#attention

I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one. ↗

— Lion Feuchtwanger

#always #attention #detail #effort #every

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#buying #committees #decisions #each #fundamental

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite our efforts to avoid it. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#attention #avoid #book #consequences #coping

Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It's the real performers on the street who can hold people's attention and keep them from walking away. ↗

— Andy Kaufman

#away #boring #egotistical #entertainment #hold

Normally, if you go through a game without attracting attention, you are doing a hell of a job. ↗

— Jerry Kramer

#attracting #doing #game #go #hell

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21) ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#happiness #joy #mindfulness #peace #present-moment

One of the first things I did as a new Member of Congress was help form a bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus so we could work together from both the North and the South in order to draw attention to the resources that are needed along the Mississippi River. ↗

— Ron Kind

#attention #bipartisan #both #caucus #congress

I wanted to write a story that demanded the viewer's attention. ↗

— Nigel Kneale

#demanded #i #story #viewer #wanted

You can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybodies attention in the same place. ↗

— Leo Kottke

#audience #keep #place #really #same

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting. ↗

— Anna Kournikova

#earned #getting #hard #i #very