“I'm trying to cause people to be interested in the particulars of their lives because I think that's one thing literature can do for us. It can say to us: pay attention. Pay closer attention. Pay stricter attention to what you say to your son.” PeopleThinkingTryingLiteratureCausesCan DoPayAttentionOne ThingSonPay AttentionYour Son Author:Richard Ford
“One thing talk can't accomplish is communication. This is because everybody's talking too much to pay attention to what anyone is saying” PayAttentionTalkingToo MuchOne ThingCommunicationAccomplishPay AttentionTalking Too Much Book:Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People Source: Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People
“There's only one thing worse than not paying attention to girls in gangs - it's paying attention to girls in gangs. The public reaction to girls and women who engage in nontraditional behavior - the hysteria that often surrounds girls in these groups - is almost as interesting as the behavior itself.” GirlInterestingAttentionOne ThingGroupsBehaviorReactionsPay AttentionSurroundGangHysteria Author:Meda Chesney-Lind
“I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health.” PeopleThinkingShouldBlackNumbersAttentionOne ThingPay AttentionBlack PeopleBlack WomenAll Black Author:Bell Hooks