Quotes About Attention

When you are in a room with Kurtis, whether its one or a hundred he is the only person that matters.

The practice of mindfulness is nothing more than focusing on the current moment.

What we are doing in this moment is what matters the most. Be mindful.

It is good to focus, but never forget to look around. If you focus on the wrong target, you may miss seeing all of the beauty around you.

Meditation is a wonderful way to shout down the outer noise so that you may pay attention to the universal inner message.

Always focus on what is important—not what is urgent.

The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.

They think that intelligence is about noticing things are relevant (detecting patterns); in a complex world, intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant (avoiding false patterns)

Intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant.

Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.

Most people think that intelligence is about brain, where really it's about focus. Genius is just attention to a subject until it becomes specific, specific, specific.

Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.

Whom the gods notice they destroy. Be small... and you will escape the jealousy of the great.

Kestilan?" There was that name again. Oliver fought down an irrational surge of jealousy for this mysterious being who took up so much of Petunia's attention.

Fame is a jealous mistressAnd will brook no rival.

It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.

Before you can teach children, you must get the silver key of kindness to unlock their hearts, and so secure their attention.

Hay muchos hombres que piensan que las mujeres necesitan sentirse queridas y halagadas, incluso mimadas, y lo que más nos importa es que nos entretengan, es decir, que nos impidan pensar demasiado en nosotras mismas. Es una de las razones por los que solemos querer hijos.

Atenea se dio cuenta de que todas las miradas estaban clavadas en ella; y, en el caso de los hecatonquiros, eso significaba muchos ojos.

Keep your eyes open. Look at the world without prejudice, pay attention to your sources, and decide for yourself where the truth lies. That is the greatness of the path I'm offering you.

COVER LETTERS Most people today, including hiring authorities, are living a high-stress life. They are being bombarded by e-mail, voice mail, U.S. mail, and junk mail. They take calls from cell phones, business phones, and home phones, not to mention the demands for attention from many other voices. Most HR managers, executive recruiters, and hiring managers are placing less and less importance on cover letters. Yes, they are still a part of the process, but they play a less significant role.

if you can talk to them about themselves, you'll have their full attention.

Is he paying attention? A distracted audience is much harder to persuade. When you argue with your cat, you must entertain him.