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title: "7 Think Attention Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Think Attention quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Think Attention sayings and thoughts."
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> [When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/when-you-think-about-it-attention-deficit-order-makes-a-lot-of-sense/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

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> [I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-think-we-have-the-attention-span-of-a-gnat-you-know-with-cell/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/jeff-daniels-12465_attention_i-think-we-have-the-attention-span-of-a_434681.png)

> [“I texted back: Did you make it home? A few minutes passed while I stared at my phone. Yeah. Fam showering me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/i-texted-back-did-you-make-it-home-a-few-minutes-passed-while-i/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [Arthur Miller said one of my favorite lines ever, that he had the mother say to her two sons about a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-patinkin/arthur-miller-said-one-of-my-favorite-lines-ever-that-he-had-the/)

[Mandy Patinkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-patinkin/)

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> [I've always wanted to have fun and always wanted to have, I think attention, in a way, where I'm making someone laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-stalter/i-ve-always-wanted-to-have-fun-and-always-wanted-to-have-i-think/)

[Megan Stalter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-stalter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/megan-stalter-5903_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-have-fun-and-alway_1758321.jpg)

> [I think, sometimes, if you get too much attention, then everybody watches you more closely, and they make these broad generalizations about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-adams/i-think-sometimes-if-you-get-too-much-attention-then-everybody/)

[Neal Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/neal-adams-10689_attention_i-think-sometimes-if-you-get-too-much-at_2812895.jpg)

> [Time is our most precious currency. So it's significant that we are being encouraged, wherever possible, to think of our attention not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/time-is-our-most-precious-currency-so-it-s-significant-that-we-are/)

[Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/)

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