“The labouring poor, to use a vulgar expression, seem always to live from hand to mouth. Their present wants employ their whole whole attention, and they seldom think of the future. Even when they have an opportunity of saving they seldom exercise it, but all that is beyond their present neccessities goes, generally speaking, to the ale house.” ThinkingWantWholeUseHandsSeemsOpportunityHousePoorAttentionExpressionExerciseMouthsSavingVulgarAle Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated
“If i wouldn't have done comedy, I would have been a teacher. I was really good when I took an exploratory teaching class in high school, at getting kids' attention, and delivering lesson plans. Though my principal even told me that this was what I was meant to do. And that being a big-mouth comedian was a waste of time.” IfsHas BeensDoneBigsKidsSchoolAttentionClassComedyTeacherPlansTeachingLessonsWasteMouthsHigh SchoolComedianWasting TimePrincipalDelivering Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“If you're considering word of mouth, stability and lifetime value, it's almost always true that the easier it is to get someone's attention, the less it's worth.” IfsValuesAttentionEasierMouthsLifetimeStabilityConsideringWord Of Mouth Author:Seth
“I was a weird kid because I liked to be alone, but I craved attention. It was important for me to be cool, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut. So I was either talking for the sake of talking, or I was curled up with a book somewhere hiding from everyone.” ImportantBookKidsAttentionTalkingMouthsSakeHidingBeing Cool Author:Anthony Jeselnik