Inattentive Quotes

15 quotes by 14 authors

The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our… — Oswald Chambers
Scheele, it was said, never forgot anything if it had to do with chemistry. He never forgot the look, the feel, the smell of a… — Oliver Sacks
There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can't compete… — Denis Leary
While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion.… — George Washington
You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but… — Benjamin Franklin
I value mothers and motherhood enormously. For every inattentive or abusive mother in my fiction I think you'll find a dozen or so who are… — William Trevor
Advertisements ordinarily work their wonders, to the extent that they work at all, on an inattentive public. — Michael Schudson
By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them. — Dalai Lama
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It… — Thomas Jefferson
...when we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly. — Chinua Achebe
A life to hold, or to see slip through uncaring and inattentive hands, but always a life. And given one, we wish for two, or… — R.J. Ellory
I am quite wiling to confide entirely in human being, except that at some moment or another human beings get preoccupied, moody, busy, inattentive, and… — Anais Nin
The brave man, inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger. — Andrew Jackson
The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger. — Andrew Jackson
The writer, unlike his non-writing adult friend, has no predisposed outlook; he seldom observes deliberately. He sees what he did not intend to see; he… — Elizabeth Bowen

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