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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Paulo Coelho (2009). “The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession”, p.25, Harper Collins

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• I think that's an important thing to do, to really pay attention to negative feedback, and solicit it, particularly from friends. This may sound like simple advice, but hardly anyone does that, and it's incredibly helpful.

  Elon Musk

  Motivation, Inspiration, Negative

  "The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity". TED2013, www.ted.com. March 2013.

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

  Tom Peters

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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• Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be.

  W. H. Auden

  Men, Choices, Attention

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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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• 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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• Some entertainers don't pay attention to what's going on around them.

  Louis C. K.

  Attention, Pay, Dark Forces

  "Louis C.K. on eating pressure and providing an alternative to The Man". Interview with Nathan Rabin, tv.avclub.com. July 5, 2012.

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• I don't pay attention to the number of birthdays. It's weird when I say I'm 53. It just is crazy that I'm 53. I think I'm very immature. I feel like a kid. That's why my back goes out all the time, because I completely forget I can't do certain things anymore - like doing the plank for 10 minutes.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Happy Birthday, Crazy, Kids

  "Ellen DeGeneres: Nice Girls Finish First". Interview with David Hochman, www.goodhousekeeping.com. September 10, 2011.

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• I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her.

  Matthew Perry

  Girl, Real, Stress

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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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• 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

  Waiting, Attention, Pay

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Do not try to be what you are not, be what you are. The Universe has a built in truth recognizer, what ever is false about you, it will expose to light, either through you or others, pay attention.

  Marcus Thomas

  Truth, Light, Trying

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• I don't pay attention to the ratings.

  Martha Plimpton

  Attention, Pay, Rating

  "'Raising Hope's' Martha Plimpton on Her Emmy Nomination, 'I Was Doubly Surprised'". Interview with Jethro Nededog, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 13, 2011.

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• You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.

  Paulo Coelho

  Miracle, Blind Love, Each Day

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