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• I wanted Yoda to be the traditional kind of character you find in fairy tales and mythology. And that character is usually a frog or a wizened old man on the side of the road. The hero is going down the road and meets this poor and insignificant person. The goal or lesson is for the hero to learn to respect everybody and to pay attention to the poorest person because that's where the key to his success will be.

  George Lucas

  Hero, Character, Men

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• There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. If you make a chair, you want to make a nice chair. You want people to admire it. I think doing something well is a form of respect for humanity in general. I have found that all incompetence comes from not paying attention, which comes from people doing something that they don't want to do. And doing what you don't want to do means either you have no choice, or you don't think that the moments of your life are worth fighting for.

  Hal Hartley

  Nice, Mean, Fighting

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• When you are on the erg your mind is too busy to pay attention to the sounds of the machine; you notice only that they are indeed loud.

  Barry S. Strauss

  Mind, Sound, Attention

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• Poetry is paying attention to life when all the world seems asleep to its beauties and truths.

  John J. Geddes

  Reflection, Attention, World

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• We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we're paying attention to the food-safety issues.

  Mike Johanns

  Issues, Safety, Attention

  "An Exclusive Interview: USDA Secretary Mike Johanns". Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.

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  Imagination is more important than knowledge. Imagination is the language of the soul. Pay attention to your imagination and you will discover all you need to be fulfilled.

  Albert Einstein

  Wise, Imagination, Soul

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• Loving consciously does not mean subjecting your relationship to endless analysis. It means something much simpler: paying attention. Noticing. This requires presence.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Love, Mean, Doe

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.364, Simon and Schuster

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• If you don't pay attention and if your imagination isn't pretty much engaged, you're going to miss things and you're going to miss opportunities for it to be as compelling and as creepy as it can be.

  Bruce Greenwood

  Missing You, Opportunity, Imagination

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• You must all pay attention to your health first.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Health, Attention, Pay

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2823, Manonmani Publishers

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• God's presence. . . is an inner experience that never changes. It's a relationship that's there all the time, even when we're not paying attention to it. Perhaps the Infinite holds us to Itself in the same way the earth does. Like gravity, if it ever stopped we would know it instantly. But it never does.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  God, Doe, Attention

  Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.188, Penguin

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• We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.

  Vinoba Bhave

  Journey, Thinking, Hiking

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• I don't care what your politics are, but I do suggest you pay attention to the next election and go out and vote. It doesn't matter; you can believe whatever you want to believe, but this is the time everybody should be paying a lot of attention.

  Andrew McMahon

  Believe, Attention, Care

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• Healthy self esteem is paying attention to how others make us feel, and then choosing those with whom we spend time.

  Catherine Cardinal

  Self Esteem, Healthy, Attention

  Catherine Cardinal (1998). “The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem”, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention.

  Nonito Donaire

  Motivation, People, Criticism

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• The act of paying attention contains tremendous power.

  Deepak Chopra

  Attention, Awareness

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• Pay attention to how you are feeling, and keep your compass heading set for JOY!

  Jack Canfield

  Law Of Attraction, Joy, Feelings

  Jack Canfield, D. D. Watkins (2007). “Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams”, p.25, Health Communications, Inc.

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• You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Law Of Attraction, People, Connections

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• Be truthful... and pay attention. I would also recommend the avoidance of credit cards.

  Mary McCarthy

  Advice, Cards, Attention

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• Experiences is just paying attention as time passes.

  Erin McKean

  Attention, Time Passes

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• There is no quicker way to earn respect as a leader than being slow to speak. It is called listening and it plays a big role in what I call “The Law of Connection.” How will you know what is important to people unless you ask and listen to the answers? If you prove to be a leader who solicits feedback and pays attention to what’s being said, then you will earn your connection and your followers will respect the guidance you give.

  John C. Maxwell

  Law, Play, People

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• If you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desire and fear. Movies are hardly ever about what they seem to be about. Look at a movie that a lot of people love, and you will find something profound, no matter how silly the film may be.

  Roger Ebert

  Silly, People, Profound

  Roger Ebert (2012). “Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert”, p.388, University of Chicago Press

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• My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Wish, One Day

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• When you want to do a big thing, get the mental pattern, make it perfect, know just what it means, enlarge your thought, keep it to yourself, pass it over to the creative power behind all things, wait and listen, and when the impression comes, follow it with assurance. Don't talk to anyone about it. Never listen to negative talk or pay attention to it and you will succeed where all others fail.

  Ernest Holmes

  Mean, Perfect, Creative

  Ernest Holmes (2012). “Creative Mind and Success”, p.34, Courier Corporation

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• The most effective way to transform into higher consciousness is to pay attention in the present moment.

  Deepak Chopra

  Attention, Pay, Way

  FaceBook post by Deepak Chopra from Sep 06, 2012

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• What you pay attention to grows. If your attention is attracted to negative situations and emotions, then they will grow in your awareness.

  Deepak Chopra

  Growth, Negative, Attention

  Deepak Chopra (1995). “Creating Health: How to Wake Up the Body's Intelligence”, p.111, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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