“The person who loves his life will lose it: it could not be otherwise, for to love one's life is a fundamental denial of God's sovereignty, of God's rights, and a brazen elevation of self to the apogee of one's perception, and therefore an idolatrous focus on self, which is the heart of all sin” HeartPersonsSelfLife IsLosesSinFocusRightsPerceptionFundamentalsDenialSovereigntyElevationBrazenSovereignty Of God Author:D. A. Carson
“The poetic function is the set towards the message itself, focus on the message for its own sake which by promoting the palpability of signs, deepens the fundamental dichotomy of signs and objects.” ArtPoetryFocusObjectsMessagesFunctionFundamentalsSakePoeticPromotingDichotomy Author:Roman Jakobson
“The focus of my playing is the groove, and every time I find a new rhythm, I find I can write a bunch of new songs. Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff. Because when you learn to swing your body in a new way, you begin to swing with your instrument differently.” WayWritingI CanBodySongFocusFundamentalsInstrumentsYour BodyBunchRhythmSwingsNew WaysGrooveNew Songs Author:Stone Gossard
“Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of the Eurozone and therefore the shape of the EU itself. Opportunities to advance our national interest are clearly becoming apparent. We should focus on how to make the most of this, not pursue a parliamentary process for a multiple choice referendum.” ShouldChoicesOpportunityProcessInterestFocusBecomingShapesFundamentalsPursueMultipleNational InterestsParliamentaryReferendumsEurozoneMultiple Choice Author:David Cameron
“When people are always telling you that you have to have a lot of women, women are very important, there's a chance that you might actually begin to observe them on a more fundamental level. Then you get so much focus that one day you might actually see. Dominican men are told to look at women all the time, but they're definitely not told to see them.” PeopleMenLooksImportantMightChanceLevelsFocusOne DayFundamentalsMen Women Author:Junot Diaz
“Before you sweat the logistics of focus: first, care. Care intensely.... Obsessing over the slipperiness of focus, bemoaning the volume of those devil "distractions," and constantly reassessing which shiny new "system" might make your life suddenly seem more sensible - these are all terrifically useful warning flares that you may be suffering from a deeper, more fundamental problem.... Know in your heart that what you're making or doing matters... First, care. Then, as you'll happily and unavoidably discover, all that "focus" business has a peculiar way of taking care of itself.” KnowsWayFirstsHeartMayMatterProblemSeemsMightCareSufferingFocusDevilFundamentalsDeeperWarningPeculiarDistractionSweatSensibleVolumeLogisticsObsessing Author:Merlin Mann
“Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals.” ProcessLeadershipFocusVictoryFundamentalsCollectionsSetbackDisappointingStay PositivePositive FocusSmall Victories Author:Bradford Winters
“I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as fundamental to their attitude for their expression.” WorldArtistAttitudeFocusExpressionFundamentalsPrioritiesOblivion Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power. Instead focus on your purpose, on your most authentic and fundamental intentions.” IfsGivingSuccessPurposeFocusAchievementDeterminationFundamentalsIntentionPerseveranceObstacles Author:Ralph Marston
“The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.” FallGoalLeadershipFocusFootballSolutionsFundamentalsNflInspiring Football Author:Tony Dungy
“God’s purpose is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”2 That is fundamental to all we do. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in things that we find fascinating or become so consumed by mundane responsibilities that we lose sight of God’s objectives. As you consistently focus your life on the most basic principles, you will gain an understanding of what you are to do, and you will produce more fruit for the Lord and more happiness for yourself.” MenSometimesPurposeUnderstandingLosesResponsibilityLordPrinciplesFocusProduceEternalGainsSightFundamentalsFruitObjectivesImmortalityFascinatingConsistentlyConsumedEternal LifeMundaneBasic Principles Author:Richard G. Scott
“Economists who adhere to rational-expectations models of the world will never admit it, but a lot of what happens in markets is driven by pure stupidity - or, rather, inattention, misinformation about fundamentals, and an exaggerated focus on currently circulating stories.” WorldStoriesHappensFocusPureModelsExpectationsEconomicsFundamentalsStupidityDrivenRationalFinanceConspiracyEconomistExaggeratedAdmittingMisinformationInattention Author:Robert J. Shiller