#attention

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the attention of many potential readers who might otherwise have been totally unaware of them. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ↗

— Richard Owen

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I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching. ↗

— Danica Patrick

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I don't pay attention to the ratings. ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#i #pay #pay attention #ratings

Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#beginning #creation #doctrine #pay #science

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. ↗

— Keanu Reeves

#attention #long #long way #paying #simple

Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is in the committees, more so than on the floor although sometimes more attention is paid to the floor. ↗

— Paul Sarbanes

#although #american #american history #attention #body

It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles. ↗

— Nathalie Sarraute

#attention #duty #feel #look #make

Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

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For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. ↗

— M. Night Shyamalan

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