A Quote by Mark Twain

Nothing so focuses the mind as the prospect of being hanged.

Mark Twain

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Being Hanged Mind Nothing Prospect

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Mark Twain
American - Writer
November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

They say that the prospect of being hanged in the morning concentrates a man's mind wonderfully; unfortunately, what the mind inevitably concentrates on is that, in the morning, it will be in a body that is going to be hanged.

Terry Pratchett

There's nothing like the knowledge of being hanged in the morning to concentrate the mind wonderfully.

Timothy Spall

A woman's mind focuses on feelings, while a man's mind focuses on problem-solving.

Koena Mitra

Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect. That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.

Al Ries

Nothing concentrates one's mind so much as the realization that one is going to be hanged in the morning!

Samuel Johnson

Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.

Dogen

The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal.

Marc Bolan

Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.

D. Wayne Calloway

The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind like dissonant details awaiting harmonious resolution.

Brian Greene

Nothing discernible to the eye of the spirit is more brilliant or obscure than man; nothing is more formidable, complex, mysterious, and infinite. There is a prospect greater than the sea, and it is the sky; there is a prospect greater than the sky, and it is the human soul.

Victor Hugo

Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to concentrate and prioritize in some of the same ways we need to in a rocket ship.