"I never really paid much attention to music that was going on in the UK. I was always looking towards the States for my inspiration."
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"We are simply committing ourselves to paying attention to our life. We use meditation to help us in that attention process. We are not trying to become good meditators. We are trying to wake up."
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"I've always been a jokester. The things I got in trouble for, when I was little, was always about making a joke or setting up a prank or being silly when I should be paying attention."
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"Anything which draws attention to me because I am so attractive."
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"What shouldn't you do if you're a young playwright? Don't bore the audience! I mean, even if you have to resort to totally arbitrary killing on stage, or pointless gunfire, at least it'll catch their attention and keep them awake. Just keep the thing going any way you can."
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"I don't read reviews about myself with any special eagerness or attention unless they are masterpieces of wit and acumen, and I never reread them."
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"I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly."
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"Some praise me, some blame me. I go the other way. Sometimes those things that attract the most attention to us are the things which afford us the greatest privacy"
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"The very fact that we have access to God's attention and presence should concentrate the thoughts and elevate the heart."
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"I'm lucky to have had a father [John Lennon] who paid attention."
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"Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement."
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"I'm not coping very well with all the attention, if I'm honest."
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"I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership."
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"Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much."
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"I get an opportunity to communicate with the audience about the movie that I've made. I get the chance to bring attention to the film that I've made. I care a lot about the movies that I make. I want them to reach an audience, and I want them to be successful. I promote nearly everything that I do, unless I've got some bad taste in my mouth."
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"If you lose yourself, then no one's going to respect or pay attention to anything you have."
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"If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program."
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"To understand what is right meditation there must be an awareness of the operation of one's own consciousness, and then there is complete attention."
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"A resolution that is communicated is no longer within thy power; thy attentions become now the plaything of chance; he who would have his commands certainly carried out must take man by surprise."
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"Attention is like a narrow mouthed vessel; pour into it what you have to say cautiously, and, as it were, drop by drop."
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