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"Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones." »Kurt Vonnegut, slaughterhouse 5
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"It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing." »Quintilian
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"You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are." »J. Jacques, Questionable Content webcomic, #352, 05-04-05
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"It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important." »Sren Aaby Kierkegaard
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"If at first you don't succeed, sure, try again... but if you keep not succeeding, you should probably concentrate on something (or someone) else worthwhile & quit wasting your time." »Ingrid Weir
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"If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being." »Kathleen Norris
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"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." »Buddha
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"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time..." »Charles Dickens
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"You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment." »Dr. Maxwell Maltz
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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
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"To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives." »Denis Watley
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"Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled to concentrate to accept conflict and tension to be born everyday to feel a sense of self." »Erich Fromm
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"Beware of dissipating your powers strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay." »Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay." »Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Be like a train; go in the rain, go in the sun, go in the storm, go in the dark tunnels! Be like a train; concentrate on your road and go with no hesitation!" »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"I am going to concentrate on what's important in life. I'm going to strive everyday to be a kind and generous and loving person. I'm going to keep death right here, so that anytime I even think about getting angry at you or anybody else, I'll see death and I'll remember." »Andrew Schneider
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"He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure." »Johann von Goethe
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"...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line."" »Tom Robbins, _Skinny Legs and All_, 1990, p. 305.
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