Focus : (22)

" Like most musicians, I’m good at becoming immersed in the music that I am currently working on. We seldom lift up our heads to contemplate even the music we will be doing in the future, let alone what we’ve done in the past. " - Tony Levin

" I’m on Twitter a lot of the day because I really like Twitter. It’s great for jokes. But when I’m writing, I can’t do anything else. I can’t even listen to music. I just have to write, and then I can do something else. I can’t multitask. " - Daniel Mallory Ortberg

" If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances. " - Spike Jonze

" When we play in the Pro Tour there’s no crowds in, so you can concentrate better. The others play better as well, there’s players who can’t play too good on TV but on the floor when it’s nice and quiet they can bang them in, let me tell you. " - Phil Taylor

" I feel attention sometimes in games, from fans and other players. But I just try to play the way I always have, remain focused, and don’t let distractions get in my way. " - Ryan Sessegnon

" As MBA professors endlessly tell their students, companies do best when they stick to what they do well. There’s a reason Apple doesn’t make blenders. There’s a reason Haagen-Dazs doesn’t sell meat. And there’s a reason drug companies should focus on saving and improving lives – not jeopardizing them. " - Jeffrey Kluger

" Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that’s fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. " - Bryan Adams

" There’s no such thing as multitasking. " - Jim Loehr

" The game of football requires attention constantly. If you miss one play, you can miss a lot of action – unlike some other sports. " - Robert Kraft

" When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser. " - Whittaker Chambers