- Nov 07, 2020
Attention Quotes
On focus, distraction, and where our attention lands.
This set includes a scientist recalling an early assistantship in electron microscopy that shaped a career of close attention, alongside a broader point about attention flowing toward relationships in hope of satisfaction that doesn't always arrive. See Being quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fair Amount
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Floating Worlds,' which received a fair amount of attention when it was first published, deserves rediscovery.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maybe it's legitimate criticism, though it can be hurtful. Maybe I haven't paid sufficient attention to the people with whom I would have a natural affinity as a liberal, and they feel let down by that.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love dressing up, and I'm aware that people do say that it can take your attention away from the game. But I disagree with this notion!
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them, since I'm new to TV, so I'm just going to wait for somebody to tell me.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not really one for reading books. I have a very poor attention span. I'd rather listen to music, play games or watch films on my iPad.
- Conduit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Facebook needs to maintain its vise-like grip on our attention to become a conduit of not only advertising but also commerce, so that it can take a cut of everything.
- Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
- American Public
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who want to perpetuate apartheid also seek to divert your attention to the false issue of communism, to send the entire American public on a witch hunt.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ryan Gosling's, like, my crush, but I don't really pay attention to his personal style.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
At Reliance Foundation schools, we lay special emphasis on value-based education, sports, and overall development of students. That is why the teacher-students ratio is kept at a healthy 1:20 so that all children get proper attention in class.
- Invites
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- Nov 07, 2020