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Focus quotes “Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.” – Mark Twain
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Focus Quotes


Focus means doing one thing without distraction, being focused means giving a goal or activity your undivided attention. With a focus in life, we can achieve great success. Focus quotes.


1. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. this is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”

– Swami Vivekananda


2. “If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.”

– Confucius


3. “We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us.”

– Tim Cook


4. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

– Bruce Lee


5. “Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.”

– Joel Osteen


6. “Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive.”

– Roy T. Bennett


7. “Taoism taught me to focus on the process and not to be attached to preconceived ideas of what I thought the outcome should be.”

– Jimmy Chin


8. “Most people think that intelligence is about brain, where really it’s about focus. Genius is just attention to a subject until it becomes specific, specific, specific.”

– Esther Hicks


9. “Intense concentration sparks all kinds of ideas.”

– Robert Greene


10. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”

– Zig Ziglar


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11. “Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.”

– Paulo Coelho


12. “When you work, work. When you play, play. Don’t mix the two.”

– Jim Rohn


13. “Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.”

– John Carmack


14. “Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.”

– Dwayne Johnson


15. “I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as i can.”

– Kobe Bryant


16. “Success demands singleness of purpose. You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects.”

– Gary Keller


17. “Forget about finding your passion. Instead, focus on finding big problems.”

– Mark Cuban


18. “Knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to focus on.”

– Warren Buffett


19. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

– Aristotle


20. “Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.”

– Mark Twain


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21. “Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.”

– John Maxwell


22. “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.”

– Warren Buffett


23. “If we focus on what’s ugly, we attract more ugliness into our thoughts, and then into our emotions, and ultimately into our lives.”

– Wayne Dyer


24. “Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy.”

– Stuart Wilde


25. “Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.”

– Steve Uzzell


26. “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”

– Brian Tracy


27. “If there are nine rabbits on the ground and you want to catch one, just focus on one.”

– Jack Ma


28. “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”

– Alexander Graham Bell


29. “Prioritizing sharpens your vision so you can focus on the most important things.”

– Myles Munroe


30. “Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about.”

– Stephen Richards


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31. “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.”

– Eckhart Tolle


32. “Change your focus, from making money to serving more people. Serving more people makes the money come in.”

– Robert Kiyosaki


33. “Extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.”

– Gary Keller


34. “Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.”

– Helen Hanson


35. “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”

– Lin Yutang


36. “I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don’t even pay attention to things you don’t.”

– Bryan Cranston


37. “In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.”

– Robert Greene


38. “Your current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think about the most or focus on the most will appear as your life.”

– Rhonda Byrne


39. “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”

– George Lucas


40. “Achieve self-mastery over your thoughts, and constantly direct them toward your goals and objectives. Learn to focus your attention on the goals that you want to achieve and on finding ways to achieve those goals.”

– Napoleon Hill


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41. “You must first clearly see a thing in your mind before you can do it.”

– Alex Morrison


42. “To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.”

– T. F. Hodge


43. “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”

– Winston Churchill


44. “You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.”

– Wayne Dyer


45. “The ability to stay calm and focused in the midst of change is what distinguihes great leaders from those just collecting a paycheck.”

– Todd Stocker


46. “Where focus goes, energy flows And if you don’t take the time to focus on what matters, then you’re living a life of someone else’s design.”

– Tony Robbins


47. “I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.”

– Tim Cook


48. “Meditation helps concentration of the mind. Then the mind is free from thoughts and is in the meditated form.”

– Ramana Maharshi


49. “Focus on faith and grow your roots strong and deep so no one can make you believe in something that is not good for your soul.”

– Molly Friedenfeld


50. “Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.”

– Sharon Salzberg


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51. “The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.”

– Thomas Edison


52. “If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”

– David Allen


53. “Our focus needs to be less on what our legacy’s going to be or how we can control each other and more how we can give to each other.”

– Kanye West


54. “Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what’s urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.”

– Stephen Covey


55. “Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.”

– Ralph Marston


56. “The real heroes are those who rebuild their lives using adversity as a stepping stone to greatness in the midst of the chaos life has thrown at them.”

– Nikki Rowe


57. “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.”

– William Arthur Ward


58. “Focus all your attention and energy on the achievement of the objectives you are involved with right now.”

