Focus Quotes

"When you see a good move, look for a better one."

- Emanuel Lasker

"Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration"

- C. J. S. Purdy

"The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind"

- Emanuel Lasker

"Chess is 99 percent tactics"

- Teichmann

"I look one move ahead... the best!"

- Siegbert Tarrasch

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

- Alexander Graham Bell

"Think of many things, do one."

- Portuguese proverb

"Nothing becomes dynamic until it becomes specific."

- Dani Johnson

"I still had moments when my nerves got to me, but whenever I’d start to get anxious, Kyla Ross would remind me, 'Simone, just do what you do in practice.'"

- Simone Biles

"You can worry about the competition…or you can focus on what’s ahead of you and drive fast."

- Jack Dorsey

"The successful warrior is the average person, with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

"You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair."

- Taisen Deshimaru

"Keep your mind clear and the technique will come."

- Audrey Ward

"Move quickly. Sound, calm mind. Be light in body. Have a clever mind. Master the basics."

- Jitsumi Gogen Yamaguchi

"Concentrate on what you can control, things you can't control are a waste of energy and time."

- Firas Zahabi

"The mixed martial arts way of life will give you focus."

- Conor McGregor

"Focus on your vision. Forget everything else – the naysayers, the doubters, challenges, or setbacks."

- Neeti Mehta

"Do not focus on numbers. Focus on doing what you do best. It’s about building a community who want to visit your site every day because you create value and offer expertise."

- Cassey Ho

"Some days you're smiling and thinking you're going to make this thing rock. Then the next day a pipe breaks and your costs look too high. You have to learn to keep your eyes on an ultimate goal. If you lose sight of that goal, you have to get out."

- Hamdi Ulukaya

"We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters."

- Eddie van Halen

"Where your attention goes, energy flows."

- James Redfield

"I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems."

- Elon Musk

"God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own."

- Ted Williams

"Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hittin."

- Yogi Berra

"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be."

- Wayne Gretzky

"If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived."

- Ben Hogan

"I never think about missing a free throw. All that goes through my mind when I’m at the line is seeing the ball go through the bottom of the net"

- Brad Daugherty

"In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business."

- Marcus Aurelius

"In travel mode. Do not disturb."

"Thursdays bring a chance to refocus and get things done."