Inattention Quotes

30 quotes by 25 authors

The function of ignoring, of inattention, is as vital a factor in mental progress as the function of attention itself. — William James
Through our inattention, we have wasted the years that we might have used to prepare for lessened oil supplies. The next ten years are critical. — Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Fear is never an actuality; it is either before or after the active present. When there is fear in the active present, is it fear?… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The mountain of history books under which we all stand leans so heavily in the other direction-so tremblingly respectful of states and statesmen and so… — Howard Zinn
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
Applaud us when we prevail, correct us when we fail; but, above all, do not let this indispensable, irreplaceable institution wither, languish or perish as… — Kofi Annan
Economists who adhere to rational-expectations models of the world will never admit it, but a lot of what happens in markets is driven by pure… — Robert J. Shiller
The Advantage is that mathematics is a field in which one's blunders tend to show very clearly and can be corrected or erased with a… — Norbert Wiener
Reverie is commonly classified among the phenomena of psychic detente. It is lived out in a relaxed time which has no linking force. Since it… — Gaston Bachelard
Cinema, radio, television, and magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen without hearing. — Robert Bresson
A proclivity for science is embedded deeply within us, in all times, places, and cultures. It has been the means for our survival. It is… — Carl Sagan
If it so happened that I had once written a best-seller, this was a pure accident, due to inattention and naivete, and I would take… — Thomas Merton
The art of reasoning becomes of first importance. In this line antiquity has left us the finest models for imitation; I should consider the speeches… — Thomas Jefferson
As crowds increase we build our forts of inattention, and the more we talk the easier it is to mean little and listen not at… — Frank Moore Colby
I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention. — Twyla Tharp
What is the difference between attention and inattention? What is attention and what is concentration? ...Attention has no centre. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
A single inattention may lose a chess game, whereas a single successful approach to a problem, among many which have been relegated to the wastebasket,… — Norbert Wiener
In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot. — Bharati Mukherjee
Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that. — Mark Twain
But miracles are not for the asking; they come only when the stern eyes of God droop shut for a moment, and Our Lady takes… — Michel Faber

Who Wrote These Inattention Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 30 Inattention Quotes as follows: