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"I feel very sorry for the one or two North Korean defectors who were caught by Chinese police while entering South Korean or foreign embassies in Beijing, but their arrest drew the whole attention of the world."
Kim Y. Sam
"I feel very sorry for the one or two North Korean defectors who were caught by Chinese police while entering South Korean or foreign embassies in Beijing, but their arrest drew the whole attention of the world."
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"I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right."
Freddy Adu
"I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right."
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"The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention."
Julia Margaret Cameron
"The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention."
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"I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead."
Elfriede Jelinek
"I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead."
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"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
Stephen Hawking
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
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"The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention."
Alan Watts
"The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention."
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"I have a short attention span."
Tony Scott
"I have a short attention span."
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"A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself."
David Ogilvy
"A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself."
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"The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away."
Harrison Ford
"The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away."
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"I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares."
Benny Green
"I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares."
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"Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are."
"Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are."
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"Their scrambled attention spans struck me as a metaphor for the way we get our doses of reality these days."
Bill Griffith
"Their scrambled attention spans struck me as a metaphor for the way we get our doses of reality these days."
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"I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95."
Dennis Rodman
"I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95."
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"The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most."
Confucius
"The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most."
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"An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore."
Edward de Bono
"An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore."
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"The constant attention is what is so difficult."
Natalie Wood
"The constant attention is what is so difficult."
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"As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down."
Marilyn Hacker
"As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down."
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"Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver."
Ethel Merman
"Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver."
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"Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind."
Bridget Riley
"Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind."
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"Boy, you gotta be real sick to get this much attention."
Michael Landon
"Boy, you gotta be real sick to get this much attention."
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"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon."
Dag Hammarskjold
"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon."
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"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."
James Cook
"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."
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"Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been put up to a critic."
Jean Sibelius
"Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been put up to a critic."
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"I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it."
David Walliams
"I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it."
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"Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos."
Mick Jagger
"Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos."
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"Opera is given so little attention in the national press."
Carlisle Floyd
"Opera is given so little attention in the national press."
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"Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities."
William Throsby Bridges
"Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities."
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"No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention."
Christopher Morley
"No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention."
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"I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world."
Maurice Strong
"I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world."
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"You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place."
Daisy Fuentes
"You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place."
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"Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail."
Frank Sinatra
"Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail."
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"In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers that a lot of shows don't."
Victor Garber
"In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers that a lot of shows don't."
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"When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing."
Lee Haney
"When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing."
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"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention."
Tom Peters
"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention."
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"If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin."
Benmont Tench
"If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin."
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"You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher."
Dave Eggers
"You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher."
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"Commercials capture your attention, that's all."
Calvin Klein
"Commercials capture your attention, that's all."
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"Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention."
Keith Henson
"Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention."
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"Obviously, a skirt does present certain problems that I had to be aware of. But when it came to the shoot and we were rolling, I didn't really pay it any attention. It wasn't too bad."
Chiaki Kuriyama
"Obviously, a skirt does present certain problems that I had to be aware of. But when it came to the shoot and we were rolling, I didn't really pay it any attention. It wasn't too bad."
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"The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing."
Ben Okri
"The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing."
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"When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention."
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"The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span."
Karl Kraus
"The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span."
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"Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock."
Bernard Baruch
"Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock."
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"The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer."
Allen Klein
"The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer."
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"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."
Antisthenes
"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."
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"The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster."
Georg Brandes
"The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster."
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"Obviously any group that has to have funding also needs to get attention to their issues."
Bjorn Lomborg
"Obviously any group that has to have funding also needs to get attention to their issues."
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"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
Patrick Henry
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
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"You've had some terrific print information that gets everybody's attention in this town."
Charlie Norwood
"You've had some terrific print information that gets everybody's attention in this town."
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"I don't really pay attention to the filmmaker thing."
Jason Mewes
"I don't really pay attention to the filmmaker thing."
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