“Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults.” WayChildrenHelpingTogetherNumbersAttentionWifeFailingHusbandDemandFaultsInstanceHusband And WifeConcentratingArmourHusband Wife Author:Richard Armour
“The matter of the abuse and cruelty we inflict on other animals has to fight for our attention in what sometimes seems an already overfull moral agenda. It is vital, however, that these instances of injustice not be overlooked.” SometimesMatterSeemsFightingAnimalAttentionMoralAbuseInjusticeCrueltyInstanceAgendasOverlooked Author:Desmond Tutu
“All those who, since Adam Smith, have turned their attention to Political Economy, agree that in reality we do not buy articles of consumption with money, the circulating medium with which we pay for them. We must in the first instance have bought this money itself by the sale of our produce.” FirstsWisdomRealityPoliticalPoliticsPayAttentionEconomyProduceAgreeMediumsInstanceLiberalismArticlesAdamConsumptionPolitical Economy Book:Letters to Thomas Robert Malthus on Political Economy and Stagnation of Commerce Source: Letters to Thomas Robert Malthus on Political Economy and Stagnation of Commerce
“My plan to put Social Security in an ironclad lockbox has gotten a lot of attention recently, and I'm glad about that. But I'm afraid that it's overshadowing some vitally important proposals. For instance, I'll put Medicaid in a walk-in closet. I'll put the Community Reinvestment Act in a secured gym locker. I'll put NASA funding in a hermetically sealed Ziploc bag.” ImportantSocialCommunityWalksAttentionPlansSecurityGladInstanceBagsGymClosetsSocial SecurityProposalFundingNasaSecuredLockersMedicaidIroncladsOvershadowing Author:Al Gore
“Instead of yelling and spanking, which dont work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.” WayBelieveGamesI BelieveAttentionCreativeFindingsPraiseI Believe InInstanceYellingSpankingReinforcementPositive ReinforcementGood Positive Author:Patricia Richardson
“For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.” AttentionAudienceCriticalInstanceReviewsMediocreSixth SenseBad Reviews Author:M. Night Shyamalan