Quotes About Attention

When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.

What you pay attention to grows. Pay attention to your loveliness, your magnificent self. Begin now.

On the way to work, concentrate on the way - not the work.

Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention

My job is to call attention to the things that I think are the difference between winning and losing. If I can't do that then I have failed as a coach.

History is a process of transformation through conversation. In our efforts to produce change,we often forget how important it is to pay attention to what is being conserved.

To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same fields, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.

Where focus goes, energy flows.

The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.

Look after your laundry, and your soul will look after itself.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

Any penalty - I've told you a hundred times - can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.

Pay close attention to detail in whatever it is you are doing. Be specific and expect quality from your performance.

Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty

When we are present, life is also present.

Concentration is at the root of mental mastery.

I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.

He never pays attention, he always knows the answer, and he can never tell you how he knows. We can't keep thrashing him. He is a bad example to the other pupils. There's no educating a smart boy.

If you say to one flower, 'Grow,' but you water another, the first one won't grow.

The only tension that gets my attention, is when I stick a fork too close to my silver filling.

The fundamental difference between books and movies is that the length of a book does not depend upon the capacity of the human bladder.

If you're using half your concentration to look normal, then you're only half paying attention to whatever else you're doing.

The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.