“I'm English enough to feel something of a gut-reaction to modernism, to continental philosophising and anything that smacks of a refusal to pay attention to the forensics: the empirical facts on the ground.” FeelsEnoughFactsPayAttentionReactionsPay AttentionGutsRefusalModernismSmackContinentalForensics Author:Will Self
“I was struck by the fact that I hadn't been awed in a while. Did that mean awesome things had disappeared from my life? No. What it did mean was that I'd gotten too caught up in distractions and mind mucking to recognize anything as awe-inspiring. . . . I hadn't been paying attention to the beauty around me.” MindMeanFactsAttentionCaughtPay AttentionAweDistractionCaught UpAwe InspiringAwesome Things Book:The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart Source: The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart
“It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power.” IfsDoeFactsChallengesPayAttentionImpossibleEconomicEconomicsPay AttentionConceit Book:Human Action Source: Human Action
“I'm not going to complain about the fact that people are paying attention to my work. I suppose that wouldn't be fair.” PeopleFactsAttentionFairsComplainingPay Attention Author:Frank Miller