- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Focus Quotes
What you focus on is what you build.
These focus quotes come largely from people describing their creative process — narrowing in on the best shots during filming, choosing between a pinhole view and a wide panorama, and treating a life's work like a child that demands ongoing attention. For more, see our Concentration quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we could care about. I think it's more important than ever to really get clear and focus on what's worth caring about and what's just noise or distraction.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
We usually think of improving our life by adding stuff - like more things, more success, more friends. I think the starting place should be removing stuff - try a month without Instagram; try a week without looking at fashion pictures. See how that affects your life, your friendships, and your ability to focus on other things.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to focus on issues where we all agree, which is spending discipline and control and making sure that government, both in Springfield and in Washington, doesn't take more from your family budget.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
What people eat is not well documented. Food writers prefer to focus on fashionable, expensive restaurants whose creative dishes reflect little of what most people are eating.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.
- Gratitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something calming and emotionally restoring when you focus on gratitude for a known deed that helped you, instead of fear of the unknown.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to focus on some personal areas in my life with the little bit of privacy that I have.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Baking makes me focus. On weighing the sugar. On sieving the flour. I find it calming and rewarding because, in fairness, it is sort of magic - you start off with all this disparate stuff, such as butter and eggs, and what you end up with is so totally different. And also delicious.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing a novel is so hard, and there are so many problems that the last thing you're thinking about is adapting this mess you have on your hands as a movie. You just want to get it to work as a novel. That's your main focus.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.
- New Things
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- Nov 07, 2020