopped trying to think about a business idea and started focusing on what I'm passionate about, that's when it came to me. Votes: 0

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food. Votes: 0

You can help determine your team's enthusiasm for the change by focusing on the entrance of potential while you are working through the exit of the past. Votes: 0

It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product. Votes: 0

I think just focusing on the wealth of these cabinet picks misunderstands [Donald] Trump's economic strategy here, which is going to be equal parts traditional Republican economics. Votes: 0

People comment on how you look, it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else. Votes: 0

By focusing on teaching businesses about the ROI they can achieve by preserving and investing in nature, you're expanding the scope of the impact you can have. Votes: 0

The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time. Winning one week at a time. Never look back and never look ahead. Votes: 0

As the owner of the company, I'm always focusing on how my company can do more for less. And it's one of the principles of the world. Votes: 0

When we stop to count our blessings rather than focusing on our predicament, our attitude will be able to help us cope with our situation more productively. Votes: 0

Life is not about focusing on the obstacles. It's about how you handle them, and whether you get enlightenment or levity from the way you do it Votes: 0

People comment on how you look; it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else. Votes: 0

Every second you dwell on the past you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems you take away from finding your solutions. Votes: 0

In science, a path that turns out to be a dead end is very useful because you don't devote resources to focusing on that; you go elsewheres. Votes: 0

We're focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it's not good enough to get you fat. We're trying to get fat. Votes: 0

Everyone thinks, "Oh, it'd be easy to just go scout a game." It's not. Because you end up watching the game and not actually focusing [on scouting]. Votes: 0

This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers. Votes: 0

I don't understand why it's the fault of the media for focusing on an issue that Mike Pence are crediting Donald Trump for bringing to the fore. Votes: 0

You know what the [Barack] Obama administration keeps getting wrong is whenever anything bad happens they focus on law-abiding citizens instead of focusing on the bad guys. Votes: 0

A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words. Votes: 0

The quicker your forget unpleasant instances and forgive yourself or others for wrong deeds, the better are your chances of focusing on your aspirations and working towards them. Votes: 0

There are definitely some people who cheat, but how come we're only focusing on people who are on welfare who cheat, and not the bank presidents who cheat? Votes: 0

Instead of destroying an area for a paltry amount of oil, we should be increasing fuel standards for automobiles and focusing our efforts on biofuels and other alternatives. Votes: 0

I wonder if, as you get older, you stop missing people so fiercely. Maybe growing up is just focusing on what you've got, instead of what you don't. Votes: 0

Generally I'm very supportive of farmers. I think the wider Australian population is also. The animal justice fund is focusing on factory-farmed animals and where they're being mistreated. Votes: 0

Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important. Votes: 0

What I've learned about my self over the years is that I'm pretty restless. If I multitask it's probably because I have difficulty just focusing on one thing. Votes: 0

Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all. Votes: 0

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing. Votes: 0

Like I've been sketched by an amateur artist: if you don't look too closely, it's all right, but start focusing and all the smudges and mistakes become really obvious. Votes: 0

It's never something huge that changes the everything, but instead the tiniest of details, irrevocably tweaking the balance of the universe while you're busy focusing on the big picture. Votes: 0

I can be a bit impatient sometimes. If I'm really focusing on something, I can expect everybody to move at the same pace, and that's probably not massively endearing. Votes: 0

I'm into a lot of Eastern philosophy. It's kind of like theosophy; it's about finding the relationships between all the great religions and focusing in on the good stuff. Votes: 0

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition. Votes: 0

Saw a lost dog sign with a pic of the dog and a little boy hugging it. I'm assuming the kids safe and we're just focusing on the pooch. Votes: 0

Tonight was not about winning, it was about focusing on myself and what I was aiming to do. It's the reason why I was able to swim so well Votes: 0

My husband and I have watched a lot of Hitchcock movies in bulk, and there's a lot to be gained from that, from focusing strictly on an artists canon. Votes: 0

We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity. Votes: 0

I was always a great believer in starting at the top. I really think that focusing on a career and working your way up is way way way overestimated. Votes: 0

