“Who says I’m vain?” “The comparison: your friend isn’t. But I’m sorry for her, vanity is a resource. If you’re vain you… — Elena Ferrante Copy Share Image
I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
“secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I thought some of the stories were neat; I liked some of the liturgy and some of the songs. If you're a… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I was the first records editor at Rolling Stone, and there were no rules. There was nothing to fall back on as… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
We all have within us a deep sense of what we need, and what is right and true for us. To access… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
“The best works of art are never innocuous: they alter the viewer's perceptual predictions. It is only when the patterns of our… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
They say a wise man learns from others mistakes, I learn from others success, why pay attention to the mistakes? — Behdad Sami Copy Share Image
The Confucians paid a great deal attention to ritual, highlighting the ones that expressed the sorts of affective attitudes one wants to… — David Wong Copy Share Image
All of the technology is a means to an end. We are the end. And we just have to pay attention. — Jac Holzman Copy Share Image
Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“If you really want to learn, and you want to learn more quickly and more deeply, I wonder how I pay attention… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
With my children, balance was everything: being not just a workaholic, not only studying but taking time to renew and restore yourself… — Margaret Trudeau Copy Share Image
I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me. — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
There were times where I felt I was pressing a little bit too hard with the humor, and I had to pull… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
“It was easier than I expected, maybe because I was too angry and too afraid to really pay attention to what I… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“My foot slips on a narrow ledge; in that split second, as needles of fear pierce heart and temples, eternity intersects with… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
I tell poets that when a line just floats into your head, don't pay attention 'cause it probably has floated into somebody… — Gwendolyn Brooks Copy Share Image
I think there's a danger in letting someone else shape how you're going to approach a player. Every person has somebody who's… — Frank Vogel Copy Share Image
If I show somebody something that I've written and they say, "Eh...alright," I just put it away and I never show it… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
When a woman is fit and healthy, everything else falls into place. We are conditioned to put others first, that 'burnt chop… — Quentin Bryce Copy Share Image
Life on the edge I'm dangling my feet. I tried to pay attention but attention paid me — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
You have to have a feeling for where you are. You've got only one life to live and you don't have to… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“We all shouldn’t try to do the same work. Rather, each of us should pay attention to our own responsibilities. Otherwise, we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
My movies just kind of sneak up on you. I don't have to worry too much about what everybody is going to… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
Having 'The Expats' not be 'wholesale-y' rejected by the world made it possible for me to write the second book and have… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to. — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Curiosity takes courage. The most important promises are the ones you make to yourself. Pay Attention. Appreciate. Listen. Imagine. — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
I realise there are situations where I camp it up, make myself into a sort of novelty character to ease things along.… — Perfume Genius Copy Share Image
I may not talk about myself much. I may not say or think too many positive things about myself. I may have… — Amber Hope Copy Share Image
“There are no problems without consciousness. ..., in what way does consciousness arise? Nobody can say with certainty; but we can observe… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say that the efforts of academics to critique the media's messages are "half-hearted." As far as I am aware, the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image