Quotes about Focus

It's the steady, constant driving to the goal for which you're striving, not the speed with which you travel, that will make your victory sure.

The most important thing in our lives is what we are doing now.

He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. ... If the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign.

Kiss principle: Keep it simple, stupid.

Only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road.

For me, writing is the only thing that passes the three tests of metier: (i) when I'm doing it, I don't feel that I should be doing something else instead; (2) it produces a sense of accomplishment and, once in a while, pride; and (3) it's frightening.

If you walk, just walk. If you sit, just sit. But whatever you do, don't wobble.

Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with God.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.

We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.

No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments.