Andrew Wilson:

I thought back to all the hours I had put in over the years for a cause in which I believed so strongly, St Jude watching over me all the while. I thought about the lampooning and pillorying I and others had taken for following what was then a minority pursuit. It continues even now, if less so.

I thought of love that had been sacrificed and lost to the commitment of time and energy elsewhere, and the mistake I made in doing so. That it all had come to this, all of a sudden, overwhelmed me in that moment.

And so I wept briefly but hard. And then remembered myself, perspective and the call of life. And forward I drove.

Jony Ive:

Steve would say "How many things have you said no to?" And I would have these sacrificial things ... and he knew that I wasn't interested in doing those things anyway. What focus means is saying no with every bone in your body to something you know is a good idea but you say no because you're focused on something else.

Penelope Trunk:

I try to celebrate each time I give something up, because then I know I'm a little closer to meeting my goals.

Winifred Gallagher:

Even as a kid, I enjoyed focusing. I took a lot of pleasure in concentrating on things. You can't be happy all the time, but you can pretty much focus all the time. That's about as good as it gets.

Decius in 2010, after the launch of Wiki Voter Guide:

I said I'd do something about this, and I am.