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.
Stay Focused: Inspiring Quotes to Help You Concentrate - page 5
Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself.
You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.
George Horace Lorimer
I never really got any attention until I was on MTV. I became a household name because I was on every day from 3-4pm. I wasn't prepared for it - how mean they can be in the press. I wouldn't say I'm jaded now, I guess I'm just used to it.
Simon Rex
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Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.
Beverly Engel
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.
Rachel Naomi Remen
When one learns to focus energy through surrender and sensitivity, they become free, and can access the expansiveness of endless possibility.
Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.
Patrick MacGill
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.
One man saying that everything is wrong can command coast-to-coast attention in living color, a power not given to an absolute monarch a century ago.
Walter Wriston
GRIT is Guts, Resilience, Industriousness and Tenacity. GRIT is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and simply work harder than the next guy or gal.
Linda Kaplan Thaler
Acting is a very strange industry in that it flows in these weird ways, I'll be so busy for 6 months and then nothing for a couple months, so it's hard for me to focus and stuff.
Alia Shawkat
Stop worrying about what you don't know. Focus instead on what you already know even if they don't add up to much. Because you never know what you can achieve with what you already know until you take actions!
Mark Foo
Outwardly one's life may suffer every kind of limitation, from bodily paralysis to miserable surroundings, but inwardly it is free in meditation to reach out to a sphere of light, beauty, truth, love, and power.
Paul Brunton
Integrity is when your good intentions meet your actions - on a consistent basis.
Amy Chan
As time goes on and you become more comfortable in your career path, and things are starting to make sense, and it's not just about work, you find that you're able to focus on other things and other people.
George Clooney
He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.
Robert Redford
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In the best of all possible worlds, February 14 is a pleasant and sentimental opportunity to lavish your partner with attention or move your relationship to the next level.
Pepper Schwartz
