Attention Quotes
See also
Attend Quotes
Word Lists
See also 400 Things - General (Ogden) List :: Core English Vocabulary (A) List :: Top 1,000 UK English Words (#3) List :: Top 3,000 American English Words (#08) List-
Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.
Perry Paxton
-
Children will watch anything, and when a broadcaster uses crime and violence and other shoddy devices to monopolize a child`s attention, it`s worse than taking candy from a baby. It is taking precious time from the process of growing up.
Newton N. Minow
Keywords: and :: anything :: attention :: baby :: broadcaster :: candy :: child :: children :: crime :: devices :: from :: growing :: is :: it :: monopolize :: of :: other :: precious :: process :: shoddy :: taking :: than :: the :: time :: to :: up :: uses :: violence :: watch :: when :: will :: worseSubject: Children Quotes :: Violence QuotesSource: thinkexist.com -
I listen with attention to the judgement of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own
Michel de Montaigne
-
The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span
Karl Kraus
-
For one man who thanks God that he is not as other men there are a thousand to offer thanks that they are as other men, sufficiently as others are to escape attention
John Dewey
-
Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.
James Arthur Ray
-
Home is where you can say anything you please, because nobody pays any attention to you anyway
Joe Moore
-
Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?
Alice Walker
-
Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive.
Eliphas Levi
-
Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.
John Kenneth Galbraith
-
You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It`s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.
Paulo Coelho
-
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Winston Churchill
-
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.
Virginia Woolf
-
When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
George Washington Carver
-
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating e...
Eleanor Roosevelt
Keywords: aggressive :: all :: and :: apathy :: as :: attention :: can :: cruelty :: devastating :: effec :: effects :: greed :: have :: in :: is :: laziness :: little :: long :: more :: much :: paid :: passive :: run :: sins :: so :: such :: that :: the :: their :: to :: too :: tragic :: violence :: which :: withSource: thinkexist.com -
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating e...
Eleanor Roosevelt
Keywords: aggressive :: all :: and :: apathy :: as :: attention :: can :: cruelty :: devastating :: effec :: effects :: greed :: have :: in :: is :: laziness :: little :: long :: more :: much :: paid :: passive :: run :: sins :: so :: such :: that :: the :: their :: to :: too :: tragic :: violence :: which :: withSource: thinkexist.com -
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein
-
It`s been perfect. I can still ride a subway and work with great people. I can`t imagine being Julia Roberts. I don`t have the fortitude to withstand that kind of attention. - when asked by People Magazine about her standing in Hollywood today.
Jennifer Beals
Keywords: about :: and :: asked :: attention :: been :: being :: by :: can :: don :: fortitude :: great :: have :: her :: hollywood :: imagine :: in :: it :: julia :: kind :: magazine :: of :: people :: perfect :: ride :: roberts :: standing :: still :: subway :: that :: the :: to :: today :: when :: with :: withstand :: workSource: imdb.com -
Since I started out very young, I definitely knew where he was coming from, and I knew his attention span was probably a lot shorter than us adults. I had to play with that and work with that, but he really did give a beautiful performance.
Tiffani Thiessen
Keywords: adults :: and :: attention :: beautiful :: but :: coming :: definitely :: did :: from :: give :: had :: he :: his :: knew :: lot :: out :: performance :: play :: probably :: really :: shorter :: since :: span :: started :: than :: that :: to :: us :: very :: was :: where :: with :: work :: youngSource: imdb.com -
I think where I`ve instinctively found myself is that I am somewhat guarded in my public life. Being interviewed or being photographed or just in public attention I have a certain reserve. But when I`m working I feel like I`m very open. At least I like to...
Annette Bening
Keywords: am :: at :: attention :: be :: being :: but :: certain :: feel :: found :: guarded :: have :: in :: instinctively :: interviewed :: is :: just :: least :: life :: like :: my :: myself :: open :: or :: photographed :: public :: reserve :: somewhat :: that :: think :: to :: ve :: very :: when :: where :: workingSource: imdb.com -
On dealing with the resulting media attention of Empire of the Sun (1987) at age 13: "It was horrific. I was almost crying in interviews and running away during press conferences, pretending I was going to the bathroom and just disappearing."
