#attention

Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest. ↗

— Richard Francis Burton

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The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention. ↗

— Julia Margaret Cameron

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People can become addicted to fame, money, and attention as deeply as they become addicted to drugs. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#attention-seekers #drugs #fame #money #money

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. ↗

— George Washington Carver

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I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose. ↗

— Abraham Clark

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Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

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And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was to have a one-to-one ratio with every one of these students. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#day #every #every day #goal #offer

We're one of the most highly regulated industries, and we have to pay attention to what government is doing. ↗

— Paul R. Ehrlich

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I'm not bothered by the paparazzi and I don't feel hemmed in, I've never felt that. My youth, mind you, there wasn't quite the same attention to celebrities as there is now, but I've never felt that. ↗

— Albert Finney

#bothered #celebrities #feel #felt #i

Good habits are hard to form and easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with. Pay attention. Be aware . If we don't consciously form good ones, we will unconsciously form bad ones. ↗

— Mark Matteson

#attention #awareness #be-aware #habits #inspirational