You have everything you need. A miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast powerful subconscious mind. Now it's just a matter of focusing them in the right direction Votes: 0

I had an opportunity to play baseball in college, but I just didn't want to go to school. I started focusing on my music and it was game over! Votes: 0

Focus on your true purpose in life and stop focusing on other people's flaws, mistakes and failures. The fulfillment of your positive purpose on earth truly needs your undivided attention. Votes: 0

Albums aren't even selling anymore and there's a reason for that. Record companies are just signing single and ring tone deals and it doesn't seem like they're focusing on albums. Votes: 0

I think many start-ups make mistakes because they are focusing on things that are farther ahead, and they haven't done the work that has built the foundation to support it. Votes: 0

Your feelings are cosmic communication! The good feelings mean, GOOD FOR YOU. The bad feelings are to get your attention so that you will change what you are focusing on. Votes: 0

We have no control over outcomes, but we can control the process. Of course, outcomes matter, but by focusing our attention on process, we maximize our chances of good outcomes. Votes: 0

The media know exactly what they're doing, focusing our attention on Arsenio's hairdo. We need to keep our brains brimming with rubbish. If we didn't, we might think about things. Votes: 0

Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton is focusing on a different part of the voters trying to influence them in her own way as well; so they attack each other [with Donald Trump]. Votes: 0

In taking Dell private, we plan to go back to our roots, focusing on the entrepreneurial spirit that made Dell one of the fastest-growing and most successful companies in history. Votes: 0

Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go. Votes: 0

I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a minute or two being submerged within that, at the startling green color of those ferns. Votes: 0

By focusing on such a narrow slice of Nepali life, Ms. Spray and Mr. Velez have ceded any totalizing claim on the truth and instead settled for a perfect incompleteness. Votes: 0

It is better to look suffering straight in the eye, acknowledge and respect it's presence, and then get busy as soon as possible focusing on things we choose to focus on. Votes: 0

In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance. Votes: 0

At Ucross I learned that I am capable of focusing deeply for long periods of time. I love to write. I don't think I would have said that before this trip. Votes: 0

The enemy is not individuals, churches, 'ex-gay' organisations or political parties; the enemy is ignorance. Change is created by focusing our energies on overcoming the latter instead of attacking the former. Votes: 0

In my experience, it's all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers. Votes: 0

Most power is lost in one's own mind by thinking negative thoughts, by worrying about the future, by focusing on the past, as opposed to thinking positive, strong, and happy thoughts. Votes: 0

Most power is lost in one's own mind by thinking negative thoughts, by worrying about the future, by focusing on the past, as opposed to thinking positive, strong, and happy thoughts. Votes: 0

I'm sorry to keep focusing on the New Yorker, but everybody who was growing up when Calvin [Trillin] and I were growing up wanted to be published in the New Yorker. Votes: 0

After I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I said yes to food, with great enthusiasm. . . . I vowed to taste everything I could eat, rather than focusing on what I could not. Votes: 0

I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in Western novels - more real, more quintessentially of Istanbul. Votes: 0

In you lies the courage and perseverance to endure and conquer any battle. But the question is, are your frequent thoughts cheering for your victory or constantly focusing on your weaknesses? Votes: 0

Being a healthy woman isn't about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. Votes: 0

What we're focusing on is the images that were in people's minds being replaced by fresh images, to make way for the rebirth of New Orleans. We're showing the other side. Votes: 0

Worrying is worthless. When you stop focusing on what has already happened and what may never happen, then you'll be in the present moment. Then you'll begin to experience joy in life. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on some thoughts and feelings and pushing away others, just look at them as feathers flying in the wind. The wind is your awareness, your inborn openness and clarity. Votes: 0

It's long past time we started focusing on the solutions that actually keep women healthy, instead of using basic aspects of women's health as a tool of cultural, moral, and political control. Votes: 0

I think what makes so many other actors miserable is focusing completely on making other plans. They're obsessed with their haircut and their headshot and their agent, their IMDB profile or whatever. Votes: 0

One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people like me; you're obliged to concentrate on lives that are completely other than your own. Votes: 0

