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Attention Quotes - Page 48

Attention equals importance equals value equals ego. Or, more realistically, Attention equals success.

"'My discoveries weren't any more extensive or alarming than most people's. I just chose to look'". Interview with Antonia Crane, logger.believermag.com. November 5, 2013.

He has the attention span of a hummingbird.

Christopher Moore (2009). “The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror”, p.153, Hachette UK

I should never have made my success in life if I had not bestowed upon the least thing I have ever undertaken the same attention and care that I have bestowed upon the greatest.

Charles Dickens, Georgina Hogarth, Mary Dickens (2011). “Letters of Charles Dickens: 1833-1870”, p.671, Cambridge University Press

If you knew how to cook, maybe I would eat," Jace muttered. Isabelle froze, her spoon poised dangerously. "What did you say?" Jace edged toward the fridge. "I said I'm going to look for a snack to eat." That's what I thought you said." Isabelle turned her attention to the soup.

Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

You behave as if everything is funny to you, but you never laugh. Sometimes you smile when you think no one is paying attention.

Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.275, Simon and Schuster

You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention.

"Buzz Aldrin, defending spaceflight with his fists" by John Borland, www.wired.com. September 07, 2007.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.

Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.51, Penguin

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

"Brené Brown: 'People are sick of being afraid all the time'". Interview with John-Paul Flintoff, www.theguardian.com. July 27, 2013.