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Letter "D" » distracting
«Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves.»
«Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.»
Author: Colin Powell
| About:
Leadership
| Keywords:
details, distracted, distracting, distracts, doubly, dulled, neglect, vigilant
«If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master's presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in Our Lord's presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.»
Author: St. Francis de Sales
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«Evil is whatever distracts.»
«A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.»
Author: Thomas Kempis
| About:
Religion
| Keywords:
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«Big Brother isn?t watching. He?s singing and dancing. He?s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother?s busy holding your attention every moment you?re awake. He?s making sure you?re always distracted. He?s making sure you?re fully absorbed.»
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
(Journalist, Novelist, Satirist)
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«The sound shivers through the walls, through the table, through the window frame, and into my finger. These distraction-oholics. These focus-ophobics. Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed... and this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.»
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
(Journalist, Novelist, Satirist)
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«Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Inventions
| Keywords:
distract, distracting, distracts, improved, inventions, toys, unimproved, wont, wont to
«The articulate voice is more distracting than mere noise»
Author: Seneca
| About:
Actors and acting
| Keywords:
articulate, articulated, articulating, distracting
«A multitude of books distracts the mind.»
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