“Life makes writing poetry necessary to prove I really was paying attention.” WritingAttentionProvePay AttentionWriting Poetry Author:Mark Strand
“I think cheesecake helps call attention to you. Then you can follow through and prove yourself.” ThinkingHelpingAttentionProveFollow ThroughProving YourselfCheesecake Author:Marilyn Monroe
“The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically with faces or postures or voices I would do. Those things are important elements in the drive behind all of this [my career].” WorldNeedsImportantFactsAbleWantedSchoolFacesLeftVoiceBehindsAttentionCareersNeededProveElementsSmartLifelongPostureProve ItFooling AroundCenter Of Attention Author:George Carlin
“A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.” PeopleAttentionProveWittyWitPointlessWitty Sayings Author:Voltaire
“A long memory is the most subversive idea in America. A tautology is a thing which is tautological. A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention. If your kids look like you, it's hereditory. If they look like the neighbor, it's the environment. Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.” PeopleIfsLooksLongIdeasKidsTodayAmericaMemoriesAttentionEnvironmentLike YouProveGolfWittyNeighborWealthyClothingsPointlessHideousProtestantsSubversiveOverweightTautologyWitty Sayings Author:Dave Barry