“He who sees different ways to the same end, will, unless he watches carefully over his own conduct, lay out too much of his attention upon the comparison of probabilities and the adjustment of expedients, and pause in the choice of his road, till some accident intercepts his journey.” WayDifferentEndsChoicesAttentionWatchesToo MuchJourneyLaysAccidentsDifferent WaysComparisonPausesProbabilityAdjustment Book:The Rambler Source: The Rambler
“Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over the dunes, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over a pond and a stand of pines. Get a life in which you pay attention to the baby as she scowls with concentration when she tried to pick up a Cheerio with her thumb and first finger.” FirstsWaterPayAttentionWatchesBabyPicksRedFingersSmellCirclesPay AttentionConcentrationPushingSaltBreezeThumbsPondsHawksSalt Water Author:Anna Quindlen
“It's not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV.” AttentionWatchesGenerationsTvsAmountDadFaultsOur GenerationAttention SpanShort Attention Spans Author:Yeardley Smith
“The attention that's being projected by men who simply watch you walking down the street, in the office, or in bed, in most cases, is going to be extremely destructive.” MenWomenAttentionWatchesCasesStreetsWalkingBedOfficeEnlightenmentDestructive Author:Frederick Lenz
“I watch for emergent technologies and pay attention to what people say they'll be good for, then see what we actually use them for. It never occurred to me that a tiny telephone with a wireless transceiver would do whatever it is that it's done to us.” PeopleDoneUsePayAttentionWatchesTechnologyBe GoodTinyPay AttentionTelephonesWireless Author:William Gibson
“Everybody's looking at me But it's alright I like attention The clubs not hot until I walk through They stop and stare and watch me move Like damn I like that I'm sexy and you know it.” KnowsMovingWalksAttentionWatchesHotClubsSexyStaringDamnAlrightWatch Me Author:Paris Hilton
“It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it's all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams.” PeopleHas BeensRealHelpingStoriesTermAttentionClassWatchesCuttingTeamEventsPoliticianTaxesFindingsProgramObviousExcusePay AttentionAgendasWarfareDeficitShoutingHysteriaTax CutsClass WarfareTop DownNascar Author:Paul Krugman
“If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesnt that show an incredible attention span?” IfsShowsAttentionWatchesTvsOne DaySeasonsSeriesIncrediblesAttention SpanTv Series Author:Kevin Spacey
“I want to get back to education. When I was in college I paid attention to child psychology portions of our psychology classes. I watch other people work with babies. And I saw the baby as developing like a computer and it intrigued me in my life. I wanted to do that.” PeopleWantChildrenWantedAttentionClassWatchesPsychologySawsCollegeBabyComputerPaidDevelopingGet BackPortionsIntriguedChild Psychology Author:Steve Wozniak
“The stuff that I write doesn't work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.” IfsWritingWellsEndsPlayStuffPayAttentionWatchesBackgroundsPay AttentionBackground Music Author:Aaron Sorkin
“If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with so much discipline, so much concentration and someone who likes to put a lot of passion into every point. Words fail to come out of me to describe his game appropriately. I've rarely seen anyone who approaches a ball with so much attention. With such passion and joy that it makes great fun to watch him. With him, you can associate everything that makes tennis so beautiful.” IfsPlayBeautifulJoyPassionGamesFunAttentionWatchesFailingDisciplineApproachBallsIncrediblesAthleteLikesTennisConcentrationAdmirationAssociatesAmazementNadal Author:Steffi Graf
“We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right, and we pay attention to it only when it falters, for then we are caught by surprise. It ought to be the other way about.” WayPayAttentionWatchesFineOughtGratitudeGratefulSurpriseCaughtPay AttentionClock Author:Lord Chesterfield
“I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I watch 'Game of Thrones' on On Demand, I'm glued to the set. It's mystical and addictive. Tyrion Lannister, that's my man.” MenGamesAttentionWatchesTvsDemandBasketballThronesMysticalAttention SpanPlayoffsTyrionLannisters Author:Steve Harvey
“I am always surprised when I watch the weather report on German television. First they show the map of Europe and then the camera moves to the right. Then comes Kiev, then Moscow and then everything stops. This seems to be the West's view of us - of a wild Russia that begins past Moscow, a place one prefers not to see. This is a big mistake. The West must pay closer attention.” FirstsShowsBigsSeemsPastMovingViewsPayAttentionMistakeWatchesTelevisionEuropeCamerasWestRussiaWeatherReportsMapsMoscowBig MistakeKiev Author:Vladimir Sorokin
“Attention deficit is no longer the supposed domain of Generation Y's who were brought up on a diet of social media and new technology. A recent study revealed 65 percent of 55-64 year olds surf, text and watch television simultaneously.” YearsSocialAttentionWatchesTechnologyStudyGenerationsMediaTelevisionPercentSocial MediaDietsDomainDeficitNew TechnologySurfGeneration Y Author:Kevin Kelly
“I don't watch the nightly newscasts on TV . . . nor do I watch the endless hours of people giving their opinion about things. I don't read the editorial pages; I don't read the columnists. It can be a frustrating experience to pay attention to somebody's false opinion.” PeopleGivingHoursPayAttentionOpinionWatchesTvsPagesEndlessPay AttentionFrustratingEditorialsColumnists Author:George W. Bush
“Thomas A. Edison was once reluctantly persuaded by his wife to attend one of the big social functions of the season in New York. At last the inventor managed to escape the crowd of people vying for his attention, and sat alone unnoticed in a corner. Edison kept looking at his watch with a resigned expression on his face. A friend edged near to him unnoticed and heard the inventor mutter to himself with a sigh, "If there were only a dog here!"” PeopleIfsBigsLastsFacesSocialAttentionWatchesWifeHeardDogNew YorkExpressionSeasonsFunctionCrowdsCornersSatSighInventorUnnoticedResigned Author:Edmund Fuller