Quotes About Attention

He sold his soul to a Soul Reaper—" "That was stupid." "Yeah," Raze said, without missing a beat, "we agree on that. Anyway—" "No, I mean, really stupid." Revenant leaned against the doorframe and divided his unnerving attention between Raze and Slake. "I mean, it just seems obvious to me. Don't sell your soul. Seriously. Who does that? What the fuck?

But writers experience the world and themselves in a unique way. We look for meaning. We see it even when we are not paying attention, which is seldom because, as writers, paying attention is what we do. We are scribes to the ticking of the days, and we have a job to do. We are not at peace unless we are doing it.

Lee Gruenfield, novelist: It's human nature, this propensity in the face of the profound to be distracted by the trivial.

Become a good noticer. Pay attention to the feelings, hunches, and intuitions that flood your life each day. If you do, you will see that premonitions are not rare, but a natural part of our lives.

I'd never even considered my nipples before, but I made a quick mental note to consider them later.

Nobody listens for very long anyway. There's a new disease of the month every day.

Asking for volunteers always surfaces a number of folks who love God but don't have the relational skills needed to lead a group. That's because when it comes to self-awareness, socially challenged people don't have any. Most think they're pretty good at getting along with others. Couple that with their high need for attention and affirmation, and you have a bunch of people who are quick to volunteer and hard to turn away.

You just give total attention to the movement of energy known as fear, total mindfulness, not separating yourself from it at all, also not identifying with it.

You sit and are aware of the breathing, but not in a pinpoint way. Your attention is not at the nostrils or chest or abdomen but, in a much more open way, on the whole body, a panoramic view of the sitting breathing body.

But seeing that the mind has wandered is practice.

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.

Your time, energy, and money always go to what's important to you.

Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.

I'd never seen such impeccably coiffed chest hair. He must have used mousse.

If you were only crumbs on a plate, I would pick every last one up with my finger

A person can "see" right through you, even if you are on the phone and not in person. Think for a minute when you had someone on the line, and you could tell they were distracted, multitasking, or speaking or whispering to someone else. How did you feel? Not great because this person was not devoting their time or attention on you.

Todos hacemos cosas estúpidas cuando nos sentimos dolidos para llamar la atención de las personas que nos han herido.

Então algo mais acontece: tudo que a criança escuta de si mesma, positivo ou negativo, tem relação com o personagem que encarna, e assim, em sua necessidade desesperada de ser amada, a criança tentará ser o mais valente dos valentes, a mais bela das belas ou o mais doente dos doentes. Por quê? Porque se os adultos, ao olhá-la, olham seu personagem, então para ser olhada ela terá de exibir seu disfarce a fim de ser o melhor de todos.

The buses drove to the Olympic stadium. Entering in a parade of nations and standing at attention, the athletes were treated to a thunderous show that culminated in the release of twenty thousand doves. As the birds circled in panicked confusion, cannons began firing, prompting the birds to relieve themselves over the athletes. With each report, the birds let fly. Louie stayed at attention, shaking with laughter.

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.

We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.

listen, you know? Girls. They don't listen. They're in too much

I'll figure out how to be truer: to let people go if they need to be let go of, and to hold on tight if that's what's called for. I will pay attention, so I can cross each human heart that comes across my path, cross it as true as I can.

If a negative state is assumed in life, then you have to call attention to its absence.