“Sometimes I don't like my thighs or stomach, but whenever I get caught up in that, I always focus on the fact that I'm healthy now.” SometimesFactsFocusHealthyCaughtStomachCaught UpThighs Author:Jessica Alba
“My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you're doing.” MindDifferentForceFiveFocusGolfDifferent Place Author:Jessica Alba
“Of course, it is worth it to take the time to think carefully through your assumptions, and ensure you at least have hypotheses around how you will create value. But use the analysis as a way to focus attention on the most critical assumptions, rather than spend a ton of time massaging the numbers.” ThinkingWayUseValuesCoursesNumbersAttentionFocusCriticalAnalysisAssumptionWorth ItHypothesisTime To Think Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Another key role the CEO plays is to focus efforts.” PlayEffortRolesFocusKeysCeo Author:Scott D. Anthony
“I would never put a sculpture in front of a painting, so that it is difficult to see the painting. I always place each thing so you can see it isolated. You can focus on every individual work.” IndividualDifficultFocusFrontsPaintingIsolatedSculptureIndividual Work Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“I think the best advice I got was to not worry about what other people would think while you were working on your first draft. Focus on getting it out of your head. You can always edit the manuscript later.” PeopleThinkingFirstsWorryFocusAdviceEditsManuscriptsBest Advice Author:Eden Robinson
“If I have a clear spot in my schedule, I like to tackle the heavy scenes that require the heightened emotion and focus of a long writing session. Otherwise, I have daily obligations that can't be ignored.” IfsWritingLongEmotionClearFocusSceneHeavyObligationSpotsSchedulesIgnoredSession Author:Eden Robinson
“My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America.” AmericaEnjoyFocusFirearmsNorth America Author:Steve Kanaly
“The only thing that really goes through my head when I'm picking out an outfit is, do I feel cool and cute. I try as much as I can to push out any worry about what anyone else is gonna think and just kinda focus on, do I think this is cool.” ThinkingFeelsTryingI CanWorryFocusCute Author:Troye Sivan
“I like to keep my options very open and try not to focus on trying to get something. That's just how I'm playing it and it's worked so far.” TryingFocus Author:Asa Butterfield
“I use a "Debt Dash" approach to paying off debt. I recommend people focus on paying off the debt with the lowest balance first. So if the primary has less debt you would focus on that.” PeopleIfsFirstsUseFocusBalanceApproachDebtPrimariesLowest Author:Michelle Singletary
“It's my opinion that, if Barack did want to solve the gang problem, number one would be to work with people from the inside out, people who can actually give him an accurate analysis of the problem in L.A., because they're in it or at one point were a part of it, and now they're workin' to change it, and redirect the energy and the focus of it. And then consciously take steps to solve the problem.” PeopleIfsWantGivingProblemWould BeEnergyNumbersStepsOpinionFocusSolveBarackAnalysisAccurateGang Author:Nipsey Hussle
“I don't expect us to cover all the issues of this campaign [2016] tonight, but I remind everyone, there are two more presidential debates scheduled. We are going to focus on many of the issues that voters tell us are most important, and we're going to press for specifics.” TwoImportantIssuesFocusPressesCampaignsDebatePresidentialTonightVotersSpecificsPresidential Debate Author:Lester Holt
“African Americans, in particular, saw their cumulative wealth crash. They used to have 10 cents on the dollar of the average white family. That 10 cents on the dollar that the African American family used to have crashed down to 5 cents on the dollar, given the focus of predatory lending on the African American community and the degree to which they were really devastated by the foreclosure crisis. So yeah, I think there is a lot of disappointment out there.” ThinkingUsedGivenCommunityWealthWhiteSawsFocusParticularDegreesCrisisYeahDollarsAverageDisappointmentAfrican AmericanCentsCrashLendingDevastatedAmerican FamilyCumulativePredatoryForeclosure Author:Jill Stein
“As far as keeping my sanity, it's something I've only recently tried to focus on as a means of self-preservation.” MeanSelfFocusSanityPreservationSelf Preservation Author:Anthony Green
