“The whole financial structure of Wall Street seems to rise or fall on the mere fact that the Federal Reserve Bank raises or lowers the amount of interest. Any business that can't survive a one percent change must be skating on thin ice. Why even the poor farmer took a raise of another ten percent just to get a loan from the bank, and nobody from the government paid any attention. But you let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help to get them back into bed again.” CountryWholeFactsHelpingSeemsGovernmentFallInterestPoorAttentionStreetsWallAmountBedTenPercentEconomicsPaidRaisesStructureMereFinancialIceNightmareFarmersReservesLoanSkatingFederal ReserveSkating On Thin Ice Author:Will Rogers
“Breathe in and take one step, and focus all your attention on the sole of your foot. If you have not arrived fully, one hundred percent in the here and the now, don't take the next step.” IfsNextAttentionStepsFocusFeetPercentHundredBreatheSoleNext Steps Book:Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Easyread Edition Source: Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Easyread Edition
“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'm never going to be like, "Oh, this attention from women sucks." It's flattering 99 percent of the time.” AttentionPercentFlattering Author:Taylor Kitsch
“Until you become completely obsessed with your mission, no one will take you seriously. Until the world understands that you're not going away-that you are 100 percent committed and have complete and utter conviction and will persist in pursuing your project-you will not get the attention you need and the support you want.” WorldWantNeedsAttentionSupportProjectsPercentCommittedConvictionMissionsObsessedGoing AwayPersistSupport You Author:Grant Cardone
“There are no guarantees in life, but it is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100 percent of your attention, energy, and time to a thing, you will get exactly that back. Make sure you give all that you have to make sure you will get all that you need.” IfsNeedsGivingEnergyAttentionPercentGuaranteesGet BackSure ThingGive 100 PercentGuarantees In Life Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“My mother [actress Tanuja] has taught me that. It's 100 percent home or 100 percent work - I give complete attention to both. That's because I understand that work is not my life, and my life is not just work.” GivingHomeLife IsMotherAttentionTaughtPercentActresses Author:Kajol
“There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the truth, it's really a he-said, she-said. But it turns out if you study the cases, something like 97 percent of the cases are actually true. And you think about it common sense - wise: Why would a young girl or a woman bring this attention upon herself? It's nonsensical. It sets up a binary equation where, in fact, if a girl makes that accusation, she's usually not lying about it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsSaidFactsMightYoungLyingTurnsGirlCommonAttentionCasesStudyWisePercentCommon SenseTelling The TruthAssaultEquationsMisconceptionAccusationSexual AssaultBinaryAccusingNonsensicalHe Said She Said Author:Jon Shenk
“Look at Germany where 20 percent of the labor force is in manufacturing compared to about 8 percent in the United States. Germany pays a lot more conscious attention at the level of the federal government to attracting and keeping manufacturers in Germany. So this is something that other countries do that the United States has not historically done.” LooksCountryStatesDoneGovernmentForceLevelsUnitedPayAttentionUnited StatesPercentConsciousLaborGermanyOther CountriesFederal GovernmentManufacturingLabor Force Author:Edward Alden
“I was doing the Black Issue in 2006 and then went to Africa for Uomo Vogue. I've worked with Gucci and Fendi, committed to create jobs. Fifty percent of those ads went to non-government organizations in Africa. [Nelson] Mandela was on the cover, it helped create attention.” GovernmentJobsBlackAttentionIssuesPercentOrganizationCommittedFiftyAdsNelsonVogueGucciFendi Author:Franca Sozzani
“One of the first things we teach medical students is to listen to the patient by taking a careful medical history. Ninety percent of the time, you can arrive at an uncannily accurate diagnosis by paying close attention, using physical examination and sophisticated lab test to confirm your hunch (and to increase the bill to the insurance company).” FirstsAttentionCompanyTeachStudentsPercentTestsIncreaseBillsPatientCarefulMedicalAccurateSophisticatedNinetyExaminationDiagnosisLabsHunchesInsurance CompaniesMedical History Author:Vilayanur S. Ramachandran