#attention

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#attention #blockbusters #help #knows #more

In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah. The war in Iraq has taken our attention off those priorities. ↗

— Bob Graham

#attention #greatest #groups #international #iraq

Because you actually might not know what activities truly engage your attention and satisfy you, he says, it can be helpful to keep a diary of what you do all day and how you feel while doing it. Then, try to do more of what's rewarding, even if it takes an effort, and less of what isn't. Where optimal experience is concerned, he says, "'I just don't have the time' often means 'I just don't have the self-discipline. ↗

— Winifred Gallagher

#discipline #engagement #focus #experience

Being a good songwriter means paying attention and sticking your hand out the window to catch the song on the way to someone else's house! ↗

— Nanci Griffith

#being #catch #else #good #hand

From what I hear is happening, young Indian boxers have started to do well on the world stage and started to gain the attention of the general audience. ↗

— Evander Holyfield

#audience #boxers #gain #general #happening

I always want to give my best and do the best I can. I know when I have sung my best and when I haven't. There can be stresses and hassles with time travel and press attention. I just have to adapt and find a way of dealing with it. ↗

— Katherine Jenkins

#always #attention #best #dealing #find

I thought that, with so much current attention focused on the topic of North Korea, I might share what I think are three books which cast a rare light on the elusive realm of North Korea. ↗

— Adam Johnson

#books #cast #current #elusive #focused

So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to. ↗

— Daniel Kahneman

#attention #emotional #lot #paying #really

It's not really like you have a thing like a supermodel anymore. It's more of a word than a real existence. I think, also, looking at it from a designer's point of view, at one point maybe they felt the stars took too much attention away from the clothes. ↗

— Carmen Kass

#anymore #attention #away #clothes #designer

Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make. ↗

— Jane Fonda

#get #i #kids #lies #made