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		At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to draw people's attention to what as members of the human family we have in common and the deeply interconnected nature of our existence and welfare.
	
	  Dalai Lama Dalai Lama
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		If the EPA continues unabated, jobs will be shipped to China and India as energy costs skyrocket. Most of the media attention has focused on the EPA's efforts to regulate climate-change emissions, but that is just the beginning.
	
	  Fred Upton Fred Upton
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		Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.
	
	  Martin Rees Martin Rees
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		The way you can be careful of the catastrophe that success can bring is by paying attention to something else that comes along with success - responsibility.
	
	  El DeBarge
			
			
				DeBarge El DeBarge
			
			
				DeBarge
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		In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah. The war in Iraq has taken our attention off those priorities.
	
	  Bob Graham Bob Graham
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		Back at high school, there was this quarterback who asks me out. He's never paid attention to me before, but now we're on this date, going to see the 'Sixth Sense.' And right before the climax, he leans in - and I'm so excited, because I think we're going to French-kiss - and then he tells me the twist. He completely ruins the movie for me.
	
	  Jenny Slate Jenny Slate
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		An effective U.S. policy toward Sudan - one capable of changing the situation in the south and affecting the lives of its people - will require top-level attention and a great deal of energy. It should have three elements: aid, diplomacy, and financial disclosure.
	
	  Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams
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		Whether one believes or not, religion is as real a force in the life of the world as economics or politics, and it demands fair-minded attention. Even if you think the entire religious enterprise is at best misguided and at worst counterproductive, it remains vital, inspiring great good and, sometimes, great evil.
	
	  Jon Meacham Jon Meacham
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		Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.
	
	  Charles de Lint Charles de Lint
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		Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore.
	
	  Brian Boitano Brian Boitano
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		In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
	
	  Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson
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		I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds.
	
	  Flume Flume
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		My parents did call me Zowie now and then, but then, realising that it drew too much attention, they called me 'Joe'. Then, later, I sort-of co-opted my own name back.
	
	  Duncan Jones Duncan Jones
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		Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.
	
	  A. S. Byatt A. S. Byatt
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		My jokes have definitely changed. 'SNL' has helped with that, because when you're on 'SNL,' you have to kind of pay attention to the news. I feel like my material has gotten smarter now.
	
	  Pete Davidson Pete Davidson
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		Mark Ruffalo, aka the Incredible Hulk, is the natural gas industry's worst nightmare: a serious, committed activist who is determined to use his star power as a superhero in the hottest movie of the moment to draw attention the environmental and public health risks of fracking.
	
	  Jeff Goodell Jeff Goodell
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		The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation. They mock current assumptions and express the imaginative, unconventional, noncommercial view of the world in its simplest and purest form. They appeal to the imaginative, questioning, rebellious child within all of us, renew our instinctive energy, and act as a force for change. This is why such literature is worthy of our attention and will endure long after more conventional tales have been forgotten.
	
	  Alison Lurie Alison Lurie
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		I like to believe that if you pay close attention to the sentences as they unfold, they will draw you in rather than pushing you away.
	
	  Damon Galgut Damon Galgut