I've been really interested in focusing on the aspects of my Russian heritage I'm proud of. I'm actually em­barrassed to tell people I'm Russian, because it's become such an awful place. Votes: 0

Many years ago, I started a foundation [Wayuu Taya Foundation] to help improve the life of Latin American indigenous people, providing them with food, medical attention, education, and also focusing on sustainability. Votes: 0

What we focus on we become. If you are just focusing on unhappy things, you will become unhappy. If you focus on happy states of mind, then it will grow in you. Votes: 0

The psychology of individual creativity is about at least three different things. First, creativity is about thinking differently. Second, creativity is about feeling differently. Third, creativity is about focusing, or committing, differently. Votes: 0

If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie. Votes: 0

I'm focusing on my efforts behind the camera. I'm doing some producing and directing so that I can make projects for all of the amazing, talented actors and crew that I know. Votes: 0

We started focusing on this in earnest late summer and early fall. I can build more power plants. In the 12 years before us, not a single plant of major consequence was built. Votes: 0

I'm so pleased to see us talking gender specific messages that are focusing on men on a way I think it needs to be focused in on and I think it's important. Votes: 0

Most of the things to guarantee your death have already been done so you can spend the rest of your time focusing on the things that can guarantee your success and happiness. Votes: 0

I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things. Votes: 0

Religion is a very dangerous thing. By that I mean being so caught up in rules and regulations and not focusing on the thing that matters most- a personal relationship with God. Votes: 0

Rigidity is the enemy of acting. And I think that people who stay up all night focusing on every beat they're going to do the next day always end up getting screwed. Votes: 0

I didnt pay atteniton to times or distance, instead focusing on how it felt just to be in motion, knowing it wasn't about the finish line but how I got there that mattered. Votes: 0

I think we begin to lose the ability to read in the deepest, most interpretive ways because were not kind of calming our mind and just focusing on the argument or the story. Votes: 0

By fully focusing your mind on your chakras, stilling your thoughts, and increasing your kundalini flow, you can rise above your body consciousness and unite your mind with the clear light of nirvana. Votes: 0

To the extent that movies get released, they are generally not big box-office generators. Hollywood is clearly focusing on their holiday releases coming up and those will either make or break the year. Votes: 0

And the reason for focusing on that time frame is that it's going to take us a considerable period of time to develop the new capabilities, processes and organizations that will be needed. Votes: 0

I have been involved with the UN refugee agency for a few years now, and we have done events to speak about refugees, focusing more and more on the situation with Afghan refugees. Votes: 0

One of our anxieties is de-focusing the relatively small number of engineers we have. Within our own core development, I am reluctant to fund projects that are way afield of where we are. Votes: 0

What we need to get right is not focusing on the fear associated with quantity - not enough, scarcity, and lack - and moving instead to a worldview that explores quality and connectedness. Votes: 0

Having ascended to some spiritual strength by focusing on the power of the feminine, it is no doubt tempting to wield this strength against that which triggers memories of having once been weaker. Votes: 0

We cannot get serious about helping the private sector create quality jobs without focusing first on the main drivers of our economy - the American middle class and those struggling to enter it. Votes: 0

By the time I land in Iowa, I feel like my mind is more open to the reality of being back home and focusing on the problems of the people in my district. Votes: 0

I've mostly been focusing on writing, and I've really enjoyed not playing music. It will always be part of my life, but I don't feel the immediate need to be playing for people. Votes: 0

Just keep focusing on the work that you're doing. Focus on what's in front of you today. And don't read the papers, just go campaign. Just do your thing. Talk to people directly Votes: 0

Science is one of the comparative advantages of our knowledge-based economy, and focusing on our prowess in providing better tools to address diseases of poverty is one of the best forms of foreign aid. Votes: 0

Everything you do in meditation is amplified. If you meditate for five minutes with your complete mind focused on happiness, that is like focusing on happiness for several hours as you are walking around. Votes: 0

There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills. Votes: 0

As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women. Votes: 0

Whenever an answer, a solution, or a creative idea is needed, stop thinking for a moment by focusing attention on your inner energy field. ... When you resume thinking, it will be fresh and creative. Votes: 0

