Attention Quotes

4929 Attention quotes by 3118 unique authors

Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come in and you have to wrench your attention away from… — Bernard Cornwell
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital… — Jack White
Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market -… — Robert Glasper
There are manifold tones of mental life, or, in other words, our psychic life may be lived at different heights, now nearer to action, now… — Henri Bergson
But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have… — Barney Frank
It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. — David Foster Wallace
In the face of this approaching disaster, it behooves men and women not yet overcome by war madness to raise their voice of protest, to… — Emma Goldman
As long as people are marginalized and distracted [they] have no way to organize or articulate their sentiments, or even know that others have these… — Noam Chomsky
As for the various religions, there's no doubt that they are very meaningful to adherents, and allow them to delude themselves into thinking there is… — Noam Chomsky
The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of… — Fredrik Bajer
I wish I could be hard and cynical. That I could take things slowly, not give too much of myself, because I'd be so frightened… — Jane Green
You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the… — Bill Gates
Sometimes, I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don't act on it, your people will… — Bill Gates
I believe there is a moral sense and a global ethic that commands attention from people of every religion and every faith, and people of… — Gordon Brown
My twenties were great. Who didn't have fun in their twenties? But my attention was more out there, more about the surface stuff and the… — Zoe Saldana
I have a pirate fetish-I just always thought eye patches were sexy. If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit. — Michelle Branch
Sometimes in the afternoon sky the moon would pass white as a cloud, furtive, lusterless, like an actress who does not have to perform yet… — Marcel Proust
Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource. — Bell Hooks
Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and… — Lev S. Vygotsky
Particular attention should be given to the opportunities which the environment presents or precludes for involvement of children with persons both older and younger than… — Urie Bronfenbrenner
I was the first records editor at Rolling Stone, and there were no rules. There was nothing to fall back on as to how do… — Greil Marcus
The price of freedom—of individuality—is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against… — Greg Bear
Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help. — Jean-Michel Basquiat
I feel that the All-Star game is more like a party because its made up of a lot of elements. However the core of All-Star… — Yao Ming
Civilization’s shortening attention span is mismatched with the pace of environmental problems. — Stewart Brand

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