Attention Quotes

Mass attention is almost unattainable and it's not clear that you want it.

Attention is a bit like real estate, in that they're not making any more of it. Unlike real estate, though, it keeps going up in value.

I dare say she means to keep you from his attentions. Your honour demands she be slain.

When a government official says a problem has been "contained," pay no attention.

People are really emotionally affected by actors. And it's hard to know how to behave in a way that doesn't impose or withdraw. Because everybody wants your attention.

I have also long held the belief that one's tears are a guide, that when something makes you cry, it means something. If we pay attention to our tears, they'll show us something about ourselves

Decrements in attention and concentration, being able to learn more efficiently, that's just not as good. Also, there are motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, we see that a lot.

I have more important things to do anyway. I have a hangnail that needs my attention. (Dev)

You want success and then when you do get it, you don't want it because of the attention.

There's time limits on how long people's attention spans will work. There's six weeks in each territory that you're really famous, then you, thank god, disappear again.

I find it very hard not to be myself and maybe that does attract attention, but I'd be miserable if I wasn't.

I'm very lucky that I get to make a living out of acting, which is what I love, and the level of attention I receive has sometimes been my own fault and sometimes not been.

When it comes to female fan attention, I'm married, so obviously I avoid the places where you might get unwanted female attention - clubs and social environments, bars and public spaces.

This attitude means you haven't met a girl worthy of your attention. You'll want to get caught if the right girl comes along.

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real.

Intellectual adherence is never owed to anything whatsoever, for it is never in any degree a voluntary thing. Attention alone is voluntary. It alone forms the subject of an obligation.

I listen to everything.

Out of all artists, authors are the least trained for the spotlight. Wanting attention isn't a requisite part of the package.

I was aware that my nomination was drawing a lot of attention, particularly in the Latino world, not just in Puerto Rico. It was touching.

I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention.

Attention is a silent and perpetual flattery.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Sometimes we pay too much attention in Washington to public relations, as opposed to the substance.

I want to change peoples' minds about music, I want to bring the really brutal experimental stuff to peoples' attention.

When people are absurdly tall, they command everyone's attention when they walk into a room. Nobody's ever dismissive of somebody for being too tall.

I am happily married, and I think I was lucky that success came a little later in my life. It's difficult to handle all the attention when you are a young gun.

I'm dramatically underexposed. I demand more attention!

Anything that draws attention to ourselves through pain-free or artificial means is a manifestation of Resistance.

I'm a free soul who hates paying attention to things I am not interested in. Consequently, I have rarely been comfortable in the role of 'employee.'

I was always making my friends laugh but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.

I think I'm a focus for international attention.

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

I tried the plan of talking incessantly myself, so as to hide the fact I didn't hear anything they said, the result was nobody paid the slightest attention to my (doubtless brilliant) remarks.

Deal with complaints. If you give the complaint your attention, you may be able to please this one person this one time - and position your business to reap the benefits of good customer service.

Scores only matter if they’re very good, no one pays much attention to the bad or mediocre ones.

I've written more songs for this record than I ever have in the past so I'm trying to give it a lot of special attention to be sure my ideas really get translated right.

Let me draw your attention to one thing which unfortunately we always forget: that is - "O man, have faith in yourself."

Pay no attention whatsoever to newspaper nonsense or criticism. Be sincere and do your duty. Everything will come all right. Truth must triumph.

Gideon knew exactly what I liked. Not because I’d told him, but because he paid attention to everything about me.

'Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.

I don't hear any of the popular stuff unless it's good 'cause I pay no attention to popular culture, at all.

We pay far too much attention to externals.

A magazine feature can reach hundreds of thousands of potential customers for a fashion brand. The way to reach a billion? Dress the actresses competing for attention at a highly televised event.

When caught in conflict and blame - make a U-turn and shift your attention from blaming thoughts to what's going on emotionally in your body.

Our attention to each breath keeps us in the now.

I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera, and it's that interaction.

In the current situation, particular attention should be given to the quality of financial and economic management. The Government and the Central Bank should have a strategic action plan

I'm never going to be like, "Oh, this attention from women sucks." It's flattering 99 percent of the time.

It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs - because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.

It is important to remember that the ocean's resources are finite. The commitment these kids are making here today is a clear and compelling call to all of us to pay attention to our ocean.