Sally Rooney Quotes

Focus on one thing and do one thing well.

Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.

Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far.

Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many.

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

I want to do one thing and do it well.

It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.

It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.

I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.

Well, uh, I don't know another way than to work at the top level, which is what I do every day.

If instead of completely focusing on what you are doing, you are racing ahead to something shinier or to the next best thing, you will not develop excellence.

It's better to focus on one film rather than take up two or three films at the same time.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

I admit I'm choosy. That's because I like to concentrate on what I'm doing.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

You can't take everything that is offered to you. I pass on a lot of stuff, because I truly believe that I will shine better if I could do it 200 percent rather than do it 80 percent and make it so-so.

Focus on just a few things, and do them better than anybody else.

I focus on things that are the highest value and do them perfectly.

The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.

In work, never have any regrets and always leave everything on the field.

It's not how many hours you put in with a client or on a project. It's the quantity and quality of your energy - your focus and force - that determine whether that time is valuable.

You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.

When you do everything to make the very best product, it also means you're very focused on just a few products.

To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.