Quotes by Attention Let's assume there is some validity in these prophecies. What vision of the future, of the new world, might we see so that we can place our attention upon this vision as a strange attractor to carry us through this critical transition? Barbara Marx Hubbard transitionvisions-of-the-futureattention Hopefully, at some point, people will at least credit the Republicans with carrying out their oversight responsibilities and with pursuing a principled course of action even in the face of everyone's short-attention spans. Barbara Olson responsibilityattentionpeople Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events. Barbara Olson presidentialspecialattention Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display. Barbara Stanwyck displayattention The writer's object is - or should be - to hold the reader's attention. Barbara Tuchman readershouldattention The clergy [in the 14th century] on the whole were probably no more lecherous or greedy or untrustworthy than other men, but because they were supposed to be better or nearer to God than other men, their failings attracted more attention. Barbara Tuchman untrustworthyattentionmen They who love to inform themselves, are never idle. Though I have no business of consequence to take care of, I am nevertheless continually employed. I spend my life in examining things: I write down in the evening whatever I have remarked, what I have seen, and what I have heard in the day: every thing engages my attention, and every thing excites my wonder: I am like an infant, whose organs, as yet tender, are strongly affected by the slightest objects. Baron de Montesquieu carewritingattention Luckily, my limited attention span is well suited to the velocity of the news cycles. There's an assault of stories coming at you on even a slow-ish news day, but certain things just tend to stick out. Certain stories just seem to have an odd sort of electricity. It does get tricky when you're pitching an image that won't hit the newsstands for another week. Not only can other, bigger stories break in the mean time, but other daily cartoonists, can also come up with the same idea - this is the most depressing thing - and put it out there so yours looks old by the time it's published. Barry Blitt depressingattentionmean The greatest poet who ever wrote about rowing is Virgil, the greatest historian is Thucydides, but the greatest imagination ever to turn its attention to the sport is that of painter, Thomas Eakins. Barry S. Strauss imaginationattentionsports When you are on the erg your mind is too busy to pay attention to the sounds of the machine; you notice only that they are indeed loud. Barry S. Strauss soundmindattention But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young. Beatrice Dalle youngattention I didn't want to be on a major label. I wanted all the attention and the noise to go away because I wanted to be something a little bit more substantial. Beck labelsgoing-awayattention I usually see the word "metafiction" applied to works that draw attention to their own devices, their own artificiality, in order to mock novelistic convention and show the impossibility of capturing a reality external to the text or whatever. Ben Lerner attentionorderreality Eventually you stop paying attention to your own feelings when there's nothing to be done about them. Ben Marcus donefeelingsattention The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing. Ben Okri magiccommonattention Attention is the most important currency that anybody can give you. It’s worth more than money, possession, or things. Ben Parr importantattentiongiving Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself. Benedict of Nursia sickhealingattention When you start to become a movie star it's easy to believe that you are Superman. That can fool you. That's why I prefer not to pay much attention to fame. Benicio Del Toro starsattentionbelieve It seems like when you're in the race, they do everything they can to ignore you, so maybe being out of the race [I] might get a little more attention, we'll see. Benjamin Carson racelittlesattention Success is a product of unremitting attention to purpose. Benjamin Disraeli productspurposeattention«56789101112131415»