– Denis Waitley


59. “A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.”

– Brain Tracy


60. “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”

– Venus Williams


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61. “In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.”

– Yuval Noah Harari


62. “It’s all about reprogramming our minds to focus more on what brings us joy.”

– Alaric Hutchinson


63. “Over the years, I’ve learned that a confident person doesn’t concentrate or focus on their weaknesses – they maximize their strengths.”

– Joyce Meyer


64. “While amidst the crowd and seeking quietness in another zone you can still get away from them by homing in on matters within.”

– Stephen Richards


65. “If the fire in your heart is strong enough, it will burn away any obstacles that come your way.”

– Suzy Kassem


66. “People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.”

– John Maeda


67. “If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future.”

– Germany Kent


68. “If you’ve lost focus, just sit down and be still. Take the idea and rock it to and fro. Keep some of it and throw some away, and it will renew itself. You need do no more.”

– Clarissa Pinkola Estes


69. “The more you focus on sex without love, and drugs and violence, lifestyle of intimidation and recycling, the less energy you spend on opening up the big tent.”

– Jesse Jackson


70. “Make sure every day you do what matters most. When you know what matters most, everything makes sense. When you don’t know what matters most, anything makes sense.”

– Gary Keller


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71. “To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.”

– Cal Newport


72. “Listening is active. At its most basic level, it’s about focus, paying attention.”

– Simon Sinek


73. “You must really want to win with all of your heart! Plan your race; do not ever get side tracked. Focus on your goal – “the finishing line-“”

– Lucas Remmerswaal


74. “Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.”

– Tony Robbins


75. “No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.”

– Max Beerbohm


76. “The amount of negativity I hear on a daily basis is unbelievable. But that’s the kind of stuff you have to tune out, focus, stick with your vision and keep plugging every day.”

– Dana White


77. “It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.”

– Roy Bennett


78. “One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.”

– Orison Swett Marden


79. “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

– Stephen Covey


80. “When you fully focus your mind, you make others attracted to you.”

– Toba Beta


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81. “There is always something to learn from everyone. So, focus on one’s good side, ignore their bad side to explore and learn more.”

– Riya Bisht


82. “We can all focus on our chapter of life instead of complaining about, and comparing ourselves with, other people who are enjoying their own chapter of life.”

– Olawale Daniel


83. “The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.”
– Simon Cowell


84. “Along with a strong belief in your own inner voice, you also need laser-like focus combined with unwavering determination.”

– Larry Flynt


85. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.”

– Greg Anderson


86. “Show more than tell is also about sustaining the focus on stated priorities even when it’s boring and other shiny objects and executive brain candy are competing for your attention.”
– Tanya Mann


87. “Satan wants us to constantly focus on everything that is wrong with us and look at how far we still have to go. But God desires for us to rejoice in how far we have already come.”
– Joyce Meyer


88. “Success depends not on who you are or where you are coming from. Success depends on what you think – when you think.”

– Rene Esteban


89. “Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.”

– Denis Waitley


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90. “Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.”

– Rashedur Ryan Rahman


91. “People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.”

– Elon Musk


92. “The mind will not focus until it has clear objectives. But the purpose of goals is to focus your attention and give you direction, not to identify a final destination.”

– John C. Maxwell


93. “Depression is usually the result of focusing on a negative thought or situation way more often and for way longer than usual.”

– Mokokoma Mokhonoana


94. “Once out of your cradle, you don’t focus on the world in the abstract, perceiving things for the first time, but in synchrony with your accumulated knowledge, which enriches and helps define your experience, as well as ensuring its uniqueness.”

– Winifred Gallagher


95. “As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up… so we can focus… so we can be in concert with one another.”

– Phil Jackson


96. “Instead of focusing on circumstances that you cannot change, focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can.”

– Joy Lee


97. “Anything that’s not positive, I don’t have the energy to focus on it. Anything that’s not going in the right direction, I don’t have the time or the energy.”

– DMX


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98. “Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn’t look up. Well, maybe once…”

– Isaac Asimov


99. “Keep your mind off the things you don’t want by keeping it on the things you do want.”

– W. Clement Stone


100. “We waste too much energy worrying about what is to come. We are to, instead, put that energy into powering the present. Only then will we get to where we want to be.”

– Adrienne Posey


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