If school principals have given up on the important things and are focusing on discipline, they are creating a certain, diluted reality. In an organization that functions properly, discipline should be a marginal issue. Votes: 0

By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail. Votes: 0

We talked about some of our experiences, focusing, hanging together down the stretch, important games. It's not necessarily who has the most talent but what team sticks together and executes their fundamentals the best. Votes: 0

I know the rewards of focusing on innovation and outcomes as opposed to hours. I've been fortunate to work with brilliant entrepreneurs who didn't have years of experience, and yet they changed the world. Votes: 0

The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human. Votes: 0

I am always struggling in finding time to daily grow in my faith. If you are not in the Word or focusing on Christ, or into prayer, you can't help but slip at times. Votes: 0

I never focus on contraction. I'm focusing on my muscle. I'm not focusing on a certain style of lifting or contracting. I'm just trying to get the weight up. I'm trying to build muscle. Votes: 0

I'm focusing on cultivating my land. I have vegetables and fruit trees; I want to get some chickens and solar and really get off the grid and focus on just, really, being a mother. Votes: 0

I'm a very focused person. If I'm focusing on something I don't like distractions and I like to just do that one thing. And Jiu-Jitsu and MMA basically became that one thing for me. Votes: 0

They're all focusing on how John Roberts is going to decide Roe v. Wade. That isn't even the right question. I don't even know of a case in the (court) system that addresses it. Votes: 0

This moment is your life. It is the process of living, the journey, that is life itself, and we often wish away our lives by focusing only on what tomorrow could, should, would bring. Votes: 0

Although most of us realize what we control and do not control, we live as though we do not really know, and in some cases we spend years focusing on things we cannot control. Votes: 0

From 1989 to 2000, I was focusing in on my children. I hadn't realized the world had changed a lot. AIDS had happened, for starters, and so many people in the arts died or were affected. Votes: 0

I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better? Votes: 0

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones. Votes: 0

Give the FBI unchecked domestic spying powers and instead of focusing on preventing terrorism, it will revert to doing what it does best - monitoring, harassing, and intimidating political dissidents and thousands of harmless immigrants. Votes: 0

I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing his attention on the woman, and not what's on the stove. Votes: 0

I think focusing limits you. As long as nothing that I'm doing suffers from my ADD in wanting to do everything, then I want to just keep doing everything. It keeps it fresh and fun. Votes: 0

Doing a movie is a stressful thing. You spend months of you life focusing into that one project, and I want to make sure I do something I really like or I'm really passionate about. Votes: 0

You can go out and try to do the best work that you can do within the context of what that is, but it's really gotta be about the work and what you're focusing on. Votes: 0

We are spending hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining 5,000 nuclear weapons. I think we need major reform in the military, making it more cost effective, but also focusing on the real crisis that faces America. Votes: 0

Not all Republicans are rich, dress in three-piece suits, and have $200 haircuts. I'm somebody who's lived from paycheck to paycheck. I'm focusing on my blue-collar roots - I've worked side by side with union people. Votes: 0

If you check your personal blind spots, you can be able to guard against focusing on what you cannot do, but reduce the areas of weakness by taking their space with more of your strengths. Votes: 0

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them. Votes: 0

Start focusing your attention on the people that God puts you with, even if they hate you, even if they persecute you and speak bad things about you. Work with them and pray for them! Votes: 0

The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth. Votes: 0

There is no question that creative intelligence comes not through learning things you find in books or histories that have already been written, but by focusing on and giving value to experience as it happens. Votes: 0

What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much. Votes: 0

There [in Afghanistan ] is a tremendous need for selter. So I am focusing most of the efforts of the foundation to building shelters for refugees in northern Afghanistan and we have already begun doing so. Votes: 0

Acting was a way out at first. A way out of not knowing what to do, a way of focusing ambitions. And the ambition wasn't for fame. The ambition was to do an interesting job. Votes: 0

..... your real work is to decide what you want and then to focus upon it. For it is through focusing upon what you want that you will attract it. That is the process of creating Votes: 0