Quotes About Attention

A guy who used to come in the bar told me once that if you go in someplace and they don't pay any attention to you, then start stealing stuff. They'll either start paying attention or you'll have something for your time.

Learn to see what you are looking at.

Even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

You must learn to see, what you are looking at

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?

You must learn Ã¢â'¬Â¦ to see what you are looking at.

Debes aprender... a ver lo que estás mirando.

Because you can't argue with all of the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention." Brom opened his hand, and a pile of coins glinted in the light.

Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world, It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

Despite his sense of futility, the effort had proved helpful in at least one regard: Arya no longer defeated him every time they crossed blades. He had watched her with redoubled attention--studying her as closely as a deer he was stalking--and as a result, he had won a few of their matches. However, he still was not her equal, much less her better.

Sometimes, if I am not careful, and I stare too long at a flower, it shrivels and dies.

Smartphones, devastating the world one instantly delivered tragedy at a time.

It takes patience and a calm environment. It takes strength and stamina. It takes respect and kindness. It takes responsibility and discipline. It takes attention and keen observation. It takes time and practice—a lot of doing it wrong before you get it right. And it takes listening to your own intuition. Notice how often

Whenever your baby wakes in the middle of the night, for whatever reason, never be too playful or friendly. Be loving, take care of the problem, but be careful not to give your baby the wrong idea. Otherwise, she might wake up the next night wanting to play.

It seemed as though Margaret hovered near Alice, aware of Alice when Alice didn't seem to be aware of Margaret.

Remember, planning the future and reflecting on the past are valuable exercises, but doing this throughout your day interferes with what is in front of you—your present.

The surprising thing about this strategy is that just paying attention to your emotions and asking yourself good questions like these are enough to help you improve.

Bad has a big mouth, that's why it gets all the attention. But don't be fooled, he told them. Good doesn't need to brag. Good knows it's stronger.

When you're always focused on the big cosmic pictures, you can miss the earthly details -Clem

It's very easy to be distracted by all the good feelings that come with having sex with someone for the first time, or getting to know a new sexual partner. You can get caught up in the giddy feelings, become focused on the outside sex and the outside partners, and take your primary relationship for granted.

But then, apart from politicians and the pope, why does anyone else use Twitter? Perhaps to feel important.

Rischiamo di restare sommersi da un eccesso di informazioni, e la differenza tra il silenzio e il troppo rumore è davvero minima

The pair practiced the French art of conversation, which meant that neither tried to force his ideas, but each brought forward such wit or wisdom as he possessed, and the other listened and in return received an equal share of attention.

But in biological systems there is a deep unity between structure, function, and origin. You cannot make very much progress understanding any one of these unless you are also paying close attention to the other two.