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- 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… — 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,… — 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… — 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… — Daniel Goleman
- Applaud us when we prevail, correct us when we fail; but, above all, do not let this indispensable, irreplaceable institution wither, languish… — 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… — 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… — Norbert Wiener
- Reverie is commonly classified among the phenomena of psychic detente. It is lived out in a relaxed time which has no linking… — 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… — 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… — Thomas Merton