- Paying
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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
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our attention spans have become shorter because there are more and more claims upon them - more information, more complexity; more stories, more stuff; more.
- Strength
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- Nov 07, 2020
My biggest flaw is probably my attention span or lack thereof. And while it might seem contradictory, my biggest strength is my work ethic.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's understandable that when something new comes out that's unfamiliar, scary, and has severe outcomes, it gets a lot of media attention. In fact, the Zika outbreak is unprecedented. We've never before identified a mosquito-borne infection that can cause fetal malformations.
- Appreciate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always knew that I liked guys. I just thought it was a normal thing to like guys but then also appreciate girls' attention too.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When countries with the worst possible human rights records sit on the UNHRC, seek to deflect attention from their own egregious human rights abuses and attempt to pass judgment on Israel - a country with a vibrant liberal democracy - the credibility of the UNHRC is further undermined, and the United States must not be silent.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always given attention to detail. I've always given my heart and soul into a lyric, into a line.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't enjoy attention as much as people may think I do.
- Being Used
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Free speech' isn't speech at all if it's being used without listening, attention, or care.
- Detail
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is the accuracy and detail inherent in crafted goods that endows them with lasting value. It is the time and attention paid by the carpenter, the seamstress and the tailor that makes this detail possible.
- Congress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, Congress hasn't paid much attention to the confines the Constitution establishes.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.
- Insanity
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- Nov 07, 2020