Quotes About Attention

She did not think policeman—she simply watched and took in images, sounds, sensations.

Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

But I paid particular attention to the french-fry operation. The brothers had indicated this was one of the key elements in their sales success, and they'd described the process.

Now, to most people, a french-fried potato is a pretty uninspiring object. It's fodder, something to kill time chewing between bites of hamburger and swallows of milk shake. That's your ordinary french fry. The McDonald's french fry was in an entirely different league. They lavished attention on it. I didn't know it then, but one day I would, too. The french fry would become almost sacrosanct for me,

You learn something every day if you pay attention.

The publishers and others should quit worrying about losing customers to TV. The guy who can sit through a trio of deodorant commercials to look at Flashgun Casey or swallow a flock of beer and loan-shark spiels in order to watch a couple of fourth-rate club fighters rub noses on the ropes is not losing any time from book reading.

Inquiétant, non, un homme qui ne dit rien. Je ne sais pas si vous l'avez constaté, mais quand un homme ne dit rien alors que tout le monde parle, on n'entend plus que lui! Redoutable !

From a biological perspective, motivation is a process that "determines how much energy and attention the brain and body assign to a given stimulus—whether it's a thought coming in or a situation that confronts one

Shallow as it sounded, the relative of a TV newscaster was directly proportional to how much attention guys paid to the screen--especially if the news in question didn't concern armed conflict, a sports result, or a celebrity meltdown.

One must see everything.

This is my theory," she said. "If everybody is dressing formal, wear jeans. If everybody is wearing jeans, dress formal. Be different. They'll notice you.

If no one knows your book is out there, no one will think about buying it. It's as simple as that.

Buzz is not what I am looking for.

Before 'Panda,' I had a buzz already.

I love the attention. I love how I am so loved by the people, especially the girls.

When I started in California, people would say, 'Enterprise who?'

I could announce one morning that the world was going to blow up in three hours and people would be calling in about my hair!

Everybody's calling me out. Why do you think everybody wants to fight me? I'm the money fight.

I'll tell you one thing about me: I'm very private. I always have been private. People think I'm callous, arrogant. I didn't like the media attention.

I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.

I like to know where the camera is.

I love being in front of the camera.

Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.

It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well.