“The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it's kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what's happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.” PeopleThinkingMindKindRealStoriesWould BeActionWishPovertyIssuesFocusInspireHappeningsSightExtremesExtreme PovertyOf Sight Out Of Mind Author:John Legend
“I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about things, you put words to them. So I try to just stay present most of the time, I try not to let my mind wander and I also try not to clear my mind. I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that's happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I'm saying.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingMindStillsDifferentClearFocusMusicianSingingHappeningsWanderDrumming Author:Brett Dennen
“The one thread that was most surprising and most consistent was the lack of fear that people felt at the worst moment. They felt a lot of fear in early stages, when they're just realizing what's happening. But then things really seemed to be at their peak of terror, the fear went away. You can imagine why that's useful. At that moment your brain needs to focus all its attention on surviving, so people will feel a sense of calm as their brain tries to sort out a plan.” PeopleNeedsFeelsTryingMomentsFeltRealizingAttentionBrainFocusImaginePlansWorstStageHappeningsCalmTerrorConsistentThat MomentSurprisingThreadSurvivingWorst Moments Author:Amanda Ripley
“And consequently, you have this rich looking film, which gives it this kind of muscular feel, deep focus, soft focus look. I'm not that great on development. I can see where things go wrong, but Beau, Carl and Mike Finch, they worked on it relentlessly. And then I would see the material and I would say, "Well, that just doesn't ring true. I don't quite know why that's happening."” KnowsGivingFeelsWellsLooksKindI CanFilmRichFocusMaterialsDevelopmentHappeningsRingsMikeFinches Author:Pierce Brosnan
“This deep insecurity has been going on for a while. I mean I picked it up in 2014 sitting in focus groups of women who were feeling terrified, not just about that ISIS was coming, but terrified that their children couldn't be safe at school, terrified about what was happening in Ferguson and other places.” MeanChildrenHas BeensFeelingsSchoolFocusGroupsSafeHappeningsSittingInsecurityTerrifiedIsisFergusonFocus Groups Author:Chuck Todd
“We can sit and worry about what's going to happen to us two weeks from now. I'd rather focus on the amazing things happening right in front of us.” TwoHappensWorryFocusWeekFrontsHappeningsThings HappenTwo WeeksAmazing Things Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“Many organizations help businesses to stay on top of what's changing or likely to change. It's important for executives and managers who focus on a company's health coverage to stay up-to-speed on what's happening, and it's important for those in the C-suite to understand the changes to factor these new variables into their strategic planning calculus.” ImportantHelpingCompanyFocusHappeningsOrganizationSpeedPlanningFactorsManagersExecutivesStrategicCoverageVariablesStrategic PlanningCalculusHealth Coverage Author:John E. McDonough
“When a bunch of stuff is happening on set, you have to remember the grander purpose: you're telling a story, so you have to get to that moment, and that takes supreme focus.” MomentsStoriesRememberPurposeStuffFocusHappeningsSupremeBunchThat Moment Author:Taron Egerton
“I don't want to denounce musicals because they certainly have a message they want to communicate. But with straight plays, there is a focus on what's going on between people and relationships. I think so much is happening in the world at the moment, so many changes politically and culturally, writers are writing about that.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantWritingPlayMomentsFocusMessagesHappeningsCommunicate Author:Sean Mahon
“The Internet really does create this dimension around the music that's always in relation to what else is happening at the moment. But all you can do is ignore the annoying hum of the machine and focus on making art that makes you excited to be alive.” DoeArtMomentsCan DoFocusAliveInternetHappeningsMachinesRelationExcitedDimensionsAnnoying Author:Alan Palomo
“The best way to get Americans to focus on what's happening in Afghanistan is by using the example of their own.” WayFocusExampleHappeningsBest WayAfghanistan Author:Tim Hetherington
“The challenge is to just focus on what's actually happening, focus on the people who get it, and focus on the people who are listening.” PeopleChallengesFocusListeningHappenings Author:Amanda Palmer
“The message [of Donald Trump] is that that type of thing happening. Let's focus on what happened.What happened was the murder, the murder of this person pushing a stroller, it's unacceptable in an American city to continue to have this level of violence and the level of violence in Chicago is unacceptable.” PersonsLevelsCitiesFocusViolenceHappenedTypeTrumpMessagesHappeningsMurderThings HappenPushingChicagoAmerican CitiesStrollers Author:Chris Christie
“I could see America playing a slightly smaller role in the Middle East but I would not see us abandoning the region and just say "Oh," like I said, "China, Russia, it's yours now. Global focus is just on our hemisphere." I don't see that happening.” SaidAmericaRolesFocusMiddleHappeningsChinaEastRussiaRegionsMiddle EastHemisphere Author:Thomas Friedman
“In television and films, you never know the fate of anything. Focusing on the present moment - not getting so caught up on what could happen - that's been my biggest focus. Everything's happening seemingly at once.” KnowsMomentsHappensFilmFocusFateTelevisionHappeningsCaughtPresent MomentCaught Up Author:Christine Evangelista