Famous Quotes & Sayings

The sport was booming in the 80s and then lost its cutting edge with the younger races when video games took hold. Now the attention has accelerated because of the Olympics, both with the older guys and the next generation of quality riders.

The silver lining in this decision is that it has focused attention on the underlying issue of the prejudicial 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

The teachers here take so much more interest in the students. They're giving him the individual attention he needs.

Jamie Gorelick

The task force has standing instructions that if it finds any information that would lead it to believe that there should be an independent counsel they're to bring this to our attention immediately and that has not occurred in this case.

The soybean complex was the first commodity to feel the index funds presence, but wheat and corn are attracting the index funds' attention as well.

Chuck D.

The sound shivers through the walls, through the table, through the window frame, and into my finger. These distraction-oholics. These focus-ophobics. Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed... and this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.

The thing that we find is that people come here because they are comfortable with our size and the individual attention they get here. It's that personal touch that students really like.

The thing that first drew our attention to it was that we noticed the chairman is a partner at the leading venture capital firm in health care,

Chris Shelton

I've never been the guy who had all the talent and could take a day off here and there. I've had to work and prepare myself every single day. All this attention is new to me. I'm gonna have to get used to it, if I keep this up.

John Garfield

I wanted the attention I missed at home, so I became the leader of a gang. That way, I got attention and was recognized as being important. It wasn't a bad gang - you know, in poor districts in New York, there's a gang to every block. We never robbed at the point of a gun; we'd steal potatoes from a grocery store, or crackers.

Texas glamour is flashier, and Dallas is very fashion and trend-conscious. They're used to dressing for attention here, with pizzazz!

Sometimes, with the kids, their attention spans don't last that long, so we've got the video games, but even then there are TVs there.

So much attention has been given to the Internet and stalkers of this nature. This kind of gets overlooked. It turned out to be just another hunting ground for sexual predators.

Teddy did a good job on the mound. That was the main thing today. He gets it, throws strikes and keeps us in the game. He doesn't waste any time that way we pay attention good. He did a good job today.

Technical indicators help investors avoid downward spirals like Enron. That being said, I don't pay much attention to news. I pay attention to how investors react to news. A good or bad reaction is more important than the news itself.

Technical indicators help investors avoid downward spirals like Enron, ... That being said, I don't pay much attention to news. I pay attention to how investors react to news. A good or bad reaction is more important than the news itself.

Telecom stocks should get plenty of attention on Wall Street. BellSouth could get a competing bid and we're probably going to see more deals as consolidation in the telecom industry continues.

Sometimes, we need to get each other's attention to get these things worked out. We feel like we have an excellent working relationship with our schools.

Sometimes it?s better not to pay attention to the average. Of course, the game is all about getting hits, but you have to know yourself and not get too wrapped up in the numbers.

Sometimes it is important to have a different and original idea itself to promote something. Often times, creativity is the key for attention grabbing and instant impact.

Jeff Jones

Some people talked about me reaching a thousand during the week, but I don't pay much attention to stats. I let my parents do that.

Jane Lindskold

Sometimes I write less than I'd like but do research. Other times, editor's notes or a copy-edited manuscript or page proofs for a forthcoming novel mean that I need to put my attentions elsewhere for a day or two, but I always come back to writing.

Burton Richter

Science is particularly needed to bring the attention of government policy-makers to problems that they don't know about yet.

Ryan is an excellent candidate and he's going to draw a lot of attention to this race. I think it's one he can win.

Safe workers are productive workers, better ensuring system reliability. Safety practices include not only attention to the personal safety of employees, but attention to the safe operation of the system. One of our primary goals is customer service excellence. Keeping employees safe and keeping our system safe enhance the service experience for our customers.

They are all varied and wonderful. I find every character interesting. As a designer, you have to. These are such complex characters. They deserve specific attention to detail in their clothing.

The whole program requires people to pay a lot of attention, so much attention that many are not going to do it at all.

They actually have to pay attention to it.

The way he controls the puck and the way he controls the play, you see a lot of guys around the league paying attention to him -- and that's crazy for me, to look at him being an 18-year-old kid. When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league.

The very battleground has changed. Compared to 25 years ago, the text of the Constitution is treated as much more important. The court also pays more attention to the original history surrounding the Constitution.

The risks of global warming have not received the attention they deserve.

There will be some attention and buzz on '04 F-150, ... But they won't be talking about '04 model line for other vehicles.

The sacrifices our troops and their families are making are an important part of Minnesotans' lives right now. If this draws attention to that, it's all to the good as far as I'm concerned.