Distraction Quotes - page 4

Distracted from distraction by distraction. (T. S. Eliot)
Reeling and Writhing of course, to begin with,' the Mock Turtle replied, 'and the different branches of arithmetic-ambition, distraction, uglification, and derision. View quote
Lewis Carroll
The Internet is a big distraction. It's distracting, it's meaningless; it's not real. It's in the air somewhere. View quote
Ray Bradbury
In every nature, and in every portion of nature, which we can descry, we find attention bestowed upon even the minutest parts. The hinges in the wings of an earwig, and the joints of its antennae, are as highly wrought, as if the Creator had nothing else to finish. We see no signs of dimunition of care by multiplicity of objects, or of distraction of thought by variety. We have no reason to fear, therefore, our being forgotten, or overlooked, or neglected. View quote
William Paley
118. Happy is the spirit which, praying with distraction, goes on increasing its desire for God. View quote
Evagrius Ponticus
If a big diamond is cut up into pieces, it immediately loses its value as a whole; or if an army is scattered or divided into small bodies, it loses all its power; and in the same way a great intellect has no more power than an ordinary one as soon as it is interrupted, disturbed, distracted, or diverted; for its superiority entails that it concentrates all its strength on one point and object, just as a concave mirror concentrates all the rays of light thrown upon it. Noisy interruption prevents this concentration. This is why the most eminent intellects have always been strongly averse to any kind of disturbance, interruption and distraction, and above everything to that violent interruption which is caused by noise; other people do not take any particular notice of this sort of thing. View quote
Arthur Schopenhauer
The Democrats had long labeled the impeachment debate a distraction from the urgent business of a great nation. But the Republicans argued that the pursuit of justice is the business of a great nation. In winning this point, they caught the falling flag, producing a triumph for the rule of law, a reassertion of the belief that no man is above it, and a rebuke for an arrogance that had grown imperial. View quote
Peggy Noonan
I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they've done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction. View quote
Ben Stiller
Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought. View quote
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Art is the illusion of disorientation, the illusion of liberty, the illusion of presence, the illusion of the sacred, the illusion of Nature. ... Not the painting of Buren, Mosset, Parmentier or Toroni.... Art is a distraction, art is false. Painting begins with Buren, Mosset, Parmentier, Toroni. View quote
Daniel Buren
Islam itself is not our adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism. The obsession in some quarters with a "clash of civilizations" or repeating the specific words "radical Islamic terrorism" is not just a distraction, it gives these criminals, these murderers, more standing than they deserve and it actually plays into their hands by alienating partners we need by our side. (Hillary Clinton)
Need distraction Need romance and candlelight Need random violence Need entertainment tonight Need the evidence Want the testimony of Expert witnesses On the brutal crimes of love. View quote
Neil Young
Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists. View quote
Cornel West
Nothing like other folks' sin for distraction. View quote
Toni Morrison
To me, the level of responsibility is measured by one's ability to confront the decision-making process without any delay or distraction. View quote
Abdul Kalam
The entertainment industry makes this [phantasmagoria of distraction] easier by elevating the person to the level of the commodity. He surrenders to its manipulations while enjoying his alienation from himself and others. The enthronement of the commodity, with its lustre of distraction...is consistent with the split between utopian and cynical elements. View quote
Wilson Harris
Nothing changes and very little happens in Paris. This is a great place to work without distraction - and then I run away to New York, where I have a life! View quote
Malcolm Mclaren
My books are not really books; they're endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at the search box of Pub Med, an Internet database of medical journal articles. View quote
Mary Roach
See through their narrative and their shrewd attempts at distraction. They will often present themselves as holier-than-thou or as the victim of other people's malice. The louder they proclaim their convictions, the more certain you can be they're hiding something. View quote
Robert Greene
What's a little calming distraction for your girlfriend in the midst of world entertainment domination?” "I'd stop the world from spinning for you.” That silly line oddly touched me. "I love you.” "Liked that one, did you? View quote
Sylvia Day
Hard work's a good distraction. (Scott Westerfeld)
I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates. View quote
Stacy Schiff
Girls were always my biggest distraction in school. View quote
Channing Tatum
Anyone who has tried to build something that changes people's lives sometimes finds life to be a distraction, and finds people who don't care as much as they do to be annoying. View quote
Ashton Kutcher
Until my ONE thing is done, everything else is a distraction. View quote
Gary Keller