Pay Attention Quotes

• The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

  Keanu Reeves

  Inspirational, Simple, Long

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Instincts under pressure crush the carbon of conformity and create diamonds. Each new season of life offers to train us for the next season if we pay attention and adapt.

  T. D. Jakes

  Inspirational, Crush, Pay

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• In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

  Pico Iyer

  Age, Attention, Distraction

  Pico Iyer (2014). “The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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• Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

  Mary Oliver

  Life, Pay, Attention

  FaceBook post by Mary Oliver from Sep 17, 2016

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• I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

  Marla Gibbs

  Teacher, Believe, Doors

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• Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

  Jose Ortega y Gasset

  Gratitude, Attention, Pay

  "Man and Crisis". Book by José Ortega y Gasset, p. 94, 1962.

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• I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

  Diane Sawyer

  Thinking, Listening, Literature

  Attributed in "Do: Meditations for Brides" by Ellen Sue Stern, (p. 9), 1993.

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  Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.

  Henri Nouwen

  People, Attention, Want

  Henri Nouwen (2013). “Discernment: Reading the signs of daily life”, p.97, SPCK

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• You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Spiritual, Morning

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jan 25, 2010

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• All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready.

  Paulo Coelho

  Attention, Lessons, Pay

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from May 26, 2016

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• Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.

  Jane Hirshfield

  Three, Attention, Pay

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• The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." -- The Alchemist

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Happiness, Alchemist

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jan 30, 2011

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• I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.

  Dalai Lama

  Education, Buddhist, Views

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• To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.

  Mary Oliver

  Work, Positivity, Attention

  Mary Oliver (2006). “Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays”, p.35, Beacon Press

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• Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Mean, Mindfulness, Attention

  Myla Kabat-zinn, Jon Kabat-Zinn (1998). “Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting”, Hyperion

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• Everybody isn't your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn't mean they're for you. Just because they say they got got your back, doesn't mean they won't stab you in it. People pretend well. Jealousy sometimes doesn't live far. So know your circle. At the end of the day real situations expose fake people so pay attention.

  Trent Shelton

  Jealousy, Fake Friends, Fake People

  FaceBook post by Trent Shelton from Nov 05, 2013

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• People may not tell you how they feel about you, but they always show you. Pay attention.

  Keri Hilson

  Attitude, People, Perception

  FaceBook post by Keri Hilson from Sep 28, 2010

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• Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying attention to you.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Heart, People, Attention

  Eleanor Roosevelt (1960). “You learn by living”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

  Tom Peters

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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• Pay attention; don't let life go by you. Fall in love with the back of your cereal box.

  Jerry Seinfeld

  Falling In Love, Cereal, Attention

  "Oprah Talks to Jerry Seinfeld". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. November, 2007.

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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

  Knowing, Decision, Judgement

  Edward de Bono (2017). “Simplicity”, p.30, Penguin UK

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• Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.

  Martin Heidegger

  Romantic, Famous Love, Best Love

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• Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

  Love, Horse, Food

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• Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.

  Susan Sontag

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Kissing

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• Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are.

  Esmeralda Santiago

  Romantic, Famous Love, Best Love

  Esmeralda Santiago (2006). “When I was Puerto Rican”, p.243, Da Capo Press

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