Quotes About Attention

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of eventually catching someone's attention.

Limitation is a good discipline because it discourages inappropriate generalization, which distracts attention from the profound, particular complexity that characterizes anything at all.

Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.

Sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition.

It might be good to open our eyes and see.

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions.

Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.

For those who govern, the first thing required is indifference to newspapers.

Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside enemy.

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.

When a government official says a problem has been "contained," pay no attention.

... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech.

Boredom is the specter that haunts children from kindergarten to graduation on every continent.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones.

We are not asked to do great things. We are asked to do all things with great care.

True greatness consists in being great in little things.

Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

I absolutely loved being famous. It was all great, up until the point when it wasn't.

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

Great literature cannot grow from a neglected or impoverished soil. Only if we actually tend or care will it transpire that every hundred years or so we might get a Middlemarch.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

One of the great things about being an actor is it serves a short attention span, which is something I have.