My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

Beverly Cleary

I like to write in coffee shops in countries in which languages I do not speak are spoken. That way, you're surrounded by the buzz of humanity, but you aren't distracted by people's conversations.

Adam Mansbach

We say that children are bad at paying attention, but we really mean that they're bad at not paying attention - they easily get distracted by anything interesting.

Alison Gopnik

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

Allyson Felix

I was in so much emotional pain as a young girl that whatever distracted me from how I felt about myself was fine by me.

Amanda de Cadenet

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Andrew Scott

I think a lot of times we can get distracted and not be in the moment with people and be missing all the life happening in the moment.

Angela Kinsey

I think sometimes people get distracted in interviews.

Angela Yee

When people didn't really know who I was, and I would get on stage, they would be distracted by what I looked like, so I would have to dumb myself down, in a way, for people to feel safe to laugh.

Anjelah Johnson

What was interesting about Trump, I mean, people always say they want a non-politician. Well, you got it with Donald Trump. And there's good to that, and there's bad to that. The bad is that he can be distracted by talking about these stupid things that - I promise you, no one cares about his taxes.

Ann Coulter

I don't look at other people's work because I don't want to be distracted by their ideas.

Ann Demeulemeester

It is true that a lot of people are easily distracted online. As a result, too many of us have given up on digital audiences for ambitious work, and this is a mistake.

Anna Wintour

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

Anne Wojcicki

I have a worry of people not liking me. I get scared walking into a room first, so I have to have people walk in before me so then people are distracted. It's hard.

Anne-Marie

I know not to let myself get distracted and to concentrate on what happens on the pitch.

Anthony Martial

I didn't start boxing until I was 18 but I believe that is a big advantage now. If you start too young, it's easy to become distracted.

Anthony Yarde

I can't do too much of one thing, or I get very distracted.

Antoni Porowski

I am severely distracted these days. It's hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful boyfriend who treats you like a Goddess.

April Winchell

We continue to focus on actually solving problems that real people have and not being distracted by what power users want.

Arash Ferdowsi

We shall never understand the ethical system taught by Jesus unless we realize that he was a Jew, not only by birth, but that he lived and taught as a Jew; the Sermon on the Mount was addressed to his distracted fellow nationals.

Arthur Keith

You want less of the annoying nonsense that interferes with your portfolios and more of the significant data that allow you to become a less distracted, more purposeful investor.

Barry Ritholtz