Activity Quote by John Dewey

“Intention directs perception”

— Jaco Snoek

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

— Samuel Alexander

But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage.

— Maria Konnikova

What holds attention determines action.

— William James

If you start responding to every stimulus, then you end up as a nerve gas case, quite literally. Neurons fire at once.

— Hollis Frampton

If, on the other hand, we wish to describe a particular phenomenon without repressing our direct experience, then we cannot avoid speaking of the…

— David Abram

Energy flows where attention goes.

— Michael Beckwith

Where Attention goes Energy flows; Where Intention goes Energy flows!

— James Redfield

Action is the process whereby what is not fully formed passes into expressive consciousness.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

All this sensory input, which begins in the brain, has its effect throughout the body.

— Norman Cousins

I use these senses - touch, sight, feel and smell - as triggers that invite readers or propel them into the scene. The trick…

— David Morrell

“Action triggers reaction. An object somehow responds when we observe it. We just assume that we do objective. In fact, unconsciously we only want…

— Toba Beta