Sade Adu Quotes

Whatever you are doing, give it all of your attention. Prioritise what you're going to do carefully, and then be in the moment.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

I'm pretty much done with mindfulness. I'm just going to start paying attention.

Presence is more than just being there.

I can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in in progress.

I'm good at separating things. When I'm in my classroom, I'm totally there. When I'm at an event, I'm totally there. And when I'm with my grandkids, my total attention is on them.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention. Whatever you pay attention to will grow more important in your life. There is no limit to the kinds of changes that awareness can produce.

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

He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention.

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

Quality requires your Presence.

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

When I'm in the movie, I'm entirely in the movie. When I'm on the set, I'm 200 per cent there; when I'm at home, I'm 200 per cent at home.

The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.

Do you, and the rest is background noise.

I'm a person of whim, and easily distracted. I don't like multitasking. When I'm doing one thing, I like to do just that thing.

I don't do one show and wish I was doing something else.

Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.

As long as you're fully present in what you're doing at the moment, you're doing it.

The point is to be involved in the moment.

My life is going at the speed of light, so it's a lot of just trying... to be present in each moment... Giving each situation and each part of life that space and making sure that it's sacred in every aspect.

If you can get your life down to one minute at a time, you don't miss anything. You have total abundance of information and material.

Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.

When I'm acting, that's all I'm doing. When I'm not acting, I'm not thinking about acting. If I'm writing, I'm just writing.