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Concentrated Quotes

On power, focus, and gathered resources.

These Hands quotes examine concentration in several forms, from wealth and power gathered into few hands to the concentrated language poets reach for and the focused energy behind meaningful work.

When you are in a good position you are sure to drive well and to be very concentrated in each corner.

Quotes by Jean Alesi

Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.

Quotes by Ivan Pavlov

It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to...

Quotes by Isadora Duncan

I've been around a long time, and when I was at the top of the hill, I was very ahead of my time! Evidence of that is that my music is still current today - you know, rappers sample it...

Quotes by Isaac Hayes

I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and the duties that I was assigned.

Quotes by Hugh Shelton

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the...

Quotes by Hideki Tojo

Opponents of New York City's proactive style of policing struggle mightily to downplay its most obvious benefit: the largest crime drop on record, concentrated overwhelmingly in minority neighborhoods.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

Some people think it's an easy gig working as an extra, but you often have to stay very concentrated for long stretches in challenging conditions.

Quotes by Gina Bellman

When the Beatles came in, I really concentrated on making a lot of movies. Those beach films that we did were a lot fun. They hit with an audience that related to what we were trying to do on the...

Quotes by Frankie Avalon

As a professional, I have always tried to stay concentrated on the pitch, but it was not easy.

Quotes by Fabio Quagliarella

I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize....

Quotes by Eric Bristow

I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten...

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

As with Google, Facebook was a place that just concentrated a lot of top talent. It's just sort of natural that those people would go on and continue to be successful.

Quotes by Dustin Moskovitz

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

Quotes by Doug Larson

When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a week, I'd do unbelievable amounts of work.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

Quotes by Don DeLillo

I watch reality TV, but unless you have been part of that crew, unless you've sort of been immersed in that culture in what's happening, unless you have been in that concentrated moment, you wont believe it unless you're there....

Quotes by Dhani Jones

The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated attention, shining this beam of light on their work, on their thoughts and their self-expression, is...

Quotes by Dave Eggers

Sometimes I wonder if I would've been more successful if I wasn't acting and I concentrated on other things. But I love being on set. I love working with my 100 crew members.

Quotes by Danny Masterson

I sketch literally all the time; constructing a collection is like building a family - you have to have a certain balance. I isolate myself - I need to be concentrated for this so I leave Paris, I leave to...

Quotes by Christian Louboutin

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "concentrated" mean across these quotes?
It's used in three distinct ways: political power concentrated in the hands of dictators, wealth concentrated among the few, and language or energy concentrated in a creative or physical sense, such as a poet valuing extremely concentrated language, or work being described as concentrated energy.
Does this collection touch on political or economic power?
Yes, two quotes deal with concentration of power and wealth. One states that weakness drives people toward dictators and concentrated government power, arguing only the strong stay free; another warns that a country with wealth concentrated among a few is unlikely to see harmony and stability. Both are presented as the speakers' stated views, without taking a side on them.
Is there a quote here about writing or poetry?
Yes, one recalls wanting to be a poet in college and being drawn to extremely concentrated language along with an atmosphere of otherworldliness, tying the word to craft and economy of expression rather than politics or economics.
Why search for quotes on concentration of power specifically?
It's a common theme in political commentary, essays, and debate prep, where a single line about power or wealth being "concentrated" can frame an entire argument. This set pairs naturally with Hands quotes for the "concentrated in the hands of" phrasing found here.
What related topics pair with Concentrated quotes?
For the broader life-and-effort side of the theme, especially the line describing work's real essence as concentrated energy, Life quotes and New quotes work well alongside this collection.

Explore related ideas in our Life quotes and Best quotes.