Attention Quotes

4929 Attention quotes by 3118 unique authors

Desire is both imitative (we like what others like) and competitive (we want to take away from others what they have). As children, we wanted… — Robert Greene
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the… — Robert Greene
There is no ecological architecture, no intelligent architecture and no sustainable architecture - there is only good architecture. There are always problems we must not… — Eduardo Souto de Moura
Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world. — Susan Sontag
I proceed, gentlemen, to call your attention to the present state of insane persons confined within the commonwealth; in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens; chained,… — Dorothea Dix
I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism -… — Julian Schnabel
During empathy one is simply 'there for' the other individual, when experiencing their own feelings while listening to the other, i.e. during sympathy, the listener… — Enrico Caruso
Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple… — Daniel Goleman
I recommend allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before turning our attention to solutions or requests for relief. When we proceed too quickly… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
By maintaining our attention on what's going on within others, we offer them a chance to fully explore and express their interior selves. We would… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Then we… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Films to the degree that they glorify mindlessness and short attention span they are bad, to the degree that they encourage empathy with people not… — Roger Ebert
Empathy occurs when we suspend our single-minded focus of attention and instead adopt a double-minded foucus of attention. When our attention lapses into single focus,… — Simon Baron-Cohen
I find that somehow, by shifting the focus of attention, I become the very thing I look at, and experience the kind of consciousness it… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
You think it horrible that lust and rage Should dance attention upon my old age; They were not such a plague when I was young;… — William Butler Yeats
Love is not about grand intentions. It is about small attentions. — Robert Breault
There is a silence that matches our best possibilities when we have learned to listen to others. We can master the art of being quiet… — Eugene Kennedy
Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming… — Henri Nouwen
Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not… — M. Scott Peck
Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom… — Rachel Naomi Remen
One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted her to tell her that they once had… — Rachel Naomi Remen
I want the young people to pay attention because, see, back when I first met Barack, we started dating, he had everything going for him.… — Michelle Obama
I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all. — Nancy Sinatra
Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me… — Christopher Dodd
Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them… — Christopher Dodd

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