Focused Quotes - Page 29

• I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.

  T. Boone Pickens

  Talking, Energy, Want

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• Archers are pretty focused.

  Geena Davis

  Archer

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• But my activities have been pretty much focused in the last almost 30 years on the recovery, of my own recovery, the understanding for my family of my recovery.

  Betty Ford

  Recovery, Years, Understanding

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• I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it.

  Montel Williams

  Black And White, Thinking, Europe

  "Montel Williams...still the talk of the town". AskMen Interview,

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• So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.

  Shirley Knight

  Directors, Hollywood, Dollars

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• A paradigm shift, where, in addition to, physical inputs for farming, a focused emphasis placed on knowledge inputs, can be a promising way forward. This knowledge based approach will bring immense returns particularly in Rainfed and Dryland farming areas.

  Pratibha Patil

  Rain, Way Forward, Land

  Pratibha Patil's Speech on the Eve of Demitting Office of the President, pib.nic.in. July 24, 2012.

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• We focused attention on what some believe are the flaws in the process leading to Senate consideration of the bill and the flaws of the bill itself.

  Harry Reid

  Believe, Attention, Bills

  "Asbestos Bill Moves Forward After Reid Lifts Objection". www.foxnews.com. February 07, 2006.

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• In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.

  Aloe Blacc

  Song, Writing, Thinking

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• My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They focused on our family life. The entertainment business wasn't the end-all. They weren't out to get the next big paycheck or the next big movie. It was about 'What can we do as a family.

  Candace Cameron

  Mom, Dad, Next

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.

  Fantasia Barrino

  Teacher, Dad, Reading

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• I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people - segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.

  Jeb Bush

  Jobs, Believe, Thinking

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• I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

  Ben Casnocha

  Basketball, School, Three Things

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• I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

  Katie Cassidy

  Character, Worry, Focus

  "Katie Cassidy Talks ARROW, Her Desire for Laurel to Take the Black Canary Path, the Character’s Relationship with Oliver, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 9, 2012.

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• For a couple of years, I focused more on producing because I wanted to be close to home, after traveling a lot for work.

  Mark Consuelos

  Couple, Home, Years

  "Mark Consuelos Talks AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, How He Got Involved with the Show, Its Dark Subject Matter and Working on the Asylum Set". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 5, 2012.

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• The more alone I am, the more focused I can get. I've written things with people, some of which I liked and others I think are total travesties. Collaborating is trying to make a piece of music and get someone else to come up with the ideas. What's the fun of that?

  Alex Chilton

  Fun, Thinking, Ideas

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• I am who I am, and I'm focused on that, and being a great CEO of Apple.

  Tim Cook

  Who I Am, Apples, Ceo

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• Save the Date' feels like a quiet story about two sisters and the men in their lives, kind of reminiscent of the quieter rom-coms of the 1990s; it's very character-driven and not as wedding-focused.

  Lizzy Caplan

  Character, Men, Two

  "Lizzy Caplan Talks 'Party Down' Movie, Going Bridal at Sundance in Two Wedding Comedies (Q&A)". Interview with Stacey Wilson Hunt, www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 23, 2012.

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• Even when the attention focused on me is positive, I am uncomfortable being looked at by a lot of people - it's just not my natural state of being.

  Susan Cain

  People, Attention, Natural

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• I'm very much in favor of focused responsibility, and so in the main areas that I'm worried about, I try to have a single person who is basically the key person in that area.

  Warren Christopher

  Responsibility, Keys, Trying

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• In the European context tax rates are high and government expenditure is focused on current expenditure. A "good" consolidation is one where taxes are lower and the lower government expenditure is on infrastructures and other investments.

  Mario Draghi

  Government, Investment, Infrastructure

  "Interview with The Wall Street Journal". Interview with Robert Thomson, Matt Karnitschnig, Brian Blackston, www.ecb.europa.eu. February 24, 2012.

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• My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species.

  Peter Diamandis

  Dream, Effort, Childhood

  "X Prize Founder Peter Diamandis Has His Eyes on the Future". Interview with Ted Greenwald, www.wired.com. June 22, 2012.

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• There certainly was a lot of potential in the air for doing a magazine which focused on the way business, in particular, was being transformed by the Internet.

  James Daly

  Business, Air, Magazines

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• My work at MIT had focused on what we could build in space once we had inexpensive space transportation and industrial facilities in orbit. And this led to various sorts of work in space development.

  K. Eric Drexler

  Space, Orbit, Mit

  Foresight Interview, foresight.org.

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• When I get all focused on songwriting, I get into all the marketing and promotion that we do to make it happen. Then the right song comes along and blows it all out of the water. The right song will do it for you every time.

  Ronnie Dunn

  Song, Blow, Water

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• As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.

  Britt Ekland

  Wings, Agony, Waiting

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