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“Construct your determination with sustained effort, controlled attention, and concentrated energy. Opportunities never come to those who wait ... they are captured by those who dare to attack.”

Motivational Opportunity Energy Waiting Effort Attention Determination Dare Resolve Controlled Constructs Captured Will Power Those Who Wait

Author:Paul J. Meyer

“When people are on 'The Bachelor' it gives them the opportunity to put their best foot forward, especially when you're around the 'Bachelor' or the 'Bachelorette;' that one person who you're vying for attention with.”

People Giving Persons Opportunity Attention Feet Bachelors That One Person Bachelorette

Author:Jake Pavelka

“In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if we live our lives in a noisy restaurant and can't have the intimate conversation we most yearn for.”

Ifs Hard Reading Opportunity Pleasure Attention Our Lives Land Quiet Conversation Intimate Restaurants Distraction Noisy Land Of Opportunity Pleasure Of Reading Intimate Conversation

Book:The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life

Source: The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life

“The labouring poor, to use a vulgar expression, seem always to live from hand to mouth. Their present wants employ their whole whole attention, and they seldom think of the future. Even when they have an opportunity of saving they seldom exercise it, but all that is beyond their present neccessities goes, generally speaking, to the ale house.”

Thinking Want Whole Use Hands Seems Opportunity House Poor Attention Expression Exercise Mouths Saving Vulgar Ale

Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated

“Since you are "in the market," you need to set standards of what you are seeking in a partner and in a relationship. Dating is not simply a prelude to a committed relationship or marriage. Dating is an opportunity to evaluate whether the person you are dating is a good candidate for you. You need to pay attention to your partner's positive and negative characteristics. Ask yourself whether you could live with this person for the rest of your life.”

“Be more attentive to what successful people have to say about all the opportunity around you. Anything important - which takes only two minutes to point out - will exceed most people's attention span by at least a minute and a half. Learn to pay attention for two minutes at a time - and you will see more opportunity than you know what to do with.”

People Knows Two Important Opportunity Pay Attention Half Successful Minutes Pay Attention Successful People Exceed Attention Span

Author:Ernie J Zelinski

“A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers' names, succinctly summarize your book in a 'selling' way, and so on.”

Way Mind Book Remember Opportunity Names Pay Attention Selling Wander Pay Attention Salespeople Interviewers Good Opportunity

Author:Ian Frazier

“Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. [Then], when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention [than] if you hadn't done that constantly.”

Ifs Giving Feels Done Jobs Opportunity Given Attention Position Bases Down And Contribution Best Job

Author:Hillary Clinton

“I used to think the reason I'd like to stop letting fear run my life was that it felt so bad to be afraid, and also that it was pointless - possibly wasted, if the feared thing never did materialize. But now that fear has packed its miserable bags and is running out the door, making slamming noises to call attention to itself, I begin to see how much room fear has occupied. What opportunity opens up!”

Ifs Thinking Reason Running Used Opportunity Felt Fear Rooms Attention Doors Noise Miserable Bags Pointless

Book:The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is

Source: The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is

“Much of the attention on oceans has portrayed oceans as a villain. Warm water strengthened Hurricane Katrina that pounded Louisiana. Rising sea level will flood islands and coastal areas. Or, we're talking about new opportunities like a new shipping lane in the Arctic because of melting sea ice. These may be the obvious problems, but they're probably not the biggest ones.”

“You can't be positive to everybody. A lot of people want to focus on flaws and negativity, especially on the Internet because that's their only voice. I don't pay attention to that kind of stuff. I pay attention to opportunities coming my way, gays and lesbians telling me what I've done for them, organizations in my community that always want to work with me.”

People Way Want Kind Done Opportunity Stuff Voice Community Pay Attention Focus Internet Gay Organization My Way Pay Attention Flaws Negativity Being Positive

Author:Jackie Warner