As a chef I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.

We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour.

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

I've learned there's a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think it falls into the realm of behavioral finance.

While we are focusing on fear worry or hate it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness enthusiasm or love.

The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.

We're teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing.

When I got into the music industry I wasn't focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record deal. It was just to make music on my own terms or create my own image do my own hair do my own makeup.

My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person.

There's a sort of sibling moratorium when you're establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled siblings tend to regroup because now you're building a new extended family.

I went through a period of great rebellion within my family when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad I had no focus had no real interest in anything and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.

Women are in my view natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.

When you focus on being a blessing God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

I think most artists will experience a lot of negative people on Twitter but thank God I've got so many followers that I'm not able to see them that much. I'll see some from time to time but for the most part I always focus on something good.

In my experience it's all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging especially for fathers.

I have relationships with people I'm working with based on our combined interest. It doesn't make the relationship any less sincere but it does give it a focus that may not last beyond the experience.

However it is debased or misinterpreted love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience.

And it was a great experience you know to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline focus and certainly keeps you out of trouble.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Moreover environmental health at the local level has become narrowly focused very much defined around regulations and the attendant regulatory debates.

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

As a Member of Congress I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.

I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education urban education women and children's issues and literacy.

But the fact is no matter how good the teacher how small the class how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.