Christian Bale
Keywords: 13 :: 1987 :: age :: almost :: and :: at :: attention :: away :: bathroom :: conferences :: crying :: dealing :: disappearing :: during :: empire :: going :: horrific :: in :: interviews :: it :: just :: media :: of :: on :: press :: pretending :: resulting :: running :: sun :: the :: to :: was :: withSource: imdb.com -
It was all a bit mad. For a girl like me, wearing gorgeous clothes and having all this attention was amazing. It was like being a princess. But it didn`t take me long to realise that that sort of fame can be scary. The more the circus builds up around you...
Jennifer Lopez
Keywords: all :: amazing :: and :: around :: attention :: be :: being :: bit :: builds :: but :: can :: circus :: clothes :: didn :: fame :: for :: girl :: gorgeous :: having :: it :: like :: long :: mad :: me :: more :: of :: princess :: realise :: scary :: sort :: take :: that :: the :: this :: to :: up :: was :: wearing :: youSource: imdb.com -
The older I get, the crotchetier I`m going to get about that integrity. I don`t think, just because you have the public`s attention, it`s now a prerequisite for you to completely sell out your moral center. I don`t think that`s OK. If I ever stop being th...
Russell Crowe
Keywords: about :: attention :: because :: being :: center :: completely :: crotchetier :: don :: ever :: for :: get :: going :: guy :: have :: if :: integrity :: it :: just :: moral :: now :: ok :: older :: out :: prerequisite :: public :: sell :: stop :: that :: the :: think :: to :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com -
While we are living in a time which demands us to urgently pay attention to such things as Climate change and Global warming, we also live in a time where we all need to encourage each other to be part of a shift and climate change in human consciousness ...
Q`Orianka Kilcher
Keywords: all :: also :: and :: are :: as :: attention :: be :: change :: climate :: consciousness :: demands :: each :: encourage :: global :: human :: in :: live :: living :: need :: of :: other :: part :: pay :: shift :: such :: things :: time :: to :: urgently :: us :: warming :: we :: where :: which :: whileSource: imdb.com -
It`s exhausting, almost a full-time job. Last time, I found it was too much about bringing attention to yourself. - On his Oscar nomination for Before Night Falls.
Javier Bardem
-
It`s a lot harder to do an ensemble because your energy is going in so many different places, and you have to cover everybody. You have to sort of split your attention.
Zooey Deschanel
-
On the sudden fame that resulted after_Empire of the Sun (1987)_: "I enjoyed making the film, but I was shocked when I received all the attention when I got home to Bournemouth. Girls were all over me, boys wanted to fight me, and I was being asked to ope...
Christian Bale
Keywords: 1987 :: after :: all :: and :: asked :: attention :: being :: bournemouth :: boys :: but :: empire :: enjoyed :: fame :: fight :: film :: girls :: got :: home :: local :: making :: me :: of :: on :: open :: over :: received :: resulted :: shocked :: sudden :: sun :: that :: the :: to :: wanted :: was :: were :: whenSource: imdb.com -
I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don`t regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can`t have it all.
Lauren Bacall
Keywords: ahead :: all :: and :: attention :: be :: both :: can :: career :: choices :: don :: go :: good :: have :: if :: in :: independent :: it :: make :: marriage :: marriages :: must :: my :: pay :: place :: put :: regret :: second :: suffered :: that :: throughout :: to :: want :: youSource: imdb.com -
[on Sarah Miles] She`s a monster. If you think she`s not strong, you`d better pay attention.
Robert Mitchum
-
[about not getting as much attention, or is it a relief] "I guess it`s not so much a relief because being recognized is not a problem. It is more relaxing not being noticed as much. Also, it`s not just that I`m not recognizable. I think people relate bett...
Haley Osment
