#distract

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

#better #both #clever #craft #distraction

I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you. ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#because #calculations #distract #i #much

The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The pictures are perfect. If you're showing pictures, different things in that picture can distract from the spoken word. ↗

— Bob Edwards

#created #different #different things #distract #help

I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being your own toughest critic. So you can't really be distracted by the expectations based on your previous performance. ↗

— Ken Burns

#being #critic #direct #distracted #expectations

I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I'm not a fighter. ↗

— Herman Cain

#because #campaign #caused #continued #distractions

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#am #because #books #changing #constant

Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film. ↗

— Ted Kotcheff

#distract #everything #film #filmmaking #fine

The REM and Nirvana successes don't mean much to me except as a potential distraction for bands who want to cash in on the trend. Don't try to sound like someone else. REM and Nirvana don't sound like anyone else. ↗

— Greg Ginn

#bands #cash #distraction #else #except

It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores. ↗

— Katie Holmes

#away #because #course #distractions #far

Evil is whatever distracts. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#evil #whatever