#concentration

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill. ↗

— Ron Silver

#energy #good #i #lot #realized

Because of the tension and difficulty, I remember trying to do the silliest things when we weren't rolling cameras, anything to lift the spirits. But once on set, it was important to have full concentration. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

#because #cameras #concentration #difficulty #full

It is one of the unexpected disasters of the modern age that our new unparalleled access to information has come at the price of our capacity to concentrate on anything much. The deep, immersive thinking which produced many of civilization's most important achievements has come under unprecedented assault. We are almost never far from a machine that guarantees us a mesmerizing and libidinous escape from reality. The feelings and thoughts which we have omitted to experience while looking at our screens are left to find their revenge in involuntary twitches and our ever-decreasing ability to fall asleep when we should. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#achievements #concentration #electronics #information #reality

The more you concentration on God, the longer your conversation with him lasts and the holier his consacration will be on you. Let your communication with him be controlled by your committment. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#concentrate #concentration #consecration #god #holy

Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#attention #concentration #connection #eagerness #inspiration

When you fully focus your mind, you make others attracted to you. ↗

— Toba Beta

#focus #laws-of-attraction #law-of-attraction

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#done #doubt #fine #self-sacrifice #toil

Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino. ↗

— Lisa Bonet

#camps #come #concentration #go #latino

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#away #concentration #detail #engaging #find

If your concentration is getting bad, take up bass fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren't ready when that fish hits, you can't set the hook. ↗

— Lee Trevino

#bad #bass #concentration #fish #fishing