Distraction Quotes - page 5

Electronic culture created soulless replacements for connective rituals- television supplanted tribal legends told by the fire; 'fast food' consumed in distraction took the place of a shared meal. We substituted matter for Mater (feminine principle), money for mother's milk, objects for emotional bonds. (Daniel Pinchbeck)
But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant. View quote
Jeannette Walls
It may be decades until we know what living in a state of constant distraction will do to us. View quote
Douglas Rushkoff
At the end of the day, women are a distraction. Whether you realize it or not. View quote
Kevin Hart
Do you know what I love? Life. And romantic love is a distraction that makes staying alive more difficult. " [Sabine]. View quote
Kresley Cole
I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences. View quote
Lincoln Child
If science, and devoting oneself to it, had no other use than avoiding exhausting temptations, rushes of hope that give worry, and thoughts that sadden the soul, that alone should give us reasons to seek it... Kinglets have sought distraction in chess, wine, music, hunting and much else that only bring harm in this world and the other. View quote
Ibn Hazm
Spare me four things– and say after that what thou pleasest– do not lie to me for liars have no judgment, and do not answer me regarding what I don not ask thee for it is a distraction from what I do ask thee, and do not be extravagant in my praise for I know myself better then thou, and do not incite me against my subjects for verily clemency unto them is more needful for me. View quote
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
There's one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it's a distraction. View quote
Tim Gunn
Weak leadership, poor judgment and a mistaken sense of priorities have created distraction after distraction and stopped us getting our message across. View quote
Jo Cox
"The work Was begun in 1913, but the bulk of it was written, as a distraction, during the first three years of the war, the hideous course of which seemed day by day to enforce the profound truth conveyed in the answer of Plato to the Delians. When they consulted him on the problem set them by the Oracle, namely that of duplicating the cube, he replied, 'It must be supposed, not that the god specially wished this problem solved, but that he would have the Greeks desist from war and wickedness and cultivate the Muses, so that, their passions being assuaged by philosophy and mathematics, they might live in innocent and mutually helpful intercourse with one another'. Truly,Greece and her foundations are Built below the tide of war, Based on the crystàlline sea Of thought and its eternity. (Thomas Little Heath)
Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go to bed with at night? Do they question my assumptions about life? Consume me to distraction? Make my cry, then clown to make me laugh again? If I say yes, then it's all I need. View quote
Aunjanue Ellis
We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart. View quote
Bonnie Raitt
We can know what love is. It´s adults who have forgotten, so they cling to their poor substitute and yell at kids who dare to live with real love. Pure Love. Love without compromise or distraction. View quote
Barry Lyga
We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes. View quote
Christian Marclay
As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others. View quote
Dwight Yoakam
Once you understand that someone has Tourette and that they can't help their tics, it takes away the distraction. And you can engage your compassion. You feel for them. You embrace them. View quote
Dylan McDermott
TARP is funded by taxpayers, so there are many rules about how that money can and can't be used. The result: GM spends an awful lot of time checking in with the people who administer TARP over everything from hiring to executive compensation and management. For a global company, that adds up to a lot of distraction. View quote
Edward Whitacre, Jr.
Someday we'll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.' But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation. View quote
Frank Rich
I don't look at Twitter between events because it's a distraction but I will ring my fiance and parents to let them know how it's going. View quote
Jessica Ennis
Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction. (Joel Osteen)
Acclaim is a distraction. View quote
James Broughton
Are you trivialising the sisterhood if you dye your hair or have your eyebrows threaded? I'd say the answer to that is no. But equally, it's a perfectly valid feminist thing to say there is a certain amount of attention on a woman's appearance, and I don't wish that to be the focus or a distraction. View quote
Louise Mensch
I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play. View quote
Danny Aiello
We live in such an age of chatter and distraction. Everything is a challenge for the ears and eyes. View quote
Rebecca Pidgeon