#attention

I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things. ↗

— Iris Dement

#around #attention #came #i #just

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#attention #grow #i #just #less

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span. ↗

— Karl Kraus

#attention span #culture #destroying #mission #press

I was in relationship with a guy who was much older than me - either he was past his prime and I was coming into mine. There was nothing I could do to keep his attention. ↗

— Deana Carter

#coming #could #either #guy #his

The brain's calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our openness to let the information through. Although the brain absorbs universes of information, little is admitted into normal consciousness. ↗

— Marilyn Ferguson

#although #attention #brain #calculations #conscious

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person. ↗

— Tracy Chapman

#been #best #difference #happier #i

When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that's when I don't pay attention. ↗

— Lily Collins

#comes #excited #i #life #pay

It was more like having unwanted attention as a child - if you'd walk around, people would recognize you, and it would be in a weird, almost making-fun-type manner. ↗

— Anna Chlumsky

#around #attention #child #having #like

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#become #blind #brings #day #different

We havent really paid much attention to thought as a process. we have engaged in thoughts, but we have only paid attention to the content, not to the process. ↗

— David Bohm

#content #engaged #much #only #paid