I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.
I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated all the attention, which is such a stupid thing for an actor to say.
Generally speaking, by the time a subculture such as steampunk secures the attention of major media, resulting in extensive coverage of the craze, said phenomenon is already on the way out.
It isn't always on the front pages, but the horrifying mistreatment and subjugation of women around the globe is very much worthy of more attention.
Anybody that pays attention to hate really is wasting their time. I don't subscribe. I don't buy in.
I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.
It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.
I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.
Obviously you have LeBron, the best player in the world, all the attention is on him. A lot of the wins and losses are targeted towards him.
Browbeating the tech industry for a problem that does not exist also draws attention away from the real problems with Google and other tech companies.
Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make.
If I'm writing for a particular artist, I definitely think about their past records, pay attention to the type of tempos that they like. If I have the privilege of actually being in the session with the artist, I just like to have a conversation with them.
He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.
I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.'
My theme song is always: 'Pay attention to your viewer. Follow them.'
Theodore Roosevelt, when he was out of office, he would do things to draw attention. But when you are president, you don't need to shout. When you are in office, you are the story.
Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story.
Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so China. It was thwarted in its attempt to hold the 2000 Olympics, which, as a result of American-led pressure, was awarded to Sydney.
The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.
