The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes concern distract diversion
Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. Malcolm de Chazal manmirrormonkey Change image and share on social
A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking. Malcolm de Chazal manquiettalk Change image and share on social
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us. Malcolm de Chazal animalcoincideexpression Change image and share on social
I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people. Ida B. Wells comecommonconcern share on social
The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me. Joyce Maynard distractplaceprocess Change image and share on social
Nearly everybody I know does something to try to remove herself to clear her head and to have enough time and space to think... All of us instinctively feel that something inside us is crying out for more spaciousness and stillness to offset the exhilarations of this movement and the fun and diversion of the modern world. Pico Iyer clearcrydiversion share on social