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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
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
In terms of tackling different subjects, I can't really think of anything I wouldn't want to try; that's the fun of it right? Each new style brings new challenges - not that you shouldn't focus on one and master it, but it takes so long to make a film, you just want to have some variety.
- Dancing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inevitably, when a scene isn't working for me, it's because I'm being self-conscious, and I'm not putting enough of my focus on my fellow actor.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I wrote all the time when I was a kid - I don't want to call it 'poetry,' because it wasn't poetry. I was not that kind of a writer. I was a rhymer. I was a fan of Dorothy Parker's, so maybe I wrote poetry to that extent, but my main focus was the humor of it, and word construction, and the slant. Your words, it's a very powerful experience.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Instead of wasting time on proposals which are difficult to forge consensus on, such as public nomination and party nomination, it's better to focus the discussion on how to form the nominating committee and the nomination process.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though I thought of myself as soft and squishy, I always had this great will and focus and was just so driven.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just decided to take some time off. I've been modeling since '93, '92, and that's a pretty long time. I'm a single mother and I chose to focus on her.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government needs to get out of the way, focus more on affordability, manage taxes properly so we get the services we expect.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our message to parents is to focus on the process the child engages in, such as trying hard or focusing on the task - what specific things they're doing rather than, 'You're so smart. You're so good at this.' Although it's never too late to change, what you do early matters.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a preference for writing that deals with domestic issues; even in visual art, I like work that focuses on very small aspects of human life. I like movies that have a very narrow focus. I can see how it might be viewed as limiting, but I don't experience it that way.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I set my eyes on the gold at the world championships, I was able to maintain that focus that whole day. That's what I aim to do in Rio - my focus is gold, so I can keep in that good state; I can't get too complacent. I can't relax; I can't be content. I need to be 100 per cent switched on.
- Nov 07, 2020
For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.
- American Workers
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- Nov 07, 2020
Free trade is an important component of our economy, but it also has to be fair. Too often, the needs of American workers are ignored while the interests of huge corporations are the focus of these trade deals.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Development has to start from the base; the kids need to be playing, and the institutions have to come forward. There needs to be focus on grassroots.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020