Task At Hand Quotes

• The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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

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• What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

  Bill Parcells

  Past, Hands, People

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• Good teams focus on the task at hand. They don't care what's happened the last 13 days, they worry about today and they worry about getting better. That's what good teams do.

  Mike Zimmer

  Team, Hands, Worry

  Source: www.nfl.com

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• Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, 'Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game.'

  Rick Barry

  Player, Focus And Concentration, Hands

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• Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

  Alexander Graham Bell

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Procrastination

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• Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under the couch, the inescapable prison of your genes — all of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand.

  Jon Krakauer

  Opportunity, Dust, Hands

  Jon Krakauer (2009). “Into the Wild”, p.150, Anchor

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• To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play.

  Dalai Lama

  Mean, Hands, Play

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• Turn off your mind, and focus on what you've got to do - task at hand.

  Tony Horton

  Leadership, Hands, Focus

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• Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on.

  Jeremy Renner

  Moving, Thinking, Hands

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• I don't think I'm stubborn. I just focus on the task at hand and do what it takes. Persistence is the single most important thing for success.

  Terry Matthews

  Persistence, Thinking, Hands

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• To focus our mind on the task at hand-with fierce concentration-m akes for a productive use of time.

  R. C. Sproul

  Hands, Focus, Mind

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• Keep calm and carry on. A challenging time is just that - a period in time. Taking a few deep breaths and knowing that it won't last forever really allows me to focus on the present moment and task at hand.

  Elizabeth Armstrong

  Fitness, Hands, Knowing

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• The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

  Vince Lombardi

  Success, Motivational Sports, Inspirational Sports

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

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• Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand.

  Anil Sinha

  Mean, Dedication, Hands

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• With a clear mind that is reinforcing positivity back into myself and my craft, I am able to focus my energy on the task at hand and enjoy my experiences and day.

  Allison Holker

  Positivity, Hands, Focus

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• Neuroplasticity research showed that the brain changes its very structure with each different activity it performs, perfecting its circuits so it is better suited to the task at hand.

  Naveen Jain

  Hands, Brain, Neuroplasticity

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• Don't dwell on what may be. Apply yourself to the task at hand. The Hags of Fate may predict the future, but there is always free will, and that is your saving grace, my dear.

  Yasmine Galenorn

  Fate, Hands, Grace

  Yasmine Galenorn (2006). “Witchling: An Otherworld Novel”, p.274, Penguin

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• DO IT RIGHT, DO IT WRONG, BUT DO IT. Squeeze your eyes shut and jump. Because a wonderful thing happens then. Your focus shifts from yourself, your nervousness, and your imagined inadequacies to the task at hand.

  Barbara Sher

  Eye, Hands, Focus

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• Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course.

  Amanda Beard

  Eye, Winning, Hands

  "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.

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• I don't, as my mom would say, sweat the small stuff in our relationship. Because when I think of day-to-day irritations that you might have with the one you love, they're nothing compared to the bigger task at hand.

  Michelle Obama

  Mom, Thinking, Irritation

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I think if I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of always being incredibly focused on the task at hand. So wherever I've worked, I've just always tried to do my best, achieve my best, build a great team around me.

  Angela Ahrendts

  Team, Thinking, Hands

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• I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand.

  Garth Ennis

  Writing, Hands, Tasks

  "Interview: Garth Ennis And Aaron Campbell on Bringing 'The Shadow' To Dynamite". Interview with Charles Webb, www.mtv.com. January 19, 2012.

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• I have purpose. My life has meaning. I am engaged in a profession that I'm passionate about. I have some place to go every day. I'm expected. There's always a task at hand. I have beautiful relationships in my life. I have a beautiful home, I go to meetings. I work with others. I stay busy.

  Mackenzie Phillips

  Beautiful, Home, Hands

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• ...there is no such thing as a charmed life, not for any of us, no matter where we live or how mindfully we attend to the tasks at hand. But there are charmed moments, all the time, in every life and in every day, if we are only awake enough to experience them when they come and wise enough to appreciate them.

  Katrina Kenison

  Wise, Hands, Appreciate

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• He was decisive and wholehearted in everything he did, so intent on the task at hand that he never looked over his shoulder, even if his cloak got caught in a thorny bush. When he did turn to speak to somebody, he used to swing his entire body and address him full face. When he shook hands, he was never the first to withdraw his own. He inspired such confidence that he was known as al-Amin, the Reliable One.

  Karen Armstrong

  Swings, Hands, Dresses

  "Muhammad: A Biography of The Prophet". Book by Karen Armstrong, 1991.

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