I've learned there's a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.
True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action.
My very clear vision for the ideal Roomba is one you never see and you never touch. Our research priorities are explicitly focused on the Roomba of the future that will deliver on the promise of automatically cleaning your floor.
We don't see very far in the future, we are very focused on one idea at a time, one problem at a time, and all these are incompatible with rationality as economic theory assumes it.
I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that.
Doing a movie is a stressful thing. You spend months of you life focusing into that one project, and I want to make sure I do something I really like or I'm really passionate about.
I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine.
People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful.
My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind.
So I think ethics is the broader thing that's less focused on prohibitions and is more perhaps looking at principles and questions and ideas about how to live your life.
You definitely have to be focused at certain times in your life and in your career, but at the end of the day, there's only so much you can do. Then you just have to chock it up to fate.
I always enjoyed school, and I enjoyed being focused on learning - and I know that sounds nerdy, but there were so many wonderful elements of going to school with just girls. I wouldn't brush my hair.
Life never seizes to have a brighter side of it. Unfortunately, many are blindfolded from seeing it because they are fully focused on its dark side.
A positive change has never been a result of worrying, complaining and making excuses instead of focusing on manifesting your true destiny.
Stop comparing where currently stand to where others are, and start focusing on pushing yourself hard enough to consistently climb to greater heights.
You are too blessed to be distracted by negative minds and things. Your destiny definitely needs you to be fully focused.
I challenge you to start focusing on the things that are good about your day instead of what is bad about it. Happiness is nothing but a state of mind.
I hate writing. I almost never write. I write against deadlines. And when I'm teaching, I'm focused on that.
Anything I've done that really worked happened because, either by sheer will or a lack of options, I was incredibly focused on one problem.
When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.
No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog.
