“I went to Spago once, eight years ago. I had just closed a deal. I thought it would be fun to go to Spago and it wasn't. I got a bad table and nobody paid any attention to me.” YearsWould BeFunDealsAttentionYears AgoPaidTablesEight Author:Michael Tolkin
“As a scientist, my attention became totally focused on global warming some 15 years ago by the elegant and powerful measurements of carbon dioxide trapped in ice cores taken as much as 2 miles deep from the great East Antarctica ice sheet.” YearsPowerfulAttentionTakenYears AgoScientistFocusedEastCoreMilesIceGlobal WarmingTrappedCarbonSheetsElegantMeasurementCarbon DioxideAntarctica Author:John Olver
“Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.” YearsHappensNumbersPayAttentionParticularHugeConcernedYears AgoThings HappenPay AttentionStatisticsBad ThingsPitcherBad Things Happen Author:Joe Torre
“Create sacred spaces in the workplace as well. Classrooms, five years ago, professors would say, I don't want be a nanny to my students. They can do whatever they want. Now professors are saying, put away that laptop, because studies show that it not only takes away the attention of the person who's on the laptop from the class, but everyone around them. There's like a circle around that person that's distracted and not paying attention.” WantYearsWellsPersonsShowsCan DoSpaceAttentionClassStudyFiveStudentsYears AgoSacredCirclesPay AttentionFive YearsProfessorsClassroomWorkplaceDistractedLaptopsNanniesSacred Space Author:Judy Woodruff
“We live in a world that is so quick to lose people's attention, and to move on to the next thing. We live in a YouTube world, so it's hard to build something slow like you did fifteen or twenty years ago. You have to have the kind of show that keeps people interested.” PeopleWorldYearsKindHardShowsMovingNextLosesAttentionLike YouYears AgoTwentiesFifteenYoutube Author:Gary LeVox
“The reality is that Qaddafi has been trying to talk to us about his weapons system for years, and we ignored him. The Libyans even came to me about two years ago and offered me a chance to go through their facilities because they couldn't get anybody's attention here.” TryingYearsHas BeensTwoRealityChanceAttentionWeaponsYears AgoTwo YearsIgnoredFacilityTwo Years Ago Author:Seymour Hersh
“Many years ago, I started a foundation [Wayuu Taya Foundation] to help improve the life of Latin American indigenous people, providing them with food, medical attention, education, and also focusing on sustainability.” PeopleYearsHelpingAttentionYears AgoFoundationMedicalLatinSustainabilityProvidingIndigenousLatin AmericaIndigenous PeopleLatin American Author:Patricia Velasquez
“When I hear about something that's hot, I back away from it. So I go and discover the stuff I wasn't paying attention to five years ago.” YearsStuffAttentionFiveYears AgoHotPay AttentionFive Years Author:Colin Munroe
“One hundred years ago, if someone said, 'damn,' people would take notice. Now, you can say almost anything. Secrets are the same way. Once upon a time when a secret was revealed, people paid an enormous amount of attention to it.” PeopleIfsWayYearsSaidSecretAttentionAmountHundredYears AgoPaidEnormousDamnOnce Upon A Time Author:Paul Levinson