Tom Robbins Quotes

Do not be distracted from what we face.

Nothing - I mean nothing - and no-one - I mean no-one - will stop me going through to the end, and trying to be ready for the challenge of 2007.

You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream.

At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to accomplish. And I would look at that goal sheet and think "I still want to do this."So I'd decide "I'm not quitting."

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target.

Perseverance does not always mean sticking to the same thing forever. It means giving full concentration and effort to whatever you are doing right now.

I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.

Life will get in the way. Count on it. Be prepared for it. Maintain focus and press on towards your goal.

When the why gets stronger, the how gets easier.

No education is worth having that does not teach the lesson of concentration on a task, however unattractive. These lessons, if not learnt early, will be learnt, if at all, with pain and grief in later life.

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.

Look with all your eyes, look.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

If you're really in the process of photographing, you are absolutely aware. You are looking.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Do you, and the rest is background noise.

Keep your eye on the ball.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block.

I try to stay focused.

There's also a sense of freedom. I was so obsessed by this problem that I was thinking about if all the time - when I woke up in the morning, when I went to sleep at night, and that went on for eight years.