Quotes with short-attention

Quotes 461 till 480 of 510.

  • Adelbert von Chamisso When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
    Adelbert von Chamisso
    German writer, liar and explorer (1781 - 1838)
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  • B. B. King When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People used to say, 'That's just that ole blues singer.'
    B. B. King
    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (1925 - 2015)
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  • Carine Roitfeld When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Edgar W. Howe When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Edward F. Benson When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.
    Edward F. Benson
    English writer and archaeologist (1867 - 1940)
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  • Italo Calvino When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign - a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they don't want to hear the word mentioned.
    Italo Calvino
    Italian writer (1923 - 1985)
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  • Brene Brown When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
    Brene Brown
    American professor, lecturer, author (1965 - )
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  • Jiddu Krishnamurti When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it.
    Jiddu Krishnamurti
    Indian theosophist (1895 - 1986)
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  • George Washington Carver When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
    George Washington Carver
    American botanist and inventor (1864 - 1943)
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  • Jeremy Taylor When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Barbara de Angelis When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.
    Barbara de Angelis
    American relationship consultant, lecturer and author (1951 - )
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  • Ben Goldacre When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for a very short period of time, perhaps only six months, and that's not long enough to know whether there are any medium- or long-term side effects.
    Ben Goldacre
    British physician, academic (1974 - )
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  • Michael LeBoeuf When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools.
    Michael LeBoeuf
    American business author and management professor (1942 - )
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  • Brit Hume When you're five years old, and you're running a business that people did not think there was room for, getting attention is not a bad thing. Letting it be known by whatever colorful language is necessary is not a bad thing.
    Brit Hume
    American journalist and political commentator (1943 - )
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  • Tim O'Brien When your afraid,reallyafraid, you see things you never saw before, you pay attention to the world.
    De last die ze droegen (1990) 183
    Tim O'Brien
    American novelist (1946 - )
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  • Sir Henry Taylor Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes.
    Sir Henry Taylor
    English dramatist and poet (1800 - 1886)
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  • Benigno Aquino III While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well.
    Benigno Aquino III
    Filipino politician (1960 - )
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  • Bennie Thompson While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.
    Bennie Thompson
    American politician (1948 - )
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  • Boris Yeltsin While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare.
    Boris Yeltsin
    Russian politician (1931 - 2007)
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  • William Shakespeare Why so large a cost, having so short a lease, does thou upon your fading mansion spend?
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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