“When I had this concept ["You're All That"] that I'm not just a body with a mind, that I'm a spirit being, I'm a synergistically trying being, when I understood that, life began to come into focus.” TryingMindBodySpiritFocusUnderstoodConcepts Author:Paula White
“I want to focus on what are called kitchen table issues. You know, the ones that keep you up at night, like the cost of childcare and college and prescription drugs and so much else.” KnowsWantNightIssuesFocusCollegeCostDrugTablesKitchenPrescriptionsPrescription DrugsKitchen TableChildcare Author:Hillary Clinton
“I feel like when I'm working and when it's not my time off, I like working out alone because it's kind of like that time that my mind gets to just shut off and I can just focus on working on being a better boxer.” FeelsMindKindI CanFocusWork OutMy TimeBoxersTime Off Author:Gigi Hadid
“The more obsessively we focus on what a particular food is going to do for us, the less healthy we've become. Simple pleasures become complicated.” SimplePleasureFocusParticularHealthyComplicatedSimple Pleasures Author:Alison Gopnik
“I like to focus on what I'm doing now, which is giving back. I've done interventions with people I've been close to.” PeopleGivingDoneFocusGiving BackIntervention Author:Demi Lovato
“Here's what people should look at as they look at a public servant. Do they have a passion in their life that showed up before they were in public life? And have they held onto that passion throughout their life, regardless of whether they were in office or not, succeeding or failing. Hillary Clinton has that passion, from a time as a kid in a methodist youth group in the suburbs of Chicago, she has been focused on serving others with a special focus on empowering families and kids.” PeopleShouldLooksHas BeensKidsPassionFocusFailingGroupsSpecialYouthSucceedOfficeClintonFocusedServantEmpoweringServingChicagoPublic LifeServing OthersSuburbsPublic ServantsMethodists Author:Tim Kaine
“As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.” IfsNightGuyGamesResponsibilityStruggleFocusPlayerReadyPagesCoachesEvery Night Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I've got wonderful people I get to work with, and I'm trying to focus on that, instead of worrying about, Aw, who doesn't want to work with me? You focus on the ones who do.” PeopleWantTryingWorryFocusWonderful Author:Molly Shannon
“I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.” PeopleThinkingWaySeemsGamesFocusFieldsHealthyBaseballMovedCompetitionMoved On Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“There was no other concern; there was no other focus [in the Governor's School]. It was simply there to learn and grow and perform, and that was pretty amazing and informative. I'd say that was a big pivotal moment for me.” MomentsBigsSchoolGrowsFocusConcernGovernorsInformativePivotalPivotal Moments Author:Zachary Quinto
“I knew I needed a partner. I needed someone who could focus on and spearhead the business side of things, and [Neal Dodson] was great at that. That's how it started.” SidesFocusNeededPartnersNeeded Someone Author:Zachary Quinto
“I honestly don't even really want to think about it; I'd rather focus on how wonderful she is. Hillary Clinton is such a formidable candidate. I think we're lucky to have someone as smart and capable and strong as she is wanting to be our president.” ThinkingWantStrongPresidentFocusWonderfulLuckyCapableSmartClintonHonestlyCandidatesFormidable Author:Natalie Portman
“I started a foundation, called The Khaled Hosseini Foundation. The mission has been to help the most vulnerable groups in Afghanistan. So the focus has been on women, children, and homeless refugees, most of whom are in fact women and children.” ChildrenHas BeensFactsHelpingFocusGroupsFoundationMissionsVulnerableAfghanistanHomelessRefugee Author:Khaled Hosseini
“I honestly don't even really want to think about it [if Donald Trump wins]; I'd rather focus on how wonderful Hillary Clinton is.” IfsThinkingWantWinningFocusWonderfulTrumpClintonHonestly Author:Natalie Portman
“I don't like to think on obstacles. I guess that if you focus your mind on obstacles, they will grow bigger.” IfsThinkingMindGrowsFocusBiggerObstacles Author:Omar Chaparro
“Now is the one time in my life I can be 100% selfish. I'm not married; I don't have kids; I can focus on my career.” LifeI CanKidsSuccessCareersFocusMarriedSelfishOne Time Author:Kim Kardashian
“You must not only focus on the consumer, but also on what it does to you internally - getting people aligned to the strategic mission of the company - what it does to the suppliers, governments, all your stakeholders.” PeopleDoeGovernmentCompanyFocusMissionsConsumersStrategicSuppliersStakeholder Author:Martin Sorrell
