Attention Quotes
The first problem of communication is getting people's attention.
Normally I didn’t see a great deal. I didn’t hear a great deal either. I didn’t pay attention. Strictly speaking I wasn’t there. Strictly speaking I believe I’ve never been anywhere.
We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success.
A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.
Ironically, when you surrender your need to hog the glory, the attention you used to need from other people is replaced by a quiet inner confidence that is derived from letting others have it.
The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention to.
Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you.
But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.
It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power.
Attention is the ability we have to discriminate and to focus only on that which we want to perceive.
Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents.
Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young.
The most beautiful landscape cannot hold my fascinated attention as much as nature by the seaside and all that is connected with water.
What is the focus of the new image infrastructure? Attention. It's all designed for capturing, tracking, quantifying, manipulating, holding, buying, selling and controlling attention.
The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.
People keep pushing me to be the center of attention... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.
I don't go out, so I don't get attention from girls. They're not going to have posters of me on their walls. I just try to get on with my life.
The resource allocation task of top management has received too much attention when compared to the task of resource leverage.
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me.
What?” Simon looked alarmed. ”I‘m not really sleeping with your mom, you know. I was just trying to get your attention. Not that your mom isn’t a very attractive woman for her age.
If somebody tells you you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you, buy yourself a saddle.
All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.
I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it.
There isn't a single motivation, thought, act, or word that has slipped out of your being and escaped the full, undivided attention of God.
Regard your team as a family. Give the same attention to the bottom guy as you do the top guy. You have a responsibility to all of your players.
Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.
I do not believe in meaningless coincidences. I believe every coincidence is a message, a clue about a particular facet of our lives that requires our attention.
The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)
Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.
If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards.
It is easier to talk than to listen. Pay attention to your clients, your users, your readers, and your friends. Your design will get better as you listen to other people.
Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation at hand.
I encourage everyone to know that God has a plan for their life and that God never makes a mistake even though it seems like He is not listening or paying attention sometimes.
Like when I had long hair, you kind of got male attention from everything. But when you had short hair, it was a different kind of man that was attracted to you or I found coming up.
I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.
You will get the most attention from those who hate you. No friend, no admirer and no partner will flatter you with as much curiosity.