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title: "33 Attention Spans Quotes by 31 authors"
description: "Browse 33 Attention Spans quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Attention Spans sayings and thoughts."
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> [Our attention spans have been reduced by the immediate gratification provided by smartphones and social media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-ryan/our-attention-spans-have-been-reduced-by-the-immediate-gratification/)

[Katherine Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-ryan/)

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> [For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/for-years-particularly-with-the-advent-of-the-internet-people-have/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

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> [People's attention spans are a little shorter these days. Same thing with food and movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/people-s-attention-spans-are-a-little-shorter-these-days-same-thing/)

[Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/)

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> [Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/land-of-snap-decisions-land-of-short-attention-spans-nothing-is/)

[Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/)

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> [“Things stop being funny if you have to explain them to people, especially if they need excellent attention spans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/santosh-kalwar/things-stop-being-funny-if-you-have-to-explain-them-to-people/)

[Santosh Kalwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/santosh-kalwar/)

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> [Attention spans get very weak at the speed of light, and that goes along with a very weak identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-mcluhan/attention-spans-get-very-weak-at-the-speed-of-light-and-that-goes/)

[Marshall McLuhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-mcluhan/)

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> [Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/players-attention-spans-get-less-and-less-as-they-progress/)

[Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/)

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> [Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kruger/do-you-know-why-language-manifests-itself-the-way-it-does-in-my-work/)

[Barbara Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kruger/)

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> [Our attention spans have become shorter because there are more and more claims upon them - more information, more complexity; more stories,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-junod/our-attention-spans-have-become-shorter-because-there-are-more-and/)

[Tom Junod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-junod/)

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> [In this fragmented world, with such short attention spans, you've got a couple of episodes to make an impression. And if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-walton/in-this-fragmented-world-with-such-short-attention-spans-you-ve-got-a/)

[David Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-walton/)

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> [I think people are really desperate for conversations. I'm really fascinated by the idea that at the same time, the internet is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moshe-kasher/i-think-people-are-really-desperate-for-conversations-i-m-really/)

[Moshe Kasher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moshe-kasher/)

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> [There's time limits on how long people's attention spans will work. There's six weeks in each territory that you're really famous, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sia-furler/there-s-time-limits-on-how-long-people-s-attention-spans-will-work/)

[Sia Furler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sia-furler/)

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> [People's attention spans, first of all, aren't always long enough. You also want to not be preachy. You want to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-glover/people-s-attention-spans-first-of-all-aren-t-always-long-enough-you/)

[Stephen Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-glover/)

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> [I know there is also the influence of television and being able to zap away so it is a weightier decision to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-snow/i-know-there-is-also-the-influence-of-television-and-being-able-to/)

[Michael Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-snow/)

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> [The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/the-dominant-theory-coming-out-of-hollywood-is-that-peoples-attention/)

[Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/)

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> [I know everyone says attention spans are shorter now, and if you can't get them in the first 20 seconds, you lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ne-yo/i-know-everyone-says-attention-spans-are-shorter-now-and-if-you-can-t/)

[Ne-Yo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ne-yo/)

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> [I think there was a sense that the impact was being lost because the audience was so familiar with the form. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lampley/i-think-there-was-a-sense-that-the-impact-was-being-lost-because-the/)

[Jim Lampley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lampley/)

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> [With television, attention spans have been shortened. It's something we have to fight against: the dumbing down of the audience. To be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-margolyes/with-television-attention-spans-have-been-shortened-it-s-something-we/)

[Miriam Margolyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-margolyes/)

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> [“risks that our attention spans will fail have risen. Studies from Yale, UCLA, Harvard, Berkeley, NASA, the National Institutes of Health, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/risks-that-our-attention-spans-will-fail-have-risen-studies-from-yale/)

[Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/)

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> [We live in a time of short attention spans and long stories. The short attention spans are seen as inevitable, the consequence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-junod/we-live-in-a-time-of-short-attention-spans-and-long-stories-the-short/)

[Tom Junod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-junod/)

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> [Attention spans are shrinking on a daily basis, and it's getting harder to make an impression that lasts. So the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-fogarino/attention-spans-are-shrinking-on-a-daily-basis-and-it-s-getting/)

[Sam Fogarino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-fogarino/)

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> [We're not cognitively equipped to deal with it. And it's becoming a problem, frankly. It's part of the reason why I quit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-currie-jr/we-re-not-cognitively-equipped-to-deal-with-it-and-it-s-becoming-a/)

[Ron Currie Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-currie-jr/)

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> [Attention spans are changing. It's very noticeable. I am very aware that the kind of books I read in my childhood kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-cowell/attention-spans-are-changing-it-s-very-noticeable-i-am-very-aware/)

[Cressida Cowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-cowell/)

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> [The ultimate pitch for an era of short attention spans begins with a single word - and doesn't go any further.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-h-pink/the-ultimate-pitch-for-an-era-of-short-attention-spans-begins-with-a/)

[Daniel H. Pink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-h-pink/)

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> [Mid-grade readers don't have short attention spans, they just have low boredom tolerance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/mid-grade-readers-don-t-have-short-attention-spans-they-just-have-low/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

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> [Cats would rule the world if they had longer attention spans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-d-hlavaty/cats-would-rule-the-world-if-they-had-longer-attention-spans/)

[Arthur D. Hlavaty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-d-hlavaty/)

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> [The media, the polls and our legislatures fortunately have short attention spans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gutfreund/the-media-the-polls-and-our-legislatures-fortunately-have-short/)

[John Gutfreund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gutfreund/)

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> [The problems with kids having short attention spans is driven by entertainment, reset buttons on games, games having to do with getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/the-problems-with-kids-having-short-attention-spans-is-driven-by/)

[Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/)

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> [“Ten years ago, we would have been writing perfect stories, but people's attention spans have become more limited in these, the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-vandermeer/ten-years-ago-we-would-have-been-writing-perfect-stories-but-people-s/)

[Jeff VanderMeer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-vandermeer/)

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> [I almost feel like if I didn't have the gallery and museum content it would be easy to get lost. People's attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kalup-linzy/i-almost-feel-like-if-i-didn-t-have-the-gallery-and-museum-content-it/)

[Kalup Linzy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kalup-linzy/)

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> [I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kruger/i-want-people-to-be-drawn-into-the-space-of-the-work-and-a-lot-of/)

[Barbara Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kruger/)

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> [I'm very conscious of people having pretty short attention spans: I know, I'm guilty of it. I'm 17 now: what happens by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/i-m-very-conscious-of-people-having-pretty-short-attention-spans-i/)

[Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/lorde-5024_am_i-m-very-conscious-of-people-having-pret_2851811.png)

> [Now, for my younger viewers out there, a book is something we used to have before the internet. It’s sort of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/now-for-my-younger-viewers-out-there-a-book-is-something-we-used-to/)

[Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/)

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