“The only sensible way to regard the art life is that it is a privilege you are willing to pay for... You may cite honors and attentions and even money paid, but I would have you note that these were paid a long time after the creator had gone through his struggles.” WayMayLongArtLife IsPayAttentionStruggleGoneWillingHonorLong TimePaidRegardNotesRewardsPrivilegeCreatorSensibleCitingArt Life Book:The Art Spirit Source: The Art Spirit
“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.” IfsBelievePurposeWaitingPayAttentionPathTeacherRiskDoorsWillingLessonsMiracleInstinctAccidentsPay AttentionKnockingStay Positive Author:Marla Gibbs
“North Korea is willing to go to any lengths for the whole world to honor its demands of 'Ooh, please pay attention to us.'” WorldWholePayAttentionWillingHonorPleaseDemandWhole WorldPay AttentionLengthKoreaNorth Korea Author:Stephen Colbert
“Even with revivals, I dont really pay attention to previous incarnations. I always just go with the script and with the director and am willing to treat it as brand new.” PayAttentionWillingDirectorsTreatsScriptsBrandsPay AttentionRevivalIncarnationBrand New Author:Kate Baldwin
“Every Cuban has a house to live in, no matter how meager. That house is provided by government. Every Cuban who gets sick can go to a doctor or a hospital and get medical attention while 45 million Americans don't have medical insurance. Every Cuban can get education from the kindergarten through college and they don't have to pay. What is Castro doing that we might benefit from-if we are not too arrogant and falsely proud to see what he is doing in a small nation and what we have not been able to do or not been willing to do in the greatest nation on the earth?” IfsMatterGovernmentMightAbleEarthHouseNationsPayAttentionMillionsCollegeWillingProudBenefitsDoctorsSickMedicalHospitalsArrogantCubanKindergartenCastroSmall NationsMedical Insurance Author:Louis Farrakhan
“Actually a lot of the supposedly serious and meaningful and worthwhile content on the podcast or on the television is no more or less meaningful than the clothes in the laundry basket or the dishes in the sink. It's more a matter of the attention you're willing to bring to them, where you're willing to allow meaning and pleasure and the light to escape.” MatterLightPleasureAttentionTelevisionWillingSeriousClothesMeaningfulWorthwhileDishesBasketsLaundry Author:Ian Bogost
“There is a connection between environment and stress on both ends, with excessive clutter and excessive attention to detail both holding the power to distract us from our ability to love fully, work productively and relax effectively. So, what makes sense to me is for each of us to think this through on a few fronts: what constitutes a comfortable environment for us, how much effort we're willing to put into it relative to other priorities, and how well-matched we need our partners' preferences to be to ours.” ThinkingNeedsWellsEndsAbilityEffortAttentionEnvironmentFrontsWillingComfortableConnectionsStressDetailsPartnersPrioritiesMake SenseRelaxRelativePreferenceClutterMatchedAttention To DetailAbility To Love Author:Carolyn Hax