Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jim Hall

When I was in government I always paid close attention to whistleblowers. While sometimes people consider them a thorn in the side, many times they're very conscientious individuals who are trying to do their job.

John Travolta

When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly! You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you. It was an event. It's so different today.

Keegan Bradley

It's very difficult to consistently hit good iron shots if you get off to a bad start. That's why I'm always paying attention to my setup and takeaway.

Billy Donovan

What they've been able to do this year is great for basketball. Most teams don't get a chance to experience what they've been able to experience. In this tournament, they were able to inspire a lot of people. There was no resentment on our team for feeling like they got all the attention or we got slighted.

When we are on and when we're playing well, everybody feels that confidence. But at times we have had problems staying with it. But we do have stretches when we pay attention to the details and play well and we have that confidence.

Andy Moog

What he did there was very smart. He deflected attention from the players, and he let them play, and I think that was coaching as much as anything.

What happens is that people will not pay attention to eating and drinking and be caught up in the emotions. You need food and water and fundamental caring and reaching out to these people.

We felt like in a lot of cases the parents might not be aware that this was going on with their children, ... We were just advising them to start paying attention to their children's computer habits.

We are getting a lot of attention and love, which is very encouraging to us.

Rob Johnson

What's so special about Danica Patrick is that she's a racer, not a novelty or pr gimmick, ... She was under tremendous pressure the entire month of May in Indianapolis and she came through with flying colors. She's paid her dues and now is getting the attention she deserves. Her growing popularity with race fans everywhere is a great boost for the league and we look forward to seeing her in August with Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon and the rest of the stars of the Indy 500.

Unfortunately, it takes a kind of unbelievable event like this to get people's attention and force them to change the way they do things.

Barbara Tuchman

The writer's object is - or should be - to hold the reader's attention.

Diane Ackerman

We are defined by how we place our attention.

With the increased attention in this area, we want to offer customers an easy to use option to set their own personal volume limit.

Karl Hobbs

We're just a different basketball team when Pops is in the lineup. Our offense is able to flow with just a little bit better fluidity with him out there because of all the attention he gets.

Chad Greenway

We're getting sick of the fact that nationally we don't get a lot of credit. I really think the national audience is going to have to start paying attention to us at some time.

B. F. Skinner

We're getting reports of clusters of cases of diarrheal illness, ... In these shelters, it's important for the medical professionals to pay close attention to hygiene.

We're focusing as much attention on software and the intellectual property that's lost in software as we are in entertainment in movies and sound on CDs and tape.

We're not a one-man team. We've got some good players. And they can say the same thing. A lot of attention goes to our best players, but there is definitely some talent on both teams.

Jason Calacanis

I like to get attention for the things I think are important. And I think it is important that entrepreneurs - especially young ones - not be abused.

Elizabeth Armstrong

Through her re-enactments of the stereotypical ways in which women and the female body have typically been depicted, she drew attention to the power of media images to shape ideas of female identity,

Aaron Rowand

Through all of the choke talk and everything else that was said, this team really stuck together when the chips were down and we weren't playing as well together as we knew we could. Everybody stuck together and nobody paid attention to that and we were all a unit, and it paid off in the end.

Very cheap for a house this size. If we hadn't paid attention to conserving energy, our bill could easily be $350 a month.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter to the world whether you paint or dance or write. The world will probably get by without the product of your efforts. But that is not the point. The point is what the inner process of following your creative impulses will do to you. It is clearly about process. Love the work, love the process. Our fascination will pull our attention forward. That, also, will fascinate the viewer.

Don Cheadle

When I'm the person in front of the microphone, and I'm the person in the light, I want to reflect and refract the light onto places where they need the attention, where I don't need it.

Justin Morneau

There are only a few Canadians in the big leagues. It's a pretty good opportunity for us to kind of grab people's attention and let them know there's something in our country other than hockey. It's a huge sense of pride for us.

We're giving her a lot of different defensive looks. All the attention is going to be directed toward her. She may get up as many shots as she has in the past, but they'll be very difficult looks.

We're showing the world your company in a very short period of time and in a very small space. We have to get the right brand and the right message out there. When somebody is walking through a hall, you have their attention for about three seconds. You need to transmit a message to them within that time, make them understand what you're selling. There's a lot of thought that goes into these things.

Richard Holbrooke

There's no question that the next generation of terrorists, rather than going for small, little dramas, will go for the big one. They now understand that the way to get the world's attention is not strapping bombs to themselves in a pizza parlour, but to do something so horrific it gets you into the Guinness Book of World Records for terrorism.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Medical attention and emotional support can be difficult to obtain for those in need, yet both are essential to nurturing healthy futures year round and especially during the holiday season.

Sherry Argov

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

Robert Redford

I think that people should be paying a lot more attention to other issues, rather than who's the top 10 this or... who's the sexiest or the most beautiful.

Marco Brambilla

Most of my work has no conventional narrative, so it's not essential to have a beginning and an end - your attention can flow in and out of the experience rather than having a set entry point.