“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
“Malcolm Fraser, in the marrow of his bones, despised racism. He despised people who discriminated against other people because they were different and in particular because of the colour of their skin, and I don't think there has been a time in Australian politics where there has been more attention to the importance of that value.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensDifferentValuesAttentionParticularRacismSkinsImportanceBonesColourAustralianDespisedMarrow Author:George Brandis
“I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy.” GodFormJoyPrayerSecretAttentionPracticeTeacherParticularConversationSilentTechniqueDevotionOverwhelmingAbandonedHabitualConversations With God Author:Brother Lawrence
“Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting.” AbleInterestingLevelsAttentionParticularListeningAccommodateAmbientAmbient Music Author:Brian Eno
“Pessimism like calumny is easy to do, and attracts immediate attention. The gossiper and the writer may find this out soon enough, and a little encouragement from the current mood will procure them successes that bring endless imitators in their trail. On the other hand saying good things about life in general and individuals in particular and making it interesting is a serious task which few can achieve with credit.” MayLittlesEnoughHandsIndividualEasyInterestingAttentionAchieveParticularSeriousTasksEncouragementGood ThingsCurrentsCreditMoodEndlessPessimismTrailsCalumnyImitatorSoon EnoughCalumny Is Book:Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958 Source: Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958
“Partisans present some of the most refreshing music I've heard in a long while, uncompromising, very well written and very well played. It demands serious attention. I hear in these players a sense of common purpose and resolve, and a strong command of a dialect uniquely suited to this music. It's heartening to hear music that looks to find its own particular place.” WellsLooksLongPurposeStrongCommonAttentionPlayerWrittenHeardParticularSeriousDemandCommandResolvePartisansRefreshingDialectWell WrittenUncompromisingCommon Purpose Author:Steve Swallow
“I do not believe in meaningless coincidences. I believe every coincidence is a message, a clue about a particular facet of our lives that requires our attention.” BelieveI BelieveAttentionOur LivesParticularMessagesMeaninglessBelieve In MeCoincidenceClueFacets Author:Deepak Chopra
“The feeling of an unbridgeable gulf between consciousness and brain-process:When does this feeling occur in the present case?It is when I (for example) turn my attention in a particular way on to my own consciousness, and, astonished, say to myself: THIS is supposed to be produced by a process in the brain!--as it were clutching my forehead.” WayDoeSelfFeelingsTurnsProcessMy OwnAttentionBrainConsciousnessCasesExampleParticularSupposed To BeSelf ConsciousForeheadsSelf Consciousness Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein
“I perfectly understand the particular attention which you pay to the question of nuclear energy, and fully realize the possible dangers and catastrophes which might result for mankind from an irresponsible attitude. In this field my wish is for Iran to put all her efforts towards the peaceful use of atomic energy. We shall continue to co-operate with all the nations of the world to attain this end in the interests of human society.” WorldHumansEndsUseMightEnergyNationsWishInterestRealizingResultsEffortPayAttentionAttitudeMankindDangerFieldsParticularNuclearPeacefulIranCatastropheIrresponsibleHuman SocietyMy WishNuclear EnergyAtomic Energy Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family. No nation or business sector can ignore the ethical implications present in all economic and social development. With increasing clarity scientific research demonstrates that the impact of human actions in any one place or region can have worldwide effects.” HumansMatterActionNationsSocialAttentionEnvironmentEconomicEffectsParticularDevelopmentResearchConcernImpactClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeGravesClarityRegionsEthicalSustainabilityPreservationPromotionImplicationsSustainable DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentScientific ResearchHuman ActionsHuman Family Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“I have always admired organizations that help children grow and learn, and organizations that protect and shelter children when no one else does. And I wanted to draw attention to these organizations and recognize the contributions they were making to the country and to our children in particular.” ChildrenDoeCountryHelpingWantedGrowsAttentionParticularProtectDrawsOrganizationOur ChildrenContributionShelter Author:Laura Bush
“We are so anxious to achieve some particular end that we never pay attention to the psycho-physical means whereby that end is to be gained. So far as we are concerned, any old means is good enough. But the nature of the universe is such that ends can never justify the means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end.” MeanEndsEnoughUniversePayAttentionAchieveParticularConcernedDetermineContraryPay AttentionJustifyGood EnoughAnxiousPsycho Book:Complete Essays: 1939-1956 Source: Complete Essays: 1939-1956
“Limitation is a good discipline because it discourages inappropriate generalization, which distracts attention from the profound, particular complexity that characterizes anything at all.” AttentionParticularDisciplineProfoundLimitationComplexityDiscouragingInappropriateGeneralizationGood Discipline Author:Marilynne Robinson
“Civil disobedience can help to focus attention on a particular injustice. It was used historically to highlight wrongs in society - turning ancient redwood forests into paper towels or preventing people from sitting down at lunch counters because of the color of their skin. On climate change, we have not seen strong leadership coming from Washington, DC.In particular the president has an enormous opportunity to follow up on his inaugural speech with a concerted course of action to aggressively take on a clean energy transition.” PeopleHelpingActionUsedCoursesOpportunityEnergyStrongPresidentAttentionFocusParticularColorSpeechPaperSittingSkinsCleanClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeAncientEnormousForestsTransitionLunchDisobediencePreventingCivil DisobedienceHighlightsSitting DownTowelsClean EnergyInauguralWashington DcRedwoodsFollow UpInaugural SpeechPaper Towels Author:Michael Brune
“Some remain great cities, but they shouldn't stand still. They should move in the direction of a knowledge-oriented society. Most cities have to do something to draw attention to themselves and make their particular assets visible on the international radar. I'm not talking about developing countries, but about the United States and Europe.” ShouldStillsCountryStatesMovingUnitedCitiesAttentionTalkingUnited StatesParticularDrawsEuropeInternationalDevelopingVisibleAssetsNot TalkingRadarGreat CitiesDeveloping Countries Author:Charles Landry
“Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.” YearsHappensNumbersPayAttentionParticularHugeConcernedYears AgoThings HappenPay AttentionStatisticsBad ThingsPitcherBad Things Happen Author:Joe Torre
“In the current situation, particular attention should be given to the quality of financial and economic management. The Government and the Central Bank should have a strategic action plan” ShouldGovernmentActionGivenAttentionQualitySituationPlansEconomicParticularShould HaveManagementFinancialCurrentsStrategicCentral BanksCurrent Situation Author:Tatyana Golikova
“Samskrit has moulded the minds of our people to the extent to which they themselves are not conscious. Samskrit literature is national in one sense, but its purpose has been universal. That was why it commanded the attention of people who were not followers of a particular culture.” PeopleMindHas BeensPurposeCultureLiteratureAttentionParticularConsciousUniversalFollowers Author:Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
“Darwin paid particular attention to disconfirming evidence. Objectivity maintenance routines are totally required in life if you're going to be a great thinker.” IfsAttentionParticularEvidencePaidThinkerObjectivityMaintenanceGreat Thinkers Author:Charlie Munger