“You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post about your bowel movement on Facebook. And I'm not even talking about legacy; I'm talking about the fact that I personally feel most alive when I'm making something, and I feel least alive when I'm being led around by some obnoxious use of my attention that I wasn't aware of. To me, that's the thing. You can buy the jogging shoes and you can buy the Runner's World, but until you put them on and walk out the door every day, you're just a fat man.” MenWorldFeelsFactsUseCareUsedDiesWalksAttentionTalkingAliveDoorsMovementShoesVersionsFatsPostsLegacyRunnersIphoneObnoxiousJoggingFat ManBowel Movements Author:Merlin Mann
“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.” IfsBelievePurposeWaitingPayAttentionPathTeacherRiskDoorsWillingLessonsMiracleInstinctAccidentsPay AttentionKnockingStay Positive Author:Marla Gibbs
“When you pay attention to the Quran, you discover that it can only be from Allah. It becomes clearer and clearer to you that it cannot be from a human being. But many people don't perceive the Quran this way because Allah doesn't open its doors to people who do not pay attention.” PeopleWayHumansHuman BeingsPayAttentionDoorsPay AttentionPerceiveQuranFamous Book Author:Nouman Ali Khan
“If you have older children who avoid you like the plague, buy yourself some expensive bath salts, run a hot tub, and settle in for a long soak. Teenagers who haven't talked to you since their tenth birthday will bang on the door, demanding your immediate attention.” IfsChildrenLongRunningAttentionDoorsHavensHotTeenagerSettlingExpensiveSaltAdolescencePlagueBangsBathsTubsHot Tub Book:Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by) Source: Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)
“My name recognition has opened doors on the research side. I used to go into crack houses and drug markets and really bad neighborhoods by myself, routinely, and hang out. Sometimes I still do, because I don't want to attract attention. But lately, I've been riding with cops and gaining access to other types of law, like the ATF guys, just because of my name. I guess it's a smarter way to work.” WayWantStillsSometimesLawUsedGuyHouseNamesSidesAttentionDoorsTypeDrugResearchAccessRecognitionNeighborhoodHanging OutCracksRidingCopSmarterOpened Doors Author:George Pelecanos
“Love enters the heart unawares: takes precedence of all the emotions--or, at least, will be second to none--and even reflection becomes its accomplice. While it lives, it renders blind; and when it has struck its roots deep only itself can shake them. It reminds one of hospitality as practiced among the ancients. The stranger was received upon the threshold of the half-open door, and introduced into the sanctuary reserved for the Penates. Not until every attention had been lavished upon him did the host ask his name; and the question was sometimes deferred till the very moment of departure.” LoveHeartSometimesMomentsAsksNamesEmotionAttentionHalfDoorsReflectionRootsBlindStrangerShakesHostHospitalitySanctuaryReservedThresholdDeparturePrecedenceAccomplices Author:Sophie Swetchine
“Even at this stage, my preparations were like strapping on a parachute in an airplane that was about to crash; the whole time I was preparing to hurl myself out the door, I clung to the hope that something would happen at the last minute to forestall that terrible necessity I felt-not hostility, as psychiatric texts would say, or vengeful rage, or a desire for attention. This was done in secret, out of a need to alleviate pain which was as implacable as thirst.” NeedsDoneWholeHappensPainLastsDesireFeltSecretAttentionDoorsMinutesStageTerribleRagePreparationAirplaneCrashThirstPreparingSuicidalHostilityAlleviateLast MinutePsychiatricParachutesVengeful Author:Tracy Thompson
“I used to think the reason I'd like to stop letting fear run my life was that it felt so bad to be afraid, and also that it was pointless - possibly wasted, if the feared thing never did materialize. But now that fear has packed its miserable bags and is running out the door, making slamming noises to call attention to itself, I begin to see how much room fear has occupied. What opportunity opens up!” IfsThinkingReasonRunningUsedOpportunityFeltFearRoomsAttentionDoorsNoiseMiserableBagsPointless Book:The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is Source: The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is
“The attention I get has been great. It has opened so many doors for me. It's nice that people are accepting beautiful women as athletes. It's encouraging to girls that muscles don't mean you can't be beautiful.” PeopleMeanHas BeensBeautifulGirlAttentionAcceptingNiceDoorsAthleteMusclesBeautiful Women Author:Jennie Finch
“If it wasn't for the British musicians, a lot of us black musicians in America would still be catchin' the hell that we caught long before. So thanks to them, thanks to all you guys. You opened doors that I don't think would have been opened in my lifetime. When white America started paying attention to the blues - it started opening a lot of doors that had been closed to us.” IfsThinkingLongHas BeensStillsAmericaGuyBlackWhiteAttentionHellDoorsMusicianLifetimeCaughtBritishOpeningThanksPay AttentionOpened Doors Author:B. B. King