Attention Quotes · Page 102

'Alligator' was the first record that anyone paid attention to, and it seemed like it was the screamy songs that got us…

— Matt Berninger

In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the…

— Thomas Keating

When our community is under-represented, its people don't receive the resources and attention they need to thrive.

— Cori Bush

In a way, I feel my curly hair has got me a lot of attention, and I don't mind it.

— Mithila Palkar

I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.

— Brian Andreas

Ideally, I'd like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless.

— Keith Jarrett

Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.

— Tommy Franks

All a girl wants from a guy is love, honesty, trust, respect, caring, loyalty, and all of his attention.

— Anonymous

To put it bluntly, research shows that we can’t multitask. We are biologically incapable of processing attention-rich inputs simultaneously.

— John Medina

There is no such thing as an attention span. There is only the quality of what you are viewing. This whole idea…

— Jerry Seinfeld

In modeling, because you're the center of attention, it builds up people's egos. Sometimes people lose touch with reality. But that happens…

— Andie MacDowell

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because…

— Bo Burnham

Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the…

— Rick Warren

With Jesus, however, the device of parabolic utterance is used not to explain things to people’s satisfaction but to call attention to…

— Robert Farrar Capon

“God is the one who puts dreams inside you. So you'd better chase them fast, before He decides to let them chase…

— Amy Matayo

Thought is creative. Be mindful of where your attention is, because the universe doesn't know the difference. It only knows where your…

— Christina Applegate

“Each cherry took about three seconds to eat. Three seconds to eat, but at least five years in the making. It seemed…

— A.J. Jacobs

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the…

— Al McGuire

The more stringent the rules and the more limiting they are, the more the poet and writer is forced to resort to…

— Simin Behbahani

A movement with some lasting organization is a lot less dramatic than a movement with a lot of demonstrations and a lot…

— Cesar Chavez

There were signs. Probably more of them than I ever caught, even after the fact. But I missed them all. Maybe because…

— Gayle Forman

I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to…

— Richelle Mead

The one thread that was most surprising and most consistent was the lack of fear that people felt at the worst moment.…

— Amanda Ripley

It's good for a writer to come from journalism because it gives you the tools. A journalist knows that he or she…

— Isabel Allende

I wouldn't say I handle attention well. I'd say I stumble over pick-up lines poorly. I'm not good at any of that.

— Ryan Eggold

Of course you learn a lot as a player when you pay attention to managers when they speak to you.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Look at the attention the Godfather's getting! Kick my leg, J.R.; kick me in the leg!

— Jerry Lawler

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

— Jim Rohn

I learned a lot in my life by paying attention and listening to how people around me worked.

— Kris Jenner

I don't want to fight for your attention, I just want to be worth to mention.

— Anonymous

You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to.

— Robin Williams

I'm the sort of person with a very short attention span, and I lose interest in things very quickly.

— Finn Balor

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

— Anonymous

I get a lot of attention, maybe not as much as a lightweight in B.J. Penn or someone like that, but my…

— Frankie Edgar

If we want to truly live, at some point, we find the dark facts of psychic life demand our full attention.

— Anonymous

I have heard that the most valuable thing in today's world, postindustrial world, is the human being's attention and how to get…

— Paul Solman

Some people just aren't worth the extra work, learn to let go and work on you.

— Anonymous

When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.

— Allen Klein

Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You'll get the audience's attention by pausing.

— Bob Kerrey

It takes a special individual to be a coach to pay attention to all that bad stuff and keep people accountable.

— Martin Brodeur