Quotes About Attention

Certain kinds of information are like smoke: they work their way into people's eyes and minds whether sought out or not, and with no regard to personal preference.

Memory is a funny thing. When I was in the scene I hardly paid it any attention. I never stopped to think of it as something that would make a lasting impression.

Okay, consider this. Say you're going to go on a long journey with someone by car. And the two of you will take turns driving. Which type of person would you choose? One who's a good driver, but inattentive, or an attentive person who's not such a good driver?

As far as I could see, she had no opinion at all about anything that was not set directly in front of her (and in fact, she was extremely nearsighted).

sometimes in life we can't grasp the boundary between reality and unreality. That boundary always seems to be shifting. As if the border between countries shifts from one day to the next depending on their mood. We need to pay close attention to that movement, otherwise we won't know which side we're on.

ADT isn't an illness or character defect. It's our brains' natural response to exploding demands on our time and attention. As data increasingly floods our brains, we lose our ability to solve problems and handle the unknown. Creativity shrivels; mistakes multiply. Some sufferers eventually melt down.

Trying to avoid a thought can make it more active in your brain.

Don't water your weeds

The world moves fast, and so do the bees. Can we find the stillness to see them?

Dee Dee?" Mildred's voice could sharpen pencils. "Where are you?

Decreased cognitive flexibility, including difficulty or increased difficulty with attentiveness, focus, processing, and concentration. You might feel like your processing speed or your ability to problem-solve is decreasing. Learning can be or feel more difficult or slower to cement, especially in later perimenopause.

C'est ce que fait Dieu, chaque nuit. That's what God has to do every night on an infinite scale. He invented the whole universe, and now he has to pay attention to it. Otherwise all the stars will go out one by one. We complain that he sometimes doesn't get around to the things we want him to, but look up at the sky! Always more spectacular, the people say. Always more spectacular... Les gens en veulent toujours plus.

Many of the women were breastfeeding, as they wanted to make sure the children were silent while Mary was talking.

Jill: 'I don't pay attention to politics.' Ben: 'You should. It's barely less important than your own heart beat.' Jill: 'I don't pay attention to that, either.

I don't pay any attention to politics. You should. It's only barely less important than your own heartbeat. I don't pay any attention to that either.

The whole bloody world's got a commitment problem. It's the three-minute culture. It's a global attention-span deficit.

The whole bloody world's got a commitment problem. It's the three-minute culture. It's a global attention-span deficit. It's typical of men to annex a global trend and turn it into a male device to reject women to make themselves feel clever and us feel stupid. It's nothing but fuckwittage.

I mean, I haven't rushed to the answerphone once to see if anyone's aware of my existence in the world!

Bad enough when a man wanted to touch but could only look. Worse yet when he'd touched and not even noticed.

Some people might be surprised that 'Rambo's creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I'm writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world.

If you are careful about the content and writing style, readers will not feel that you are in a hurry.

On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.

I don't really read a lot of newspapers. I don't pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I've had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.

I tweeted once that I was jealous of bands like All Time Low 'cause they get so many bras thrown at them. So, now fans throw bras with messages written in them.