#attention

I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today. ↗

— Rosa DeLauro

#believe #body #combat #demands #deploying

It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#comes #difficult #down #net #question

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation. ↗

— Brian Eno

#attention spans #coming #dominant #getting #hollywood

I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me - I wasn't neglected enough as a child. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

#child #enough #given #had #i

Opera is given so little attention in the national press. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#given #little #little attention #national #opera

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away. ↗

— Harrison Ford

#away #concentration #detail #engaging #find

There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention. ↗

— Verne Troyer

#attention #comes #conversation #cuts #dinner

I was working on 'Harry Potter' while I was growing up, and the attention it brought me made me feel quite isolated. ↗

— Emma Watson

#brought #feel #growing #growing up #harry

I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#choice #drawing #i #i think #living

The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions. ↗

— Peter Welch

#attention #calling #campaign #citizen #cooperation