"The present is always invisible because its environmental. No environment is perceptible, simply because it saturates the whole field of attention."
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"Attention without feeling is only a report."
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"I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention."
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"Those sciences which govern the morals of mankind, such as Theology and Philosophy, make everything their concern: no activity is so private or so secret as to escape their attention or their jurisdiction."
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"Of all "rights" which command attention at the present time among us, woman's rights seem to take precedence."
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"When we suffer, there will sometimes be mystery. Will there also be faith? Yes, if our attention is focused more on the cross, and on the God of the cross, than on the suffering itself."
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"There is only one excuse for a speaker's asking the attention of his audience: he must have either truth or entertainment for them."
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"Give your fullest attention to whatever the moment presents."
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"To have your attention in the Now is not a denial of what is needed in your life. It is recognition of what is primary."
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"The earliest language was body language and, since this language is the language of questions, if we limit the questions, and if we only pay attention to or place values on spoken or written language, then we are ruling out a large area of human language."
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"I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right."
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"Who goes from America to Africa for medical attention?"
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"All your life you've paid attention to your experiences, but never to yourself."
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"Remember, whatever we put our attention on expands in our experience, so consider where you are focusing your time and energy."
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"Perception is a selective act of attention and interpretation."
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"I don't talk to the groupies. I talk to nice, upstanding women. The groupies don't get my attention. It's the women that I like."
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"People don't pay attention. And then one day there's an accounting. And after that, nothing is the same."
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"I've bought QPP shares but unfortunately both times I bought it they immediately dropped by over 10p. Do you pay much attention to the dealing notes?"
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"Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement."
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"The reality of it is you have to be over the top if you want to be noticed."
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