I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nice things about me when I have retired, great. Right now, I need to concentrate on being part of a team - not just on me.
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I've just got to concentrate on ho... KAZ MATSUI I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about t... AMANDA BEARD Right now the main thing is to concentrate on the little things. She's not going to improve on this ... ERROL LOGUE I want to eventually attend college and study sports medicine, but first I'm going to take a year of... AMY HARRIS I don't need much more money, and I thought that when I retired that nobody would want to talk to me... JOHNNY RAMONE Last week I had a lot of things that I needed to adjust in terms of my swing. But this week I didn't... AI MIYAZATO It's pretty cool. I'm sure at the end of the season it'll mean a lot more to me. Right now, I'm just... CAZ PIUROWSKI I just want to concentrate on my rugby and enjoy it and live in the moment. BRIAN O'DRISCOLL School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn. Ma... LEONARDO DICAPRIO Without first setting your goals correctly, it is impossible to focus on a plan to achieve them. Tha... MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN If you can get out of it with one [run] scoring, you did a great job. You want to keep all three fro... JOE NATHAN I want to solve problems I meet in the daily life by using computers, so I need to write programs. B... YUKIHIRO MATSUMOTO I just worry about what I have do and concentrate on what I have going on. They've thrown pretty muc... LOGAN MANKINS I want people to challenge me. I want them to feel they can step up and bring ideas. I insist on not... DAVID LUBARS I met with all of the council members several times and we had all kinds of discussions. I'd rather ... ED SEIDEL He is really nice, and now when I propose something he'll say, 'You don't really want to do that,' a... DAVE CLAUSEN I want the team to stay focused and concentrate on staying consistent. We don't want to have peaks a... LORI COOPER I have a nice life here. I can concentrate on my work. If I lived in LA or New York, I'd need a full... ANGUS MACLACHLAN I want to concentrate my time, my energy, my money on science. BRIGITTE BOISSELIER I write about personal experiences. I write about things that have happened to me and the people aro... JAMES BAY We are doing pretty well right now. We got all the tricks we need, we just need to concentrate on hi... DENNY KING They're the same rims as any other gym we've played in. If you just concentrate on the rims, and not... BRITTNEY FLEMING We want to concentrate on rebirth and rebuilding. WYNTON MARSALIS We just have to now concentrate on the appeal, CHARLES STILLMAN When you're growing up and developing in this league and you're on a team like San Antonio, you're e... DEVIN BROWN I think women want freedom. They want to be empowered. They want hope. They want love; they want all... RIHANNA Sometimes I just want to go in a room and break things and scream. Like, it’s so much pressure all... LIBBA BRAY I didn't want to do spring workouts when I could concentrate on school. I'm still going to work out ... ERIC COMBS I've just now started getting comfortable with the plays. I don't have to worry about lining up corr... ADAM KESLER There really isn't much wrong with me,' I say, 'it's just that, well, I'm not like other people; I d... SARA BAUME It's a good start in terms of morale. It's now upon the technical team to concentrate on their part. BERNARD BAINAMANI I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me. JUDI DENCH I want the people I love to get up and speak about me, and even if you cry it'll be OK. I want you t... JENNY DOWNHAM I just try to concentrate on concentrating. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA Just let go of the need to care about whether it happens or not, then you are free from fear and can... STEPHEN RICHARDS Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth. DOROTHY DAY If I have something inside me that I want to get out, I'll just beat it out on the banjo right t... VALERIE JUNE We picked things up defensively and played more consistently, which is something we have to concentr... JAY LUCAS I really don't like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and school... ANNA CHLUMSKY When I sit down to begin penciling a page, most of the hard work for me is done. I can concentrate s... RAINA TELGEMEIER One thing I like about historical fiction is that I'm not constantly focusing on me, or people l... EMMA DONOGHUE If we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous, we should wholly and solely co... MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate. DANA HUSSEIN I used to be crazy about being the best, No. 1. I wanted to be considered No. 1 heavyweight in the w... CHRIS BYRD I'd like to talk to him, but just about being the best tight end I can be, ... I know he did some gr... HEATH MILLER When I work on a movie, I never aim for records, collections or the number one position. I always co... MAHESH BABU I think it is better for Indianapolis. They have a lot of pressure taken off of them. Now they can c... JIM KIICK Because my profession is the body, it is a relaxation for me to get out of physicality and concentra... NATALIA MAKAROVA I love doing what I'm doing off the field, but you want to get recognized on the field and get respe... WARRICK DUNN In India, we kind of concentrate only on weight loss. I want to teach people that it is very importa... BIPASHA BASU I really don't like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and sc... ANNA CHLUMSKY I know I chatter on far too much... but if you only knew how many things I want to say and don't. Gi... L.M. MONTGOMERY I always have my camera with me. I try to take pictures of things that people take advantage of ever... ELIZABETH METZGER Ian Wright is a legend, so to beat the record would be amazing. But I don't want to speak too soon b... THIERRY HENRY I want to spend my life with someone and do nice things and go on adventures, read books and have ni... TRACEY EMIN But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, ... BARNEY FRANK I will have things to do like most retired folks, but I hope to work when I want to, not have to. LARRY HOPKINS What I focus on in life is what I get. And if I concentrate on how bad I am or how wrong I am or how... W. MITCHELL He doesn't feel like talking to anyone right now. He just wants to concentrate on football. DREW ROSENHAUS I'm not a good person to have as an enemy; say nice things about me. JANICE DICKINSON I'm very wholehearted. I want to concentrate on one thing in my life at one time. KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON I don't really focus on these things - on what tags are given to me or what people think of me o... VIRAT KOHLI It bothers me, because it's not on him. The team didn't perform like we should have. And to read art... DANIEL HORTON Both options are out there. Rehab is going great, but it just depends on how I feel. I really want t... AMARE STOUDEMIRE I think they need to concentrate more on the people, the less-fortunate here in Hagerstown. ANDRE GRANT There is always something worse, limit thinking about worse things and concentrate on the best thing... