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Writers have a reputation for being distracted. That's because writers are distracted. They are always tuned into that other voice, the one in their head that rarely turns off.

~Elizabeth Berg

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Rock music has always embraced - and even represented - rebellion, rowdiness, and a robust disdain for social decorum. But along with more classical art forms like theater, opera, and the symphony, it's suffering from the distracted, smartphone-carrying audiences of the digital age.

~Elizabeth Flock

Topics: Age Along Always Art Art Forms Audiences Classical Decorum Digital Digital Age Disdain Distracted Embraced Even Forms Like More Music Opera Rebellion Robust Rock Rock Music Social Suffering Symphony Theater

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I've not been distracted by a long-running TV show or visits to America for pilot season.

~Elliot Cowan

Topics: America Been Distracted Pilot Season Show Tv Tv Show Visits

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I find it so easy to get distracted - I try not to do more than one thing at any one time.

~Elliott Gould

Topics: Any Distracted Easy Find Get More One Thing One Time Than Thing Time Try

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Muhammad Ali inside the ring and Muhammad Ali outside the ring were totally different men; his abrasive, magnetic daring and infectious self-love outside the ring galvanized the world and distracted many from his sniper's precision. He was a heavyweight with the fluttering gracefulness of a middleweight.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Ali Daring Different Distracted He Heavyweight His Infectious Inside Magnetic Many Men Muhammad Muhammad Ali Outside Precision Ring Self-Love Totally Were World

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It's sort of a meat market, the whole awards thing, and I don't think you can predict it anymore - who's going to like what you've done, if it's worthy or not. And hopefully, that's not why you make a film, because if you're distracted by that, or only striving for that, you don't do it justice.

~Emily Blunt

Topics: Anymore Awards Because Distracted Done Film Going Hopefully Justice Like Make Market Meat Only Predict Sort Striving Thing Think Whole Why Worthy You

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I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around you.

~Eric Bana

Topics: Around Distracted Either Going Intimidated Onto Potentially Set Think Times Walk You I Think

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The Wall Street Dow Jones up and down thing that's moving when the stock market's open? That thing freaks me out. It's up, it's down, it's just maddening to me. I guess I'm such a super-focused kind of person that I get distracted really easy. I'll watch that thing, and it's like I'm losing money, I'm getting money. It's just crazy.

~Eric Church

Topics: Crazy Distracted Down Easy Freaks Get Getting Guess Just Kind Like Losing Market Me Money Moving Open Out Person Really Stock Street Thing Up Up And Down Wall Wall Street Watch

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For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: About Convenience Design Distracted Existence Hide Much Technology Thinking Tools Use Users Wanted

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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.

~Florence Welch

Topics: Anything Because Black Black Hole Dangerous Distracted Drive Easily Ever Get Glad Hand Hole How Just Learned Like Look Me Never Oh Really Shiny Should Something Stuff Would

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