“Nashville has always felt perfect. I don't think Third Man Records could exist in any other town that I know of in America. Anything smaller or larger than the size of Nashville, and also the music - the attention that's paid to music in that town is sort of the right kind. It's not too hipster and it's not too fake; it's something in the middle, which is really good ground for a place like Third Man Records, that aims to be genre-less. It's great to be able to have that kind of access.” ThinkingKnowsMenKindAbleAmericaFeltPerfectAttentionRecordsMiddleThirdsPaidTownsAimSizeAccessGenreFakeHipsterNashville Author:Jack White
“It is often said that the modern exhibition has ruined painting. It is an unfortunate fact that it does encourage competition, so that, to attract attention to his work, an artist is tempted to descend to sensationalism, whether it is expressed by strong colour, grotesque handling, unusual subject, or sheer size.” DoeSaidFactsArtistStrongAttentionModernSubjectsPaintingCompetitionSizeColourUnusualSheerUnfortunateRuinedTemptedGrotesqueExhibitionsSensationalism Author:Walter J. Phillips
“The size of a man's income has considerable effect on his access to the world beyond his neighborhood. With money he can overcome almost every tangible obstacle of communication, he can travel, buy books and periodicals, and bring within the range of his attention almost any known fact of the world.” MenWorldBookFactsAttentionKnownEffectsCommunicationOvercomingSizeObstaclesAccessIncomeRangeNeighborhoodTangible Book:Public Opinion Source: Public Opinion
“It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.” WantPayAttentionFocusAreasSizePay AttentionDesigner Author:Tim Gunn
“All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you do naturally. Then that lets you know that that's your talent. I mean, talents come in so many different sizes, so many different colors, so many different ways.” KnowsWayNeedsGivingMeanDifferentPayAttentionTalentColorSizePay AttentionDifferent WaysComplimentDifferent Colors Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“The iron rail proved a magicians' road. It virtually reduced England to a sixth of its size. It brought the country nearer to the town and the town to the country.... It energized punctuality, discipline, and attention; and proved a moral teacher by the influence of example.” CountryAttentionMoralTeacherInfluenceExampleDisciplineEnglandTownsSizeIronMagicianRailPunctuality Author:Samuel Smiles