Attention Quotes · Page 132

I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.

— Eavan Boland

When you stopped paying attention to someone, that's when they start noticing you. It's sad, but true!

— Punkinhead Abhishek

If you can't be criticized for it, it's probably not remarkable. Are you devoting yourself to something devoid of criticism?

— Anonymous

The ultimate pitch for an era of short attention spans begins with a single word - and doesn't go any further.

— Daniel H. Pink

I really underestimated how many people are paying attention to 'Jeopardy' and what's out there.

— James Holzhauer

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

— Albert Einstein

The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.

— Kevin Kelly

The attention of the media is only caught by acts of violence... so I must perform this act of violence against myself.

— Kathy Change

I'm very lucky that I get to make a living out of acting, which is what I love, and the level of…

— Sienna Miller

A woman should dress to attract attention. To attract the most attention, a woman should be either nude, or wearing something as…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldn't agree with Bly that it's a…

— James Laughlin

Painting is a kind of call and response. During the act of painting one is listening, paying attention to a self, a…

— Squeak Carnwath

“Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Peace in its real sense can never be achieved by military measures or technical fixes... It is high time for us to…

— Hans-Peter Durr

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something…

— Ethel Percy Andrus

The more a person feels skilled, the more her moods will improve; while the more challenges that are present, the more her…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Every man, however hopeless his pretensions may appear, has some project by which he hopes to rise to reputation; some art by…

— Samuel Johnson

Men are tending to materialism. Houses, lands, and worldly goods attract their attention, and as a mirage lure them on to death.…

— James A. Garfield

I'm not a fancy person. I love small spaces. I like tiny cars. I don't buy things, aside from music and books.…

— Ellen Page

It's a real misconception that water is a problem in Africa only. It's also an issue in Nepal, in Honduras, and in…

— Kenna

When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, 'Jump,' no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent…

— Philippe Halsman

[Allied] got the attention of (director) Bob Zemeckis and Marion Cotillard. I'm glad I waited. If it had been made 15 years…

— Steven Knight

It's really hard to break through the clutter and get the attention of the top investors, as they typically only look at…

— Scott Weiss

What helps most is remembering that such a cry or attack or sly blow is a reflection of that other person’s inner…

— Stephanie Dowrick

My father was always saying we were Serbs, but I didn't pay much attention.

— Emir Kusturica

In the past, no one paid any serious attention, even to the existing laws that protect animals.

— Marianne Thieme

The one thing I know is that if you're not paying attention, it will come back to bite you.

— Bonnie Raitt

I'm not one of those guys that says something stupid just for the sake of getting more attention.

— Benson Henderson

You have to learn the crowd. I just pay attention to them so I can make sure I can make them laugh.

— Dane Cook

“Education is every day and everywhere, the only thing you have to pay is attention.”

— Tim Fargo

I'm not the best-looking dude. I talk a lot and sing to take the attention off my face.

— Jimmie Allen

If someone truly loves you, then they shouldn't make you feel like you have to constantly fight for their attention.

— Anonymous

You can't clobber any reader while he's looking. You divert his attention, then you clobber him and he never knows what hit…

— Flannery O'Connor

One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently.

— Manuel Puig

I don’t pay attention to the world. I just have the art I like and the music I like and for me…

— John Frusciante

When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.

— Mr. T

If I have to chase and fight for your attention, eventually I won't want it anymore.

— Will Smith

I am completely grateful and pleased for the attention and the recognition I've received for playing the roles that I've played.

— Sara Ramirez

Your joy, your happiness, your satisfaction and your ability to dance with life, depends solely on what you pay attention to.

— Susan Jeffers

To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

— Joshua Lederberg