Quotes About Attention

She lives always dressed as a woman and she whores as a woman. I would never think she was a man. I can't really see the man in her. Most of the time I absolutely know but she has none of the qualities of female impersonators that I can recognize. have gone into restaurants with her and every man in the place has turned around to look at her and made all kinds of hoots and whistles. And it was her, it wasn't me.

Or, as neurologist Jeffrey Victoroff describes it, "ADHD is a symptom in search of a disorder in search of a syndrome."38

Once upon a time, there was a Zen sign at every small railway crossing in America Stop. Look. And listen.

What better substitute for real love than a sea of eager faces, beaming, laughing, applauding, and celebrating your existence?

The initial delight of being spotted lasts about a week and four days.

Know where your barrel is at all times, and know the condition of your weapon—loaded or unloaded, bolt forward or to the rear, round in the chamber or not, safety on or off. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you're going to kill something. This is basic; you have to do the basics right—we won't move to the next block of training until you get this one right.

Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.

May we show great concern to those of great concern to God.

The applause of the audience is short-lived. When calls resound for an encore, we are called to direct our attention to our Master.

La urma urmei, îmi spuneam, care este manifestarea suprem? a gloriei? Numai asta: când cineva trece pe strad? È™i lumea se întoarce È™i È™opteÈ™te: ai v?zut? el e! Cam asta e tot, nimic mai mult, grozav? satisfacÈ›ie, n-am ce zice.

Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot.

It makes you think the best way to hold on to something is to pay no attention to it. The things you love too much must perish. You have to treat everything with irony, especially the things you hold dear. There's more of a chance then that they'll survive.

Slaves to our media delivery devices, we are ever available to this vague, demanding elsewhere, and our ability to experience the "now" is dissolving.

Eggs crack. Butter pops in a hot pan. Soon all of Marie-Laure's attention is absorbed by the smells blooming around her: egg, spinach, melting cheese. An omelette arrives. The eggs taste like clouds. Like spun gold. Marie-Laure can hear a can opening, juice slopping into a bowl. Seconds later she is eating wedges of wet sunlight.

If I can hold God's attention, I can hold the world's..

But I had to work ten times as hard to get half the attention.

It took him years to realize it was the flirtation and admiration he craved, not the actual conquest.

rediscover a few key facts about friendships: They take time. They require attention. They need nurturing. Not the friends, necessarily, but the friendships. The quality and durability of any friendship reflects all that is put into it by both parties. Honest conversation. Availability. Sensitivity. Care. Compassion. Remember

How hard it can be to keep an eye on what's important, not be distracted by confusing patterns. Better to get out of the shadows . .

Watch out, life is watching you!!

Big Things Happen When You Do the Little Things Right

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.

Yes, I know Marcus Aurelius or Vauvenargues or Chesterton has already said this, and far better; but let's face it — you weren't listening then either.

There is nothing more seductive — and dangerous — than being listened to.