Best 2917 quotes in «attention quotes» category

The writer's object is - or should be - to hold the reader's attention.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

They crave attention though, they always saying show me som but girl you aint the only one that's tryna be the only one

They don't really pay attention to me, except when they need my blood or something. I wouldn't even be alive, if it wasn't for Kate being sick.

They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves.

They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother.

They say a wise man learns from others mistakes, I learn from others success, why pay attention to the mistakes?

They say nobody has the attention span to read great books early in life. If I start to read something good, I'll look and it's 86 pages already. Attention span. What are they talking about? If it's good, it'll drag you in.

They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects.

Things are better now that the attention has subsided a bit, and I'm happier. Now I can concentrate on what I'm supposed to do, that is, training and running. Despite everything that's happened, I feel like I'm still the same person.

They who love to inform themselves, are never idle. Though I have no business of consequence to take care of, I am nevertheless continually employed. I spend my life in examining things: I write down in the evening whatever I have remarked, what I have seen, and what I have heard in the day: every thing engages my attention, and every thing excites my wonder: I am like an infant, whose organs, as yet tender, are strongly affected by the slightest objects.

Things, very strange things, happen in folktales and there is never much attention given to the whys and wherefores.

Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I want to call attention to and what I want others to know about me. It makes me ask: What is worth celebrating?

This attitude means you haven't met a girl worthy of your attention. You'll want to get caught if the right girl comes along.

This is a great nation at terrible risk in a dangerous world, and she has fully exposed this nation and will continue to do so because of her utter incompetence and Hillary Clinton lack of care, lack of attention, lack of concern.

This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

This is an attraction based Universe. You cannot say no. You are always saying, 'Yes please, yes please, yes please,' with your attention.

This is really the common mentality of prisoners: they read with great attention all the articles that deal with illnesses and send away for treatises and "be your own doctor" or "emergency treatments" and end up by discovering that they have at least 300 or 400 illnesses, whose symptoms they are experiencing.

This is suffering's lesson: pay attention. The important part might come in a form you do not recognize.

This is the ongoing purpose of full attention: to find a thousand ways to be pierced into wholeness.

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and that it is built entirely out of attention.

This is the great luxury of not working: the moment you read a book that has nothing to do with work, you know you're really relaxed. And I have a sh*t attention span. I can't concentrate for more than five minutes.

This makes his writing very pleasing to read: João Gilberto Noll pays attention to detail, but only to certain details. And it's never easy to foresee which details will send the narrator or the plot in an unsuspected direction.

This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved calculations.

This profession [photography] is deserving of attention and respect equal to that accorded painting, literature, music and architecture.

Those sciences which govern the morals of mankind, such as Theology and Philosophy, make everything their concern: no activity is so private or so secret as to escape their attention or their jurisdiction.

Those things which now most engage the attention of men, as politics and the daily routine, are, it is true, vital functions of human society, but should be unconsciously performed, like the corresponding functions of the physical body.

Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story.

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

Throughout his life Newton must have devoted at least as much attention to chemistry and theology as to mathematics.

Thought control is the ability to direct mind and attention anywhere.

Thus every matter, if it is to be done well, calls for the attention of the whole person.

To be clear, I worry as much about the impact of the Internet as anyone else. I worry about shortening attention spans, the physical cost of sedentary "surfing" and the potential for coarsening discourse as millions of web pages compete for attention by appealing to our base instincts.

To begin your commitment to new perceptions, start by paying attention to attack thoughts toward yourself and others.

To become "memorable" do things that are somewhat unexpected. Dress, or talk, in ways that draw attention. And mostly, don't follow all the "rule for behavior" so closely.

To become mindful … present … is really the invitation to work with the joys and the sorrows of the world, and to do so with this gift, this capacity of loving awareness, of attention that actually can be present for the whole dance.

To be more aware, we need only listen for and let go of the thoughts which steal our attention.

Today is Earth Day. Environmentalists spent the day drawing attention to the Earth, while the Earth just spent the day checking Facebook to see which planets wished it a happy Earth Day.

To discover what you really believe, pay attention to the way you act -- and to what you do when things don't go the way you think they should. Pay attention to what you value. Pay attention to how and on what you spend your time. Your money. And pay attention to the way you eat.

To feel as well as hear what someone says requires whole attention.

To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves—and each other.

Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.

To fix your attention on the best is to surround yourself with the best, and to become the best.

To form a new Government, requires infinite care, and unbounded attention; for if the foundation is badly laid the superstructure must be bad.

To go beyond you need alert immobility, quiet attention.

To have [Adam's Cohen] microscopic attention to my work was really a great privilege.

To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.

To Fred, those years seemed to pass like quickly skimming a book and then finding the ending wasn't what he expected. He wished he'd paid more attention to the story.

To have your attention in the Now is not a denial of what is needed in your life. It is recognition of what is primary.