“Foreign policy commands attention when it's crisis management. A street revolt breaks out in Egypt or Libya or Kiev and everyone asks, how should the president respond? Now these are important parts of America's role in the world, but they are essentially reactive and tactical. The broader challenge is to lay down a longer-term strategy that endures after the crisis of the moment.” WorldShouldImportantMomentsAmericaAsksPresidentTermChallengesAttentionRolesBreakStreetsPolicyManagementCrisisStrategyLaysEndureCommandForeign PolicyEgyptRevoltBreak OutLibyaTacticalCrisis ManagementKiev Author:Fareed Zakaria
“The proper role of humanists is not to bring 'human values' to the attention of technicians otherwise engaged in a purely instrumental approach to their calling, but to demand the restoration of the practical or moral element in callings that have degenerated into techniques.” InspirationalHumansValuesAttentionMoralRolesCallingDemandElementsApproachTechniquePracticalsEngagedRestorationHuman ValuesTechnicians Author:Christopher Lasch
“The core for everything is to be grateful. It's literally as simple as that... I've always known that I'm lucky to be an actress, and I'm lucky to be a working actress. I'm lucky to have garnered attention for certain roles, and I'm grateful for it.” CertainSimpleAttentionKnownRolesLuckyGratefulActressesCoreBe Grateful Author:Michelle Trachtenberg
“Even today . . . experts, usually male, tell women how to be mothers and warn them that they should not have children if they have any intention of leaving their side in their early years. . . . Children don't need parents' full-time attendance or attention at any stage of their development. Many people will help take care of their needs, depending on who their parents are and how they chose to fulfill their roles.” PeopleIfsNeedsShouldYearsChildrenHelpingCareTodayMotherParentSidesAttentionRolesStageDevelopmentIntentionMalesLeavingTake CareExpertsAttendance Author:Stella Chess
“When you're a musician and you go out onstage, and you're someone who loves attention, you are going to become a role model to some extent.” AttentionRolesMusicianModelsRole Models Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Playing the president is interesting because, unlike a lot of different roles, people pay so close attention to who the president is, all of them, everybody's got an opinion about the president.” PeopleDifferentPresidentInterestingPayAttentionOpinionRoles Author:Bill Pullman
“I don't think the Federal Reserve has any role in how high rates are right now. I don't understand why everyone is paying attention to this tapering. The Fed is using one kind of bond to buy another kind of bond. What's the big deal, and why is anyone taking the Fed seriously?” ThinkingKindBigsDealsAttentionRolesRight NowRateInvestingPay AttentionFedsReservesBig DealFederal ReserveTapering Author:Eugene Fama
“A concern with parenting...must direct attention beyond behavior. This is because parenting is not simply a set of behaviors, but participation in an interpersonal, diffuse, affective relationship. Parenting is an eminently psychological role in a way that many other roles and activities are not.” WayAttentionRolesActivityBehaviorConcernDirectPsychologicalParticipationInterpersonal Author:Nancy Chodorow
“I get scripts all the time, but I read this [Baggage Claim] thoroughly, and I loved it. It was light hearted, cute, sweet, and funny. I told my agent that I liked the script, but I did let my acceptance of the role slide a little, until I was watching television one day; scrolling through the stations, and there was this play. And I don't like plays made for the screen. But, this one, "Suddenly Single", caught my attention.” LittlesMadePlayLightAttentionRolesAcceptanceTelevisionSweetOne DayClaimsScriptsCaughtScreensAgentsCuteStationsSlidesHeartedBaggageWatching TelevisionLight HeartedScrolling Author:Jill Scott
“We live increasingly in a system in which little direct attention is paid to the object, the function, the program, the task, the need; but immense attention to the role, the procedure, prestige, and profit.” NeedsLittlesAttentionRolesObjectsProgramTasksDirectFunctionPaidProfitImmenseProceduresPrestige Book:Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized Society Source: Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized Society
“People don't listen to marketplace logic; they listen for meaning and purpose. Attention can't be bought. Before any interaction, ask yourself: 'How do I want to make people feel or act?' Put yourself in their shoes. The role of a leader is to create an experience that will inspire people to take action.” PeopleWantFeelsActionPurposeAsksAttentionLeaderRolesInspireLogicShoesInteractionMarketplace Author:Bill Jensen
“I don't think the role of the critic has changed very much. In the most positive sense, the music critic is one who helps the public navigate what's out there, especially in bringing attention to things they otherwise wouldn't hear about, or to provide a new window into something familiar.” ThinkingHelpingAttentionRolesChangedWindowCriticsFamiliarNavigate Author:Michael Hersch
“At some point you realize, I have dreams. I would love to be working on wonderful roles, in wonderful films, with people I respect and admire. And that will come in its time. In the meantime, "Pay attention to your work. Get better at what you do." That's my job.” PeopleDreamJobsFilmRealizingPayAttentionRolesWonderfulAdmirePay AttentionGet Better Author:Ann Dowd
“Television is also a great tool for women. As you know, the best female roles are often on television, so it's a very exciting time. I've really embraced it. The pace is great, but also not so great sometimes. You feel like you have to make sure to pay attention, at all times, to not let anything slip through.” KnowsFeelsSometimesPayAttentionRolesTelevisionLike YouFemaleToolsExcitingAll TimePay AttentionPaceSlipsFemale RolesBest Female Author:Diane Kruger
“What makes our marriage holy, what makes it "set apart" and sacramental, isn't the marriage certificate filed away in the basement or the degree to which we follow a list of rules and roles, it's the way God shows up in those everyday moments - loading the dishwasher, sharing a joke, hosting a meal, enduring an illness, working through a disagreement - and gives us the chance to notice, to pay attention to the divine. It's the way the God of resurrection makes all things new.” WayGivingMomentsShowsChancePayAttentionRolesDivineHolyDegreesJokesAll ThingsEndureEverydayIllnessListsPay AttentionMealsResurrectionDisagreementBasementsCertificatesDishwashersAll Things NewEveryday Moments Author:Rachel Held Evans