Attention Quotes

• I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

  

  Marla Gibbs
  • Believe
  • Purpose
  • Trust

• Surely there is something to be said for drawing a circle around our attention and remaining within that circle. But how large should this circle be?

  

  Zadie Smith
  • Attention
  • Drawing
  • Circles

• I don't really pay attention to which accent I have. I'm in a singular box as an actress.

  

  Marion Cotillard
  • Attention

• It would've made more sense had we brought another record out between this one and the last one. If you paid close attention, the b-sides, like "Lucky" and "Talk Show Host" have documented that passage.

  

  Ed O'Brien Radiohead
  • Attention
  • Record
  • Passage

• I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.

  

  Twyla Tharp
  • God
  • Hope
  • Attention

• The Chinese novel was written primarily to amuse the common people. And when I say amuse I do not mean only to make them laugh, though laughter is also one of the aims of the Chinese novel. I mean amusement in the sense of absorbing and occupying the whole attention of the mind. I mean enlightening that mind by pictures of life and what that life means.

  

  Pearl S. Buck
  • People
  • Life
  • Mind

• Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them...as you make the effort.

  

  Og Mandino
  • Attention
  • Effort
  • Pay

• There are so many things that pop up. If you are paying attention, you can learn every second of the day. Life is my guru.

  

  Jeff Bridges
  • Life
  • Up
  • Attention

• Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

  

  Elliott Abrams
  • World
  • Growing
  • Attention

• I would never complain about the position I'm in or the attention I get. At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband.

  

  David Beckham
  • Different
  • Dad
  • Husband

• Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit. (14 January 1942)

  

  Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Up
  • Long
  • Mind

• God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement.

  

  Charles Stanley
  • God
  • Children
  • Character

• I've leaned on God for so long. "Hey, God, you just gave me this gift, and I'm just going to go out there and sing." But I'm realizing how much larger and how expansive my gift becomes when I actually pay attention to it and try to practice and try to perfect it.

  

  Lauryn Hill Fugees
  • God
  • Long
  • Perfect

• You should not pay too much attention to what anyone tells you, including me. It's very, very important to follow your own map.

  

  Elizabeth Berg
  • Important
  • Attention

• A great pickup line is one I don't even notice. It has me connecting with you, laughing, having a good time. And that definitely gets my attention.

  

  Jennifer Morrison
  • Time
  • Good
  • Great

• I truly find inspiration everywhere. I always tell students, and young people starting out, that the single most important skill, next to listening, is to pay attention. You never know where inspiration will strike.

  

  Nickelson Wooster
  • Attention
  • Inspiration
  • Skill

• I do honestly believe that, in the 21st century, sport is the most significant cultural element in this imperfect world. It calls for serious attention.

  

  Frank Deford
  • World
  • Believe
  • Serious

• I'm definitely focusing all of my attention on acting. Modeling comes up by default, and I love it - of course I think that it's great - but I'm definitely focusing all of my attention on acting.

  

  Jamie Clayton
  • Up
  • Great
  • Attention

• I've certainly done some turkeys along the way and made some dumb choices in my career, mostly early on. I'm one of the lucky ones who got to make a lot of mistakes very early when no one was paying attention.

  

  George Clooney
  • Mistake
  • Choices
  • Lucky

• It's easy for me to be vulnerable and craft songs when I'm being a hermit in my woods loft, secluded. When I get attention for it, whether it's on stage or in life - I have sort of a love-hate relationship with all of it. That makes me feel really stark naked.

  

  Rachael Yamagata
  • Life
  • Song
  • Hate

• When the Bible itself becomes irksome, inquire whether you have not been spoiling your appetite by sweetmeats and renounce them; and believe that the Word is the wire along which the voice of God will certainly come to you if the heart is hushed and the attention fixed.

  

  F. B. Meyer
  • God
  • Believe
  • Heart

• I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.

  

  Anna Kournikova
  • Attention

• My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing.

  

  Philip Pullman
  • Writing
  • Real
  • Lies

• The notion that we need a higher power, that’s more a human failing than a reflection of reality. The universe pays no attention to what we need. Truth is what it is, and the inconveniences it might cause us don’t change anything.

  

  Jack McDevitt
  • Power
  • Truth
  • Reality

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