To Fred, those years seemed to pass like quickly skimming a book and then finding the ending wasn't what he expected. He… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a novel or doing other serious writing work, I do it on a schedule that dictates writing either 2,000… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
One's concentration as a performer must remain centered on the action of which one is a part. For it is in truth… — Rick Dees Copy Share Image
Nature-deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and higher rates… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a… — Debbie Gibson Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a film - and I've been wanting to do this for 16 years - about life in care,… — Samantha Morton Copy Share Image
But the sensibility of the writer, whether fiction or poetry, comes from paying attention. I tell my students that writing doesn't begin… — Julia Alvarez Copy Share Image
It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I find that somehow, by shifting the focus of attention, I become the very thing I look at, and experience the kind… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
My sister was born a couple years after I was, and I realized that I wasn't getting enough attention, as much attention… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
The simple circumstantial narrative (did such a narrative exist) of the ruin of a single town, of the misfortunes of a single… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Social media is something of a double-edged sword. At its best, social media offers unprecedented opportunities for marginalized people to speak and… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
The balance of power is shifting toward consumers and away from companies The right way to respond to this if you are… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I was born in an odd spot and was a very sensitive kid. My feelings could get hurt so easily because I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Over the years, I developed an extreme hostility towards the non-profit art organization gulag. I formed the opinion that it's actually a… — Mark Flood Copy Share Image
I cannot express the uneasiness caused in me by this intrusion of mystery and beauty into a room I had at last… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
To understand what is right meditation there must be an awareness of the operation of one's own consciousness, and then there is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I think when somebody wants to work diligently, when somebody wants to take away the cobwebs and see where attention is needed,… — Smriti Irani Copy Share Image
You achieve stature only by being good enough to deserve it, by forcing even the contemptuous and indifferent to pay attention, and… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
I started writing in fourth grade and never stopped. I faked my way through high school and nearly was flushed from college… — W. Bruce Cameron Copy Share Image
They say nobody has the attention span to read great books early in life. If I start to read something good, I'll… — Nick Tosches Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro was not interested in personal enrichment. His supporters say he deployed his enormous authority on behalf of health, education and… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
We all want to be loved by the sex that grabs our attention. We seek out the one we think will make… — Kevin McCarty Copy Share Image
But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention -… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
After finishing 'The Book of Life,' I needed a bit of a break from the Bishops and de Clermonts. Honestly, I wasn't… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
Following dharma puts you in a proper field of attention. In a proper field of attention, regardless of what your outer circumstances… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When you're five years old, and you're running a business that people did not think there was room for... getting attention is… — Brit Hume Copy Share Image
Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a… — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
Great merit, or great failings, will make you respected or despised; but trifles, little attentions, mere nothings, either done or neglected, will… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Focus your attention around the naval area, feel that spot. Visualize it. Do whatever it takes. When thoughts come in and out… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Silence is the great teacher and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
If you are in a state of intense presence you are free of thought, yet highly alert. If your conscious attention sinks… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
It was funny, Skip thought, how much attention children demanded the first few years of their lives and how hard adults strove… — Julie Smith Copy Share Image
I pay a lot of attention to the people I let surround me. I learn something from those people and from everyone… — J Balvin Copy Share Image
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention. — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
Attention to detail and a perfectionist instinct, far from stimulating action, are character qualities that lead to renunciation. Better to dream than… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called… — Robert H. Schuller Copy Share Image
WWE is so huge, and they have to crank out so many hours of television, so they don't have time to take… — John Morrison Copy Share Image
I love dogs, I grew up with dogs, and to think that anyone would believe otherwise due to a twisted story perpetuated… — Dorit Kemsley Copy Share Image
