Mary Oliver Quotes

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

We want you to pay attention.

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

I pay attention to every minute of the day.

Defending is mostly about focus.

Pay attention. Don't just stagger through the day.

Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.

Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

I know you can't lose concentration when you get in range, otherwise you'll get caught with something.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

I tend to be so lost in the work that I don't notice the weather. My partner will come home and say, 'Beautiful day, wasn't it?' and I'll say, 'Was it?' as I won't have noticed the real world at all.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Attention is the material I work with.

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

The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.

It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant.

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.

I had to make sure I kept an eye on the real world.

When I'm on set, I do whatever I can to find my focus.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

Keep your eye on the ball.