“On the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of thousands of moments where different things happen. Yet if you look more deeply, is there not only one moment, ever? Is life ever not this moment? This one moment, now, is the only thing you can never escape from. The one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens. No matter how much your life changes. One thing is certain. Its always now. Since there is no escape from the now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it.” IfsLooksDifferentMatterMomentsSeemsHappensCertainOne ThingNo Matter WhatConstantSurfaceThings HappenFactorsWelcomeLife ChangingEach DayDifferent ThingsFriendlyPresent MomentWhy NotStillness Speaks Book:Stillness Speaks Source: Stillness Speaks
“I mean time management is a big factor in my life. I'm a very organized person. You can only do one thing at a time, so that's the main way I do everything. When I'm with my kids, I'm with my kids. When I'm directing a movie, I'm directing a movie. When I'm making Magic Mike, I'm making Magic Mike. So you just really have to fragment and focus.” WayMeanPersonsBigsKidsFocusMagicOne ThingManagementFactorsOrganizedTime ManagementFragmentsMikeOne Thing At A TimeMagic Mike Author:Elizabeth Banks
“Death looms large I guess because it should. It's the one thing that we as human beings from birth have a right to. It's the only thing we've really got, and I don't mean to sound bleak about this, but it's a unifying factor amongst us all.” ShouldHumansMeanSoundHuman BeingsOne ThingBirthFactorsBleakUnifying Author:Nick Cave
“Taking drugs on a recreation level is one thing. But taking them while you're working on a stage is, I don't think it was that great. It's the control factor. And the thing about being on stage, you really want to feel that you're sort of in control a lot. It's not a place where you want to be out of control.” ThinkingWantFeelsLevelsOne ThingStageDrugFactorsRecreation Author:Mick Jagger
“God seems to have a delightful way of upsetting the things we have calculated on without taking Him into account. We get into circumstances which were not chosen by God, and suddenly we find we have been calculating without God; He has not entered in as a living factor. The one thing that keeps us from the possibility of worrying is bringing God in as the greatest factor in all our calculations.” WayHas BeensSeemsWorryOne ThingPossibilityCircumstancesAccountsChosenFactorsUpsetDelightfulCalculationsWithout GodCalculatingChosen By God Book:My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition Source: My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition
“For one thing, there's an essential human factor in every business endeavor. It doesn't matter if you have a perfect product, production plan and marketing pitch; you'll still need the right people to lead and implement those plans.” PeopleIfsNeedsHumansStillsMatterPerfectPlansOne ThingProductsEssentialsMarketingProductionsFactorsEndeavor Author:Bill Gates
“An investment decision in the common stock of a company frequently involves a whole lot of factors interacting ... the one thing that causes the most trouble is when you combine a bunch of these together, you get this lollapalooza effect.” WholeTogetherCausesDecisionCommonCompanyTroubleOne ThingEffectsInvestmentBunchFactorsInteracting Author:Charlie Munger
“I've learned when to get out. I've never wasted too much time with the wrong person, and that's one thing I'm proud of. The longer you're with the wrong person, you could be completely overlooking or not having the chance to meet the right person. And if it doesn't feel right, it isn't right. How do you know if something feels right? I think the great defining factor for me is whether I want more. When they drive away, do I wish they would turn around at the end of the street and come back? Or am I fine that they're going home?” IfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsPersonsEndsHomeTurnsWishChanceToo MuchOne ThingStreetsFineProudFactorsI've LearnedDo You KnowDefiningRight PersonFeels RightGoing HomeWrong PersonOverlooking Author:Taylor Swift