“I never ask Candace Parker if she was thinking about leaving because I never had any reason to believe she would. I just kept the focus on the team and on Candace and the role she played for us.” IfsThinkingBelieveReasonAsksRolesFocusTeamLeaving Author:Pat Summitt
“Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense and you can commit a lot and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy.” PeopleWayHeartCareFormDealsFocusHavensEmpathyIntenseCommitGuests Author:Parker Posey
“I have a great staff at the church; they protect me and allow me to focus on more of what I do best.” ChurchFocusProtectStaff Author:Max Lucado
“I can write a story in working-class Stockholm Swedish, but I'm not going to assume I can perform the same feat with Cockney. I'll focus on adventures in story, themes and structure instead.” WritingI CanStoriesClassFocusAdventureStructureAssumingThemeWorking ClassFeatsSwedishStockholmCockneys Author:Karin Tidbeck
“If we're interested in the continuation of the human experiment we need to focus on resilience and coping with change (whether natural or anthropogenic) rather than living as if God or nature has given us a nice, orderly, calm, Babbit-like existence.” IfsNeedsHumansGivenNaturalExistenceFocusNiceCalmResilienceExperimentsCopingOrderlyContinuation Author:Dale Jamieson
“Even though a definite article is supposed to bring something into focus, Donald Trump uses it in a very general way. It's seen by many observers as a kind of racial distancing. Often using that article seems unnecessary. [But] it is serving some function, which is to represent a group collectively rather than as individuals.” WayKindUseSeemsIndividualFocusGroupsTrumpFunctionServingArticlesUnnecessaryDefiniteObservers Author:Ben Zimmer
“The question really is what will be the central focus of global politics in the coming decades and my argument is that cultural identities and cultural antagonisms and affiliations will play not the only role but a major role.” PlayRolesFocusIdentityMajorsArgumentDecadesAntagonismAffiliationCultural Identity Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“You can't do everything. You can't do health and forestry and agriculture. You've got to focus and do one or the other.” FocusAgriculture Author:Jane Goodall
“Everyone keeps talking about fixing and returning America - making America great. But yet, nobody ever seems to focus on the fact that you're not going to make any country great if you don't address its children.” IfsChildrenCountryFactsSeemsAmericaTalkingFocusAddressesFixingKeep Talking Author:Mitch Albom
“I try not to focus on the gender issue too much but I think you have to acknowledge it in order for it to go away.” ThinkingTryingOrderIssuesToo MuchFocusGenderAcknowledgeGoing AwayGender Issues Author:Emily Haines
“My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? Afghanistan and Pakistan are critical elements in that process.” PeopleProcessFocusProtectElementsCriticalAfghanistanPakistanHomeland Author:Barack Obama
“Part of the reason might be that I was born in 1954 and I look upon my youth with great fondness, like many old men. And, though my work doesn't focus much on good things, I see that period as America's heyday. True, we had many problems, like racism and Vietnam, but we still weren't quite as nuts as we seem to be now.” MenLooksStillsReasonProblemSeemsMightAmericaBornFocusYouthPeriodsRacismGood ThingsLook UpOld ManNutsVietnamFondnessHeyday Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“There are some very similar moments in the early work where the focus was on drawing, abstraction and fragmentation. Then it moved to the development of ideas. Lately it has become what architecture should be, which is more fluid organization. There has not been so much 'a change' but 'a development'.” ShouldIdeasMomentsFocusDevelopmentOrganizationMovedArchitectureDrawingAbstractionFluidFragmentationEarly Work Author:Zaha Hadid
“It is the beauty of women, and the fact that they are the focus, that they are sex objects in a positive sense, is the reason we have civilization.” ReasonFactsSexFocusObjectsCivilizationWomen Beauty Author:Hugh Hefner
“If you can't stay focused enough to focus on what people out there actually care about, their own lives, their healthcare, their education for their children, businesses that they can build, if you can stay focused enough to put that in your speech, you can't be president.” PeopleIfsChildrenEnoughCarePresidentFocusSpeechFocusedHealthcareStay Focused Author:Star Jones