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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.
- Dismal
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- Nov 07, 2020
As millions of Americans look for work, the Obama campaign and Democrats are attempting to distract attention away from this administration's dismal record. The attack they have launched against Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about facing him in the general election.
- Error
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.
- Gaming
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through all of our branded channels and media platforms, including our premier entertainment trade 'Variety', we'll be providing the coverage and attention that the gaming industry has deserved for years - as such an incredibly important part of the entertainment ecosystem.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a socialist bias to the consensus of the literary world: a '30s mentality that says factory workers are more worthy of our attention.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not doubtful that I am doing what I should be doing - writing for theater - and that I'm doing it in a way no one else does it. Whether anyone else is paying attention or anyone else cares, I'm still ambivalent about that. It's still an open question.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 10, we drove to Disney World. When we arrived, what impressed me most was the meticulous attention to detail; there wasn't a gum wrapper anyplace.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did. And I had 3,400 soldiers who were depending on me to take care of them, and I did.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.
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- Nov 07, 2020