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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.

~Aaron Diehl

Topics: Based Business Deal Emotional Emotions Even Focusing Get Getting Hand Importance Maintaining Make More Older Realize Task Temperament Too Want You Your

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Some creative writing programs seem evil, but my experience at Irvine was totally the opposite, where I feel like they were really good at focusing in on each writers voice and setting. When I felt like I was obligated to write a story that was more typical, no one really liked it.

~Aimee Bender

Topics: Creative Creative Writing Each Evil Experience Feel Felt Focusing Good Like Liked More Obligated Opposite Programs Really Seem Setting Some Story Totally Typical Voice Were Where Write Writers Writing I Feel I Feel Like

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Instead of focusing on, 'Oh, there's a black lady who plays videogames,' focus on that there's another person out there who loves the same stuff that you do.

~Aisha Tyler

Topics: Another Black Focus Focusing Instead Lady Loves Oh Out Person Plays Same Same Stuff Stuff Videogames Who You

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Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.

~Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Topics: About Always Approach Aspect Been Commit Commitments Even Every Focusing Life Marriage Motherhood My Life Prior Professional Relationships You

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When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term.

~Al Gore

Topics: About Actions Despair Flirt Focusing Future Instead Less Likely Necessary People Safeguard Short-Term Take

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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.

~Alan Ball

Topics: Acceptance Amount Any Being Buddhism Christianity Eastern Ever Experience First First Time Focusing Growing Growing Up Had Imperfect Liked Made Missing Ok Onto Philosophy Read Really Sense Sin Sort Stumbled Time Tremendous Tremendous Amount Up

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I think what we ought to be focusing on is that we are on path for the release of 75,000 pages of documents in connection with John Roberts' work in the White House, as in the counselor's office and as his time working as an assistant in the office of the attorney general.

~Alberto Gonzales

Topics: Assistant Attorney Attorney General Connection Counselor Documents Focusing General His House John Office Ought Pages Path Release Roberts Think Time White White House Work Working I Think

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I'm just cruising, doing me, having a good time and focusing on getting better.

~Alistair Overeem

Topics: Better Doing Focusing Getting Getting Better Good Good Time Having Having A Good Time Just Me Time

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The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.

~Allen Klein

Topics: Attention Else Focusing Healthier Indicate Live Longer Mind Off Our Own Problems Someone Stay Studies Takes Thereby

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I made myself a little angry before beam. That's the best way to do beam. It's important to fuel yourself with some devastating things, but I also realized that if I daydream about doing well and having this silver medal, it's more motivating than focusing on the negatives. So I learned to focus on the positive.

~Aly Raisman

Topics: About Also Angry Beam Before Best Best Way Daydream Devastating Doing Focus Focusing Fuel Having Important Learned Little Made Medal More Motivating Myself Negatives Positive Realized Silver Some Than Things Way Well Yourself

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