Quotes About Attentiveness

Perfection is in the little things

But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.

There's always music," he replied, "if you listen carefully enough.

Some people travel all over the world and see nothing. They go about clad in a thick fog of their own making through which no impressions can penetrate.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.

An old man who listens is better than a young woman who doesn't.

it was futile to whisper because Yasha could hear a tick burp at fifty yards.

Maybe grace was all around me, bubbling through, passing under my feet, and I'd never seen it because I'd never tried to see.

Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks." PHOEBE TRAEGER

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware. Be ready. Be alert.

Communication is the key to a successful relationship, attentiveness, and consistency. Without it, there is no relationship.

Life is measured by the number of things you are alive to.

The best form of flattery is to master the art of listening.

Cuanto más escasa es la virilidad de un tipo, más atento está a lo que hacen las mujeres. Y al contrario, cuanta más seguridad tiene un hombre mejor soporta la diversidad de actitudes de las mujeres y su masculinidad.

Real communication is impossible without listening.

You have to learn how to listen before you will hear.

Myrnin had been uncharacteristically quiet since they'd arrived, and she glanced over to see him frowning down at his flip-flops. He probably missed his vampire bunny slippers.

Anyone can listen to an exciting story; but a good listener is like a determined gold prospector patiently digging through the mud to find a little nugget of the prized metal.

Lively conversation would have helped her remain alert, but Trahern was not a raconteur with a trove of sparkling anecdotes.

The key is to have a genuine interest in what the other person is saying, along with a genuine desire to hear the response. So while you get to be quiet, you do not get to be passive. You must actively participate in the conversation.

I was always decoding. I was hyperalert. Being hyperalert is a lasting thing. Being a watcher. Noticing emotional shirts, infinitesimally small tremors that flit over another person's face, the jab in a seemingly innocuous word, the quickening in a walk, an abrupt gesture - the way, say, a jacket is tossed over a chair.

I try to be present in the moment and to be authentic, and to listen.

You don't have time to dwell on what is going on in the games.