(226 quotes found)
“Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.”
Colin Powell
“Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister”
John Sebastian
“Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.”
Doug Horton
“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”
Christopher Columbus
“The sound shivers through the walls, through the table, through the window frame, and into my finger. These distraction-oholics. These focus-ophobics. Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed... and this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.”
Chuck Palahniuk
“The more you let yourself be distracted from where you are going, the more you are the person that you are. It's not so much like getting lost as it is like getting found.”
William Stafford
“Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.”
Saul Bellow
“To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions.”
Melvin Maddocks
“The articulate voice is more distracting than mere noise”
Seneca
“It took their minds off of everything, ... And it was really good for me, too.”
Winnie the Pooh
