“It's always difficult, especially the U.S. Open, the last of the Grand Slams. It's always tough because you know, the season is very long. I really played a lot this year. Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused all the time because you're really tired after the whole season.” KnowsYearsLongSometimesHardWholeLastsDifficultToughSeasonsTiredFocusedStay FocusedSlam Author:Agnieszka Radwanska
“When I'm working, I'm so narrowly focused on sound, language, rhythm, flow, that I rarely feel the emotion of the text. It's only after - long after - I've finished a piece that I can experience in any way its emotional charge.” WayFeelsLongI CanLanguageSoundEmotionPiecesEmotionalFlowFocusedFinishedRhythm Author:Taiye Selasi
“We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong growth and attractive returns over the long-term... And we've identified non-core assets we have shed.” LongPlayStrongGrowthTermReturnUniqueStrategyFocusedCoreAttractiveLong TermAssetsShedAdoptedHistoric Author:Michael Corbat
“Creativity doesn’t come from glancing quickly at your Twitter feed while in line at Starbucks. It comes from deep thought. It comes from voraciously reading books—long books that require focused attention. It comes from meaningful discourse with other intellectually curious people. It comes from listening and asking good questions.” PeopleLongBookReadingLinesAttentionCreativityListeningAskingFocusedMeaningfulCuriousReading BooksDiscourseDeep ThoughtStarbucksGood QuestionsLong BookFocused Attention Author:Joshua Rogers
“What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access opportunity, that we are safe, that we are working with our international partners to try to create more order at a time when there's a lot of chaos? How do we deal with terrorism in a way that's consistent with our values? As long as I stay focused on those north stars, then I tend not to get too rattled.” PeopleWayTryingLongFeelingsAbleYoungValuesOrderOpportunityStarsDealsClassMiddleSafeChaosInternationalTerrorismFocusedAccessPartnersSecureConsistentMiddle ClassStay FocusedMiddle Class FamilyNorth Star Author:Barack Obama
“When we enter the spiritual realm we are always focused on those big, life altering miracles. Here is a truth that isn’t sold to us. Change is a long, gradual process. Yes, you can make things happen immediately, but quite often, amazing things are happening that you can’t see.” LongBigsHappensSpiritualProcessHappeningsMiracleFocusedThings HappenRealmsAmazing ThingsMake Things HappenLife AlteringYes You Can Author:Ruben Papian
“People still stereotype all day long. But if you forget your own age, you'll get so focused on the business that you become ultra-confident and people will forget to question how old you are.” PeopleIfsLongStillsAgeForgetFocusedStereotypeForget YouOld YouUltras Author:Gurbaksh Chahal