Attention Quote by Margaret Deland

Attention is a silent and perpetual flattery.

— Sophie Swetchine

“To make matters even more complicated, research has shown that we remember only 25-50 percent of what we hear. This inclination not only compromises…

— Susan C. Young

It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional…

— Deepak Chopra

It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much,…

— Russell Baker

It's funny how people start paying attention to you when you're silent

— Ritu Ghatourey

I love the attention and I hate the attention, you know? It's not always good for your soul.

— James Gunn

There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

— Dalai Lama

“When Ignorance Is Bliss I deplore, being ignored. For- I am not a bore! But it's perplexingly sweet, and quite sexy too- to be…

— Lang Leav

Listening and being curious and wide-eyed in the world, I think, is what allows us to move forward, progress, evolve and learn and alter…

— Andrew Zuckerman

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience…

— James Thurber

“Generous listening is powered by curiosity, a virtue we can invite and nurture in ourselves to render it instinctive. It involves a kind of…

— Krista Tippett