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't... ALLEN GINSBERG They definitely told me right off the bat I was still a big part of the team. They made sure to tell... ANDREA VALADEZ People that watch programming now watch it either on a satellite dish or a cable. Very few people st... DUANE LAMMERS I don't really put too much pressure on myself. The only time people feel pressure is when they ... DAK PRESCOTT I'm glad I've made my choice and I talk with the coaching staff over there (Loyola) once a week. The... ELYSE VAN BOGAERT If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best. OLIVER KAHN I just want to concentrate on my rehab and work hard in the gymnasium to strengthen the shoulder so ... BENJI MARSHALL If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so y... HEIDI KLUM Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it. MICHAEL FRIEDSAM They want the rhetoric to end and they want to concentrate on what they do best. ROBERT IGER Last year was like a blessing being able to work on things in Hamilton without the pressure of being... YANN DANIS When people say 'I want to be like you', I tell them if you want to be like me then be yourself. MARILYN MANSON Argentina policymakers have to recognize that fact. They should agree to disagree and concentrate on... HOWARD PEARCE Concentrate on any task at hand and avoid distractions from people or things SUNDAY ADELAJA It's going to be nice. It's what the sponsors want and the spectators want. I always enjoy playing w... RETIEF GOOSEN I say all sorts of things on that line. When they produce a tape with me abusing on that phone I wil... AMAR SINGH My personal expectation is that I definitely want to finish as the best point guard in the NBA, and ... BARON DAVIS I was shy talking about certain things, and I was shy with being honest because I didn't want pe... FUTURE We've now got the bragging rights until the next derby. Chelsea are a fantastic side. We've just got... STEVEN GERRARD I am not afraid of people who say all the wrong things that make others gasp in disbelief. I am afra... C. JOYBELL C. I try to not to think about the pressure. I don't want any more pressure on me. I just want to pitch... ADAM WAINWRIGHT What we want to do is concentrate on coming to an agreement before Christmas. It's Christmas time. P... LYNE LORTIE My boyfriend used to ask his mother, 'How can I find the right woman for me?' and she would answer, ... DAVID DEANGELO My boyfriend used to ask his mother, 'How can I find the right woman for me?' and she would answer, ... OSCAR WILDE I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking abo... ROMAN COPPOLA I'm trying not to think about it, because we've got a big game in New York. Going into their home op... PAT NOONAN
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LIONEL SHRIVER People need to stop accepting the evidence of reality, and start questioning it. LIONEL SUGGS Beware of what "everybody says". LIONEL SHRIVER To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldn't wish my teen... LIONEL BLUE I find the concept of Hell to be more honest than that of everyday life. In Hell, no one can lie to ... LIONEL SUGGS Discomfort begets discomfort in others. LIONEL SHRIVER Intellectuals that approach me, only serve to feeding my intellectualism. Imaginists that approach m... LIONEL SUGGS Sure...the boy was precocious. But having been precocious himself, Lowell was never wowed by teenage... LIONEL SHRIVER His weight makes him a social pariah. It reduces the likelihood he’ll remarry. It has grave implic... LIONEL SHRIVER Funny how the nature of a normal day is the first memory to fade. LIONEL SHRIVER I can remember when nobody believed an actor and didn't care what he believed. LIONEL BARRYMORE That boy hardly needed a mask when his naked face was already impenetrable. LIONEL SHRIVER consistent affection for his characters is what sets Tolstoy apart. Flaubert is equally “objective... LIONEL TRILLING People seem to get used to anything, and it is a short step from adaptation to attachment. LIONEL SHRIVER It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief LIONEL TRILLING I've been a Republican all my life because I embrace the conservative values of hard work, perso... LIONEL SOSA When comparing 100 years of experience to 1, there is a way to close the gap. One must simply unders... LIONEL SUGGS Experience teaches is such a lovely saying. However, when people try not to make the mistakes of wha... LIONEL SUGGS Wisdom isn't built on experience; it's built on reason... LIONEL SUGGS I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was in... LIONEL RICHIE My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry. LIONEL RICHIE The secrets of the universe aren't really secrets. It's just that humanity is too subjugated by thei... LIONEL SUGGS I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open s... LIONEL BLUE Praying privately in churches, I began to discover that heaven was my true home and also that it was... LIONEL BLUE I literally fell among Quakers when I went up to Oxford. LIONEL BLUE To make a statement that one knows is false is more honest than to make a statement that one knows i... LIONEL SUGGS When you value someone, it merely shows that you truly have no idea about the person that they aren'... LIONEL SUGGS People lie to adapt... LIONEL SUGGS I create lies for people in order for them to find something true about themselves. I teach people t... LIONEL SUGGS Still, through a complex combination of optimism and longing and bravado, you would round it up. Whi... LIONEL SHRIVER What would I have done if I'd been put to the test? Would I have risked my own life for people I... LIONEL BLUE I still go to a Christian priory for retreats. LIONEL BLUE The real evidence is not practically speaking in scholarship but in how Jesus and the Christianity b... LIONEL BLUE