Focus Quotes to Inspire Epic Concentration

This focus quotes collection will boost your concentration and help you focus on what matters in your life.

Focus is a skill that allows us to take action without procrastination and to maintain our attention and effort until our goals are accomplished.

In the midst of distractions and challenges, focus allows us to pay attention and to sustain the effort and energy needed to hit our targets and accomplish our goals and dreams.

By being more focused, we can improve our clarity, pay attention to what matters most, make better decisions and become more effective in whatever we do.

Although we live in a noisy world, we can learn to improve focus and boost our concentration.

Clearing the noise in your environment, having a plan to follow, creating a reward for completion of your tasks, creating routine, and working methodically are some things you can do to improve your focus.

To help you defy distractions and get more done, here is our collection of inspirational, wise, and thoughtful focus quotes and focus sayings, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

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Focus Quotes to Inspire Epic Concentration

1. “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”- Alexander Graham Bell

2. “Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.”- LL Cool J

3. “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” – Matt Cameron

4. “What you stay focused on will grow.” ― Roy T. Bennett

5. “Stay focused on the mission.” – Naveen Jain

6. “I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.” – Tim Cook

7. “If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.” – Hans Selye

8. “Everyone’s time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most.” ― Roy Bennett

9. “My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.”— Bill Gates

10. “What you focus on expands. So focus on what you want, not what you do not want.” ― Esther Jno-Charles

Focus quotes to boost your concentration

11. “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” – Venus Williams

12. “My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.” – Ashton Eaton

13. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
– Bruce Lee

14. “I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity.” – Jenna Ushkowitz

15. “Focusing is about saying No.” ― Steve Jobs

16. “Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.” – Patrick Lencioni

17. “But when you’re beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.”— Jerry Harrison

18. “Don’t waste your time to make new dreams. but waste it to make one of your lifetime dream, come true.” ― Olivia Sinaga

19. “Learning how to rein in your thoughts and focus is going to help you to achieve your goals in life. Without focus, you can never achieve anything.” – Eric Phillips

20. “A negative focus can result in our entirely missing the possibilities placed in our path.” – Anne Wilson Schaef

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Focus quotes to help you pay attention to what matters

21. “Choose to focus your time, energy and conversation around people who inspire you, support you and help you to grow you into your happiest, strongest, wisest self.” – Karen Salmansohn

22. “The biggest challenge is to stay focused. It’s to have the discipline when there are so many competing things.” – Alexa Hirschfeld


23. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar

24. “Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.” ― Colin Powell

25. “I know how to stay focused on a mission.” – Mike Pompeo

26. “Over the years, I’ve learned, focus on the job at hand, and opportunities will open after.” – Antonio Villaraigosa

27. “Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo

28. “Be dramatically willing to focus on the customer at all costs, even at the cost of obsoleting your own stuff.”— Scott Cook

29. “Focusing on what you don’t have keeps you too preoccupied to enjoy the things you do have!” – Andrew Farland

30. “Prioritizing sharpens your vision so you can focus on the most important things.” – Myles Munroe

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Focus quotes to help you defy distractions and get more done

31. “You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.” – Sabrina Bryan

32. “You have to stay focused and be mentally tough. That’s what I’ve really learned: every day is a grind, and you have to go hard.” – Chris Gronkowski

33. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”-
Aristotle Onassis

34. “When you fully focus your mind, you make others attracted to you.” 
― Toba Beta

35. “Focus on your goals, not your fear.” ― Roy Bennett

36. “Focus on doing the right things instead of a bunch of things.” – Mike Krieger

37. “Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.”— James Arthur Ray

38. “Our focus is our future, and what we focus on will multiply in our life.” – David DeNotaris

39. “It’s all about reprogramming our minds to focus more on what brings us joy.” ― Alaric Hutchinson

40. “Recognize how focusing on what you do want, what you do intend to accomplish, also defines what you choose not to do in your life.” – Meir Liraz

Other inspiring and motivating focus quotes

41. “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
– Denis Waitley

42. “The best career advice I’ve gotten is to stay focused, keep moving forward.” – Tyga

43. “Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” – John Carmack

44. “FOCUS = Follow On Course Until Successful.” ― Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

45. “Focus on the positives and be grateful.” – Katrina Bowden

46. “If you focus more on the inside, you’ll feel just as great about the outside. I feel attractive when I’m doing good and helping people.” – Keke Palmer

47. “Focus on remedies, not faults. ”— Jack Nicklaus

48. “Focus means eliminating distractions, not just from other people, but the things we do to distract ourselves.” – Catherine Pulsifer

49. “Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness and the happiness of others.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

50. “Concentrate on what you do want rather than what you don’t.” – Andy C. E. Brown

Focus Quotes to Inspire You to Achieve Your Goals

51. “In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.” – Yuval Noah Harari

52. “Success demands singleness of purpose.” – Vince Lombardi

53. “Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.” – Bill Gates

54. “It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” – Og Mandino

55. “Too much sugar leads to a heavy body, and too many distractions lead to a heavy mind.” – Naval Ravikant

56. “Knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to focus on.” – Warren Buffett

57. “I’ll live the focused life, because it’s the best kind there is.” – Winifred Gallagher

58. “Your attention has value. Don’t give it away. They will say it’s important but it’s not. Stay focused.” – Maxime Lagacé

59. “These three things leads to positive non-linear results: clarity, focus, and time. Simple but not easy.” – Shane Parrish

60. “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” – Warren Buffett

Focus Quotes To Inspire Dreamers

61. “Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.” — Mark Twain

62. “What you focus on grows.” — Esther Hicks

63. “Focus on unlocking your genius.” — Maxime Lagacé

64.“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” — George Lucas

65. “Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.” — John C. Maxwell

66. “Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.” — Ralph Marston

67. “Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.” — Joel Osteen

68. “Focus on your greater goal, your destiny.” — Robert Greene

69. “Whatever you focus on is what you get.” — Tony Robbins

70. “All great achievements are the result of sustained focus over time – all of them.” — Gary Keller

Did you enjoy these focus quotes?

We live in a noisy world and constant distractions can make it difficult to pay attention to what matters.

Increasing our focus allows us to have more clarity, make better decisions and improve our effectiveness.

Hopefully, these quotes will help boost your concentration, whether you’re looking to focus on your goals in life, business, or the people that matter to you.

Which of these focus quotes resonated with you best?

Do you have any other favorite quotes to add?

Tell us in the comment section below.

By

Norbert Juma, Lead Editor

Master quote curator and editor on a mission to inspire.

August 10, 2022 5:00 AM EST