“The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties- something which attracts the attention of those over him.” MenShouldYoungLife IsAttentionHalfBoysDutyBattleAimContactYoung ManOfficialsSpheresBattle Of Life Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
“I am always for getting a boy forward in his learning, for that is sure good. I would let him at first read any English book which happens to engage his attention; because you have done a great deal when you have brought him to have entertainment from a book. He'll get better books afterwards.” FirstsBookDoneHappensDealsAttentionEducationBoysEntertainmentGet Better Author:Samuel Johnson
“The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.” GivingSleepAttentionMarriageBoysHusbandOnly TimeUndivided Attention Author:Wilson Mizner
“Not being one to calculate or look ahead, I had not stopped to think, when boys started paying attention to me, that the cup might be dashed from my lips, though experience should have taught me that dashing cups from lips was the way Victorian parents got most of their exercise.” ThinkingWayShouldLooksMightParentAttentionBoysTaughtExerciseShould HaveLipsCupsPay AttentionVictorianDashing Book:No Laughing Matter: The Autobiography of a Wasp Source: No Laughing Matter: The Autobiography of a Wasp
“Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than none. Since many girls as well as boys buy the idea that sexual aggression and exploitation is normal masculine behavior, it may not even occur to them to demand to be treated as equals.” ThinkingNeedsWellsMayIdeasGirlSocialAttentionBoysAcceptanceDemandBehaviorNormalTreatedApprovalAggressionExploitationMasculineHarassment Author:Leora Tanenbaum
“Women have to be careful and teach their girls to be aware of their surroundings and never be alone with testosterone-crazed boys. A lot of little lives are being ruined and our society is to blame. Our kids are just searching and being curious but they are dangerously looking for the wrong kind of attention.” KindLittlesKidsGirlAttentionBoysTeachBlameCarefulCuriousOur SocietyBe CarefulRuinedSurroundingsTestosterone Author:Pamela Anderson
“If sexuality is beginning in such a skewed way: that boys expect to receive sexual pleasure and girls are expected to give it without reciprocation, is that why young women, even unintentionally, turn to getting something else in return for sex? Whether it be popularity, career success, professional attention.” IfsWayGivingYoungTurnsGirlSexPleasureAttentionBoysCareersReturnSexualityExpectedPopularityYoung WomenCareer Success Author:Cris Mazza
“Too often girls accept that of course the boys will get better lighting and seating at their sports events, of course the football team will get more attention, privileges, and space in the yearbook. We need to teach girls to look around and notice when they're being treated like second-class citizens, and then to insist on equal treatment.” NeedsLooksGirlCoursesSportsSpaceAttentionAcceptingClassBoysTeachTeamEventsFootballCitizensEqualPrivilegeEqualityTreatedGet BetterTreatmentWomens RightsLightingFootball TeamSecond Class CitizensYearbookEqual Treatment Author:Mariah Nelson