The nature of the video camera really makes you focus on the present. Since I have always been a diarist filmmaker, not one who stages scenes with actors, it has always been about the present moment. – Jonas Mekas
I don’t focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, then I don’t worry about it. – Joel Osteen
People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We’re human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others’ shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it’s a very sad thing. – Janet Jackson
Expand the definition of ‘reading’ to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It’s the pleasure of reading that counts; the focus will naturally broaden. A boy won’t read shark books forever. – Jon Scieszka
Many people focus on the 4 percent rule, which essentially says that as long as you withdraw no more than 4 percent from your retirement accounts each year, the money should last you 30 years. – Jean Chatzky
When I’m working, I’m very purposeful and everything else gets out of focus. Something I’ve had to work on together with my wife is how to acknowledge each other in the midst of this and keep the relationship going. – Jeff Bridges
I’m good at professional wrestling, and I always will be good, but what’s always been different about me is that I can’t completely focus on professional wrestling. – Jeff Hardy
I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what’s needed. – Jason Statham
Honestly, I don’t believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery. – Janelle Monae
I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it’s a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis. – Jodie Foster
The main focus for me is not trying to find duet partners. It’s about just making great songs. I want most of my album to be in my voice because it’s my point of view. – John Legend
My only focus after I start the putter away from the ball is keeping the back of my left wrist as fat as possible from start to finish. This is critical to keeping the putterhead and ball moving straight down the target line after impact. It’s also how Rory Mcllroy squares his putterface, and obviously it works for him. – Jordan Spieth
It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future. – Christine Gregoire
Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That’s the key. – Jack LaLanne
When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch. – Anthony Martial
I can’t spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I’ve got to focus on the mission. – John R. Allen
Your job as a producer is to make suggestions without putting your ego in front of everything else. Also, I think you want to focus on that artist’s best qualities and really highlight them. – Adam Schlesinger
Obviously the shift to gas and the need for large amounts of gas in the United States is going to be a major focus of attention on the part of producers. – Andrew Gould
My first obligation is my job. It’s very hard to really get into campaign mode when you’ve got to focus on doing the work. – Claire McCaskill
The obsessive focus on a college degree has served neither taxpayers nor students well. Only 35 percent of students starting a four-year degree program will graduate within four years, and less than 60 percent will graduate within six years. Students who haven’t graduated within six years probably never will. – Alex Tabarrok
It’s important to understand that you have to dedicate time to your sponsors, to have relationships with the people and the media, but it is also hard when you are first coming up and your primary focus is on tennis. – Ana Ivanovic
I’ve been through a couple of mergers – they’re not that fun. And it’s easy to lose your focus on this grandiose mission you established for yourself as an independent company. – Jeremy Stoppelman
I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success. – Cory Booker
I don’t live in the past or focus on making new songs sound like my old stuff; it would be stupid, and I don’t think anyone would like it. – Juicy J