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“Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention.' They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their parents were on cell phones when they were pushed on swings as toddlers. Now, their parents text at the dinner table and don't look up from their BlackBerry when they come for end-of-school day pickup.”

“I've always paid attention to religion because I grew up in a religious background, but I've never felt a part of any of them. I think there's something to be drawn from most of them - other than goat sacrificing.”

Thinking Felt Religious Attention Sacrifice Grew Grew Up Paid Backgrounds Goats

Author:Brad Pitt

“The stand up, everything was accidental. I never grew up and was the class clown and had to get the attention. It was - it really is, I have a career despite myself.”

Attention Class Careers Grew Grew Up Despite Clown

Author:Ellen DeGeneres

“I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.”

Dark Attention Flower Grew Needed One Day Garden Decided Filled Constant Things To Do Dark Thoughts Better Things To Do

Author:Brian Andreas

“I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention.”

People Attention Comedy Grew Grew Up Capture Fascinated

Author:Wendi McLendon-Covey

“It was the peculiar artifice of Habit not to suffer her power to be felt at first. Those whom she led, she had the address of appearing only to attend, but was continually doubling her chains upon her companions; which were so slender in themselves, and so silently fastened, that while the attention was engaged by other objects, they were not easily perceived. Each link grew tighter as it had been longer worn; and when by continual additions they became so heavy as to be felt, they were very frequently too strong to be broken.”

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius