John D Rockefeller on Focus Quotes

"I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might be only temporary."

"It is very important to remember what other people tell you."

"Every day I sat at my desk and focused on the ledger until the numbers spoke to me."

"I dropped the worry on the way— And God was good to me every day."

"Every day I set aside a time for quiet reflection on the business at hand."

"Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life."

"Every day I made it a point to go over the books."

"I had a passion for detail."

"Do not many of us who fail to achieve big things ... fail because we lack concentration—the art of concentrating the mind on the thing to be done at the proper time and to the exclusion of everything else?"

"It is very important to remember that what other people think of you is none of your business."

"Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed."

"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

"Do not let the small things distract you from the grand design."

"The major fortunes in America have been made in land, but the maintenance of them requires constant mental focus."

"I attribute my success to my habit of keeping a notebook and focusing on one problem at a time."

"Do not many of us fail because we do not tie the loose ends? Concentration is the key."

"I would rather have a man of great focus than a man of great brilliance without it."