“The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention.” GivingFirstsLongReasonAttentionRichInfluenceCouplePoliticianLong TimeLots Of MoneyBroadcasters Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“My music teacher was like, "Ester, you need to pay attention in class." I'm like, "No miss lady, 'cause I can sing." I didn't want anybody to change the way I sung. I learned by gospel CDs and by watching my momma sing; I didn't need this teacher to tell me. I wish I had, because then I would have learned how to play the damn piano or something. I would have a couple of more things under my belt if I wasn't so hard-headed.” IfsWayWantNeedsI CanHardPlayWishCausesPayAttentionClassTeacherMissingCouplePay AttentionDamnPianoBeltsCdsMommaMusic TeacherMy Momma Author:Ester Dean
“Such debates [about the nature of Scripture], in my view, distract attention from the real point of what the Bible is there for. Squabbling over particular definitions of the qualities of the Bible is like a married couple squabbling over which of them loves the children more, when they should be getting on with bringing them up and setting them a good example. The Bible is there to enable God's people to be equipped to do God's work in God's world, not to give them an excuse to sit back smugly, knowing they possess all God's truth.” PeopleWorldGivingShouldChildrenRealViewsAttentionQualityKnowingExampleParticularCoupleMarriedDefinitionsExcuseDebateScriptureSettingSettingsGood ExamplesMarried Couples Author:N. T. Wright
“Close your eyes and simply "feel" the spot your finger is touching. Then, after a couple of minutes, let your hands down. Continue to hold your attention on the spot just as you did when your finger was there.” FeelsHandsEyeAttentionMeditationMinutesBuddhismCoupleFingersSpotsTouchingChakra Meditation Author:Frederick Lenz
“In the last couple of weeks I have seen the ads for the Wonder Bra. Is that really a problem in this country? Men not paying enough attention to women’s breasts?” MenCountryEnoughProblemHumorFunnyLastsAttentionWonderWeekCoupleAdvertisingBreastsAdsBras Author:Hugh Grant