{"quotes":[{"text":"Sadly, when a person's possessions distract him from his purpose, he usually ends up losing both.","author":"Orrin Woodward","tags":["distractions","focus","possessions","purpose"],"id":2918,"author_id":"Orrin+Woodward"},{"text":"If you keep focusing on what people have to say or will say about you, you will lose focus of what God has called you to do. Never let distractions bother you...If you do, you will only be giving your energy to an unworthy cause.","author":"Kemi Sogunle","tags":["avoid-distractions","distractions","energy","focus-on-positive","growth","inspiration","life","life-coach","life-lessons-wisdom","life","living","mindset","mindset-mastery","mindset-matters"],"id":7579,"author_id":"Kemi+Sogunle"},{"text":"One of the greatest help you can give to yourself is to kill distraction.","author":"Topsy Gift","tags":["distractions","greatest","help","kill","yourself"],"id":16940,"author_id":"Topsy+Gift"},{"text":"War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living.","author":"Francesca Lia Block","tags":["death","distractions","illusions","life","war"],"id":19192,"author_id":"Francesca+Lia+Block"},{"text":"Once you decide to do right, life is easy, there are no distractions.","author":"William Stafford","tags":["decision-making","distractions","easy","morality","poetry","right"],"id":24004,"author_id":"William+Stafford"},{"text":"I wouldn’t say “art” as much as “virtue,” in the ancient Greek sense of “andreia” – manly action – or “arete,” excellence. In my experience, Resistance kicks in any time we try to move ourselves from a lower plane to a higher. In other words, when we try to align with the better parts of our nature. This move can be creative (art) or physical (athletics) or it can be ethical, moral or spiritual. Have you ever tried to meditate? I have and it kicks my butt every time. Spiritual stuff is hard! But so is making “cold calls” if you’re opening a new business. Somehow the principle is the same. We’re trying to overcome our natural laziness, selfishness, sloppiness, etc. So I wouldn’t say “art,” I’d say “virtue.","author":"Steven Pressfield","tags":["distractions","focus","getting-results","resistance","writing"],"id":26931,"author_id":"Steven+Pressfield"},{"text":"Knowledge of who we are prevents us from being distracted by the demands of our surroundings.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["demands","distractions","focus","identity","ignorance","knowledge","purpose","surroundings"],"id":47829,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["calling","conversion","convert","distractions","gift","great","greatness","humanity","life","poverty","produce","product","productivity","purpose","time","time-consumption","time-wasting","value","vanity","waste","wealth","work","world"],"id":51905,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"Take those praises with a level head, you must not be distracted by them. After all, purpose still awaits you.","author":"TemitOpe Ibrahim","tags":["distractions","inspirational","inspirational","level-head","motivational","motivational","praise","purposeful-living"],"id":53486,"author_id":"TemitOpe+Ibrahim"},{"text":"Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you.","author":"Farshad Asl","tags":["distractions","farshad-asl","focus","inspiring","leadership","noise","positive-thinking"],"id":59409,"author_id":"Farshad+Asl"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":63,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}