- Earth
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- 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
- Love Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind through its attention lives in another world, only because it contemplates the beauties of the archetypal and intelligible world which Reason contains.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's good to be in the news for whatever reason. I can't pretend that I am not enjoying the attention. Being popular is a good thing.
- Press
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to give the press confrontations. When you give them confrontations, you get attention; when you get attention, you can educate.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jenny McCarthy has used her celebrity and sex appeal to attract attention to autism. And while no one questions McCarthy's determination and passion, many scientists have debunked her anti-vaccine message and her claims that a gluten-free diet can provide a cure.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I pay attention to my nails. I have had this particular German nail kit for years, and I take it everywhere. If I don't trim and file my nails, they turn into talons. I cook a lot, too, and I don't like to see bits of food stuck under them.
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not a Luddite. I am suspicious of technology. I am perfectly aware of its benefits, but I also try to pay attention to some of the negative effects.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020