“We must strive to make ourselves really worthy of some employment. We need pay no attention to anything else; the rest is the business of others.” NeedsPayAttentionStriveWorthyEmployment Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“This book's title, Rough Beauty , conveys Anderson's conviction that the hard scrabble lives of most of the residents of Vidor, Texas, are worthy of our attention, but it also conveys that he does not seek to beautify their lives by removing the crude edges.” DoeBookHardAttentionEdgesConvictionWorthyTitlesLive ByRoughTexasCrudeResidentsScrabble Author:Anne Wilkes Tucker
“The Prophets even express their surprise that God should take notice of man, who is too little and too unimportant to be worthy of the attention of the Creator; how, then, should other living creatures be considered as proper objects for Divine Providence!” MenShouldLittlesAttentionObjectsDivineCreaturesSurpriseCreatorWorthyProphetProvidenceUnimportantLiving CreaturesDivine Providence Book:The Guide for the Perplexed Source: The Guide for the Perplexed
“How thrilling to discover one had depths, how consoling to find them less polluted than the shallows, how encouraging to identify the enemy not as a fissure in the will but as a dead fetus in the specimen jar of the unconscious. My attention was being paternally led away from the excruciating present to the happy, healthy future that would be enabled by an analysis of the sick past, as though the priest had nothing to do but study old books and make bright forecasts, the present not worthy of notice.” BookWould BePastAttentionEnemyStudyHealthySickDepthWorthyAnalysisUnconsciousPriestsThrillingJarsForecastsNot WorthyFetusConsolingOld Books Author:Edmund White
“THERE is scarcely any inquiry more curious, or, from its importance, more worthy of attention, than that which traces the causes which practically check the progress of wealth in different countries, and stop it, or make it proceed very slowly, while the power of production remains comparatively undiminished, or at least would furnish the means of a great and abundant increase of produce and population.” MeanDifferentCountryCausesWealthAttentionProgressProduceImportanceIncreaseRemainsPopulationProductionsWorthyChecksCuriousInquiryDifferent Countries Author:Thomas Malthus
“I was not one of the popular kids, I was not great at sports, girls didn't pay attention to me.I was just pretty much an average kid, no stand-out abilities, nothing note-worthy.” KidsGirlSportsAbilityPayAttentionNotesAverageWorthyPay AttentionStanding Out Author:Jeff Dunham
“We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God.” IfsHeartBookIdeasSelfPurposeCultureEnjoyChurchResultsAttentionWonderChristianityGraceDangerousGloryWorthyTendenciesSermonsConferencesGrace Of GodSelf CenteredGlory Of GodGod's GraceDisconnectedBypassCentering Author:David Platt
“There is no history worthy attention save that of free nations; the history of nations under the sway of despotism is no more than a collection of anecdotes.” NationsAttentionHistoryWorthyCollectionsDespotismAnecdotes Book:The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort Source: The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort
“Attention with intention gets results worthy of mention.” ResultsAttentionIntentionWorthy Author:Mark Victor Hansen
“If you can get sexual attention and then (or therefore) succeed as a writer - or [fill in career blank] - that means you're a writer worthy of literary respect?” IfsMeanAttentionCareersSucceedWorthyBlank Author:Cris Mazza
“If not every one of these people, who were never perfect, is worthy of our love, at least their fate deserves our attention and our memory. They should talk and be talked about.” PeopleIfsShouldMemoriesPerfectAttentionFateDeserveWorthyOur LoveOur Memories Author:Allen Grossman
“Whenever I record something, I always believe that it's worthy of inclusion in the pantheon, and I would certainly like pianists to pay more attention to it. I think it's ridiculous now, because the range of repertoire - or what's considered 'safe' - is so narrow, even though there are pianists who are really trying to push the envelope. There is still a lack of attention, and there's no reason for it. The piano repertoire is so rich, with so many wonderful things that still are not given their due.” ThinkingTryingBelieveStillsReasonGivenPayAttentionRichRecordsWonderfulSafeWorthyDuesRidiculousRangePianoNo ReasonInclusionWonderful ThingsAlways BelievePianistEnvelopesPantheon Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin
“A writer is nothing but a gray dirt-covered root. The works he sends up into the sunlight are his fruits, and only those are worthy of attention.” AttentionRootsFruitWorthyCoveredGraySunlightDirt Author:Herman Wouk
“What the churches are peddling is high abstraction, and you really have to work yourself up into a lather to be able to accept that as worthy of that kind of attention. The psychedelic subset of society is into an experience, and it's accessible.” KindAbleChurchAttentionAcceptingWorthyAbstractionPsychedelicPeddling Author:Terence McKenna