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Attention Quotes (page 37)

Craig Ferguson quote: "maybe fear is God's way of saying, "Pay attention, this could..."
....maybe fear is God's way of saying, "Pay attention, this could be fun. Craig Ferguson
Jane Austen quote: "Mr. Darcy began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too..."
Mr. Darcy began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention. Jane Austen
And your doubt can become a good quality if you train it. It must become knowing, it must become criticism. Ask it, whenever it wants to spoil something for you, why something is ugly, demand proofs from it, test it, and you will find it perhaps bewildered and embarrased, perhaps also protesting. But don't give in, insist on arguments, and act in this way, attentive and persistent, every single time, and the day will come when, instead of being a destroyer, it will become one of your best... Rainer Maria Rilke
They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects. Jane Austen
Oprah Winfrey quote: "Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure..."
Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection. Oprah Winfrey
Off we skip like the most heartless things in the world, which is what children are, but so attractive; and we have an entirely selfish time, and then when we have need of special attention we nobly return for it, confident that we shall be rewarded instead of smacked. J. M. Barrie
Conflicting stories continue to circulate concerning the death of the President. A second White House announcement has now called attention to the President's schedule for the day, pointing out that no mention is made there of dying. Also released was the President's schedule for tomorrow, wherein there also appears to be no plan on the part of the President or his advisers for him to die. "I think it would be best," said the White House Bilge Secretary, "in the light of these schcedules, to... Philip Roth
E. B. White quote: "It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that..."
It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention. E. B. White
It is a bad habit to shout it from the rooftops when one challenges a person. Not everyone benefits from attracting attention. Alexander Dumas
Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. All have been, or at least all have believed themselves to be, in danger from the pursuit of some one they wished to avoid; and all have been anxious for the attentions of someone they wished to please. Jane Austen
They spoke very little of their mutual feelings: pretty phrases and warm attentions being probably unnecessary between such tried friends. Thomas Hardy
He taught us that everyone has a story and the more you understand, the better your grasp of human nature, a gift given great weight in my family" (73) - Bill Clinton "Paying Attention Denzel Washington
Then he skipped out, and saw Sid just starting up the outside stairway that led to the back rooms on the second floor. Clods were handy and the air was full of them in a twinkling. They raged around Sid like a hail-storm; and before Aunt Polly could collect her surprised faculties and sally to the rescue, six or seven clods had taken personal effect, and Tom was over the fence and gone. There was a gate, but as a general thing he was too crowded for time to make use of it. His soul was at... Mark Twain
Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don’t even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I’m being upstaged by a dead pig. Suzanne Collins
The names we use to describe personality traits - such as extrovert, high achiever, or paranoid - refer to the specific patterns people have used to structure their attantion. At the same party, the extrovert will seek out and enjoy interactions with others, the high achiever will look for useful business conacts, and the paranoid will be on guard for signs of danger he must avoid. Attention can be invested in innumerable ways, ways that can make life eihther rich or miserable. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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