Quotes about Attention
School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn.
— Leonardo DiCaprio
Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.
— Henry Blackaby
But in addition to spiritual matters, providing for your family's emotional needs must also remain a priority. One reason to avoid constantly coming home drained and depleted from too many hours of work is so you're not as likely to be touchy, impatient, and irritable around your family. Part of their emotional well-being depends on the pleasantness of your conversation, your ability to give them your full attention, and your quickness to be understanding and forgiving.
— Stephen Kendrick
Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.
— Steve Jobs
In high school I was very much involved in poetry. You cannot read a poem quickly. There's too much going on there. There are rhythms and alliterations. You have to read poetry slow, slow, slow to absorb it all.
— Eugene Peterson
If you're famous, I don't - for the life of me - I don't understand why any famous person would ever be on Twitter.
— George Clooney
so much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty, and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon society than the others.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I became a much more ardent citizen and feminist than anyone about me in the intermediate years would have dreamed possible. I had learned that if you wanted to institute any kind of reform, you could get far more attention if you had a vote than if you lacked one.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.
— Donovan McNabb
When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.
— Cris Carter
The nature of television - it's quicker than both a play and a movie.
— James Wolk
I try to remain under radar as much as I can. In our line of work, whatever we do makes news, and with social media, people comment on everything. When it comes to love, the day I get married, I will tell the world about my wife.
— Karan Wahi