Attention Quotes

4929 Attention quotes by 3118 unique authors

Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and outbound attention. — Clay Shirky
I have quitted all forms of devotion and set prayers but those to which my state obliges me. And I make it my business only… — Brother Lawrence
The brain's calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our openness to let the information through. Although the brain absorbs universes… — Marilyn Ferguson
I don't want to have a song like 'My Humps' and it be sagging down, so I pay attention to that area. A lot. — Fergie
Brand-name growth stocks ordinarily command the highest p/e ratios. Rising prices beget attention, and vice versa - but only to a point. Eventually their growth… — John Neff
Desire demands only a constant attention to the unknown gravitational field which surrounds us and from which we can recharge ourselves every moment, as if… — David Whyte
The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too… — Alexis Korner
It’s attention to detail that makes the difference between average and stunning, — Francis Atterbury
Restaurants that have health-conscious consumers will pay attention to this. — Marion Nestle
On Being Blue celebrates both language and that which it represents and carefully draws our attention to that difficult middle ground on which the writer… — Gilbert Sorrentino
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante,… — William Strunk, Jr.
The first thing you learn when you're blogging is that people are one click away from leaving you. So you've got to get to the… — Alex Tabarrok
Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention. — Jackson Katz
Everyone is always having their attention divided between the world of people [they're] with and this 'other' reality. — Sherry Turkle
By constantly moving the flashlight of your attention to the perimeter of your understanding, you enlarge your sense of the world. — Eli Pariser
In a personalized world, important but complex or unpleasant issues are less likely to come to our attention at all. — Eli Pariser
In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. At times a miniaturist, Biele constructs exquisite addresses to a heron,… — Unknown Author
Giving something your time isn't the same as giving it your attention. — Jesse James Garrett
One of the problems with the kill-or-capture metric is that it has often been to the exclusion of having a deeper, richer understanding of the… — Bruce Hoffman
We take for granted that we need to take showers, clean our house, and wash our clothes. Yet the mind and its thoughts need cleansing… — Anodea Judith
Magic is all about directing attention. If I didn’t want you to look at my right hand then I don’t look at it. — Keith Barry
Mainiacs away from Maine are truly displaced persons, only half alive, only half aware of their immediate surroundings. Their inner attention is always preoccupied and… — Louise Dickinson Rich
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention. — Clifton Webb
I wanted to write a story that demanded the viewer's attention. — Nigel Kneale
Our word choices give a sentence its luster, and they deserve intense attention. — Constance Hale

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