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"Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness."
"I don't ever want to seem like I'm trying to command attention through the way I dress - but I have certainly been known to wear everything from a flamboyant suit to something very mellow and classic."
"Darwin paid particular attention to disconfirming evidence. Objectivity maintenance routines are totally required in life if you're going to be a great thinker."
"A paradox is only a truth standing on its head to attract attention."
"As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself ... All of which I've earned a living doing."
"If you want to get something done, there is always an alternate route other than cursing somebody and belittling them. There's always an alternate route. If you want to get any message across. Everybody has an opinion, and everybody has their own way of doing things, but the bottom line is that when you affect someone else, you should pay closer attention to how you treat people."
"I think that art has something to do with an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction."
"Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager."
"I've always been under scrutiny. But I used to just not really pay attention to what people said."
"The Beatles are lucky, very lucky. But what has happened to them has nothing to do with them, in a sense. They came along at the right time. Attention was focused on them. They've had the chance to grow in almost any direction they wanted. Very lucky. They are not exceptionally talented."
"I always took quite seriously the things that Chuck D. of Public Enemy had to say. He's always been someone I've learned quite a bit from and someone I pay a great deal of attention to."
"A great pickup line is one I don't even notice. It has me connecting with you, laughing, having a good time. And that definitely gets my attention."
"Relax...90% of haters are begging for love. 10% just want a little attention"
"Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention."
"Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting."
"Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence."
"But she did love him. I believe it. I know exactly how that is. To love somebody who doesn't deserve it. Because they are all you have. Because any attention is better than no attention."
"A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention."
"I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them."
"When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing."
