Quotes about Attention

Every industrious man, in every lawful calling, is a useful man. And one principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits.

How we spend our time verifies what we value most: TV, the Internet, or God's Word?

I am well aware that objects are nearer than they appear and should be handled with care. These

She listens to him with great intensity because she is paying no attention to him at all.

I think a lot of our bad habits are simply the result of being in too big a hurry to do a thing right to start with.

Pay attention to the condition of your mind and keep it free, peaceful, and full of faith.

As soon as we say, "But wait! I'm not perfect! I fail," we have taken our attention off God and allowed Satan to distract us with wrong thinking.

Where the mind goes the person follows, so be sure that your thoughts are on what you want rather than what you don't want.

One of the best ways to be patient is to keep your mind focused on what you are currently doing.

Keep your foot [give your mind to what you are doing]. Ecclesiastes 5:1

we would get still long enough to let that wisdom rise and minister to our minds, we wouldn't do so many foolish things. Too many times, we react through our emotions and we don't pay any attention to the wisdom in our hearts.

Multitasking is the drive to be more than we are, to control more than we do, to extend our power and our effectiveness. Such practice yields a divided self, with full attention given to nothing.