Staying on Track Quotes

It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much.

As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission

We don't want to get distracted by looking back; we need to move forward.

Don't let other people distract what you're doing. There's always haters.

If we continue to stay focused on our mission and not get sidetracked with everything else we stand a chance at really changing this world.

I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.

It's like many other things in life, Ellie. You keep on the path and all's well. You get off it and the next thing you know you're lost if you're not lucky.

Oh, I don’t know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don’t know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It’s more interesting and all.

You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.

The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Don't be one foot in and one foot out, especially coming up in New York. It's so easy to lose sight of what you want to do and who you want to be.

There have been many times when I was working out intensely and in the best shape of my life, and then, for whatever reason, I got off track. Before I knew it, 3 or 4 months would go by, and all of a sudden, I'd find myself exhausted halfway up a flight of stairs!

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

It's impossible to always move forward, but sometimes even maintaining the status quo is enough.

Tie my handlebars to the stars so I stay on track & if my intentions stray I'll wrench them away,then I'll take my leave & I won't even look back

I think, to Chelsea's [Handler] point, I still need directing because sometimes I go a little bit off beat in a way that it's like, rein it in. I welcome that kind of support.

When you have a laser focus, and you get distracted by what other people say, you can lose that laser focus.

It's just staying focused and working hard; that's all I've ever done. I was fortunate enough that things worked out for me. It doesn't happen all the time, but I don't let bumps in the road throw me off course.

I think the biggest thing is to continue grinding and not let the crowds of people get in the way of you're trying to do.

If you don't stick to your plan enough, and you're too seduced by whimsical notions and new ideas, you can kind of lose your train of thought and end up with something that doesn't have a solid through-line.

I can go off-point, I can go off-word, I can go off-paragraph, but I can never go off message.

You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.

It's important in any project to remain focused.

I've seen a lot of people - for example, Lindsay Lohan - who got into the wrong crowd. I always have my eye on what I want. And I don't want anything to distract me from that.