George H. W. Bush Quotes

We lock ourselves away and we concentrate on what we're doing and try not to think about the madness that's surrounding it, and all the hype.

How am I supposed to save the universe with all this noise?!

If I know somebody is coming 'round, it is incredibly difficult for me to work because I'm waiting for this interruption - even the children's comings and goings are interruptions. Cake-making is a good way of coming out of that space.

Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.

I have no organisational skills. All my energy goes into worry - worrying takes a lot of energy.

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

I don't think we realise just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realise just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distracted you can get.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.

When I was younger, I used to bite my nails so bad. I used to play sports; I played, like, every sport. I would be playing soccer, and I'd be in the middle of the field just zoned out, biting my nails, and I'd, like, miss the ball going past me.

Look where you are going because you will inevitably go where you are looking.

The typical modern has the look of the hunted.

Giving something your time isn't the same as giving it your attention.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

I didn't dare let my mind wander off.

Another cause of confusion, and the resulting feelings of nervousness, hurry, and anxiety, is the absurd habit of trying to do many things at one time.

You cannot give your full attention to something, and at the same time resist it.

Before each new setup, I chase everyone off the set in order to be alone and look through the camera. In that moment, the film seems quite easy. But then the others come in and everything becomes difficult.

Concentration is that ability to not think about anything.

I'm a project guy, but when my list of things to do gets too long or involved, it can stress me out to the point of catatonia. So I focus on the small stuff first and keep the larger picture as motivation - but not so close that it overwhelms.

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

Then - as he was talking - a set of tail-lights going past lit up McMurphy's face, and the windshield reflected an expression that was allowed only because he figured it'd be too dark for anybody in the car to see, dreadfully tired and strained and frantic, like there wasn't enough time left for something he had to do.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

I can't allow myself to be caught up in chaos. It makes me crazy.