Gwendolyn Brooks on attention
Gwendolyn Brooks64 quotes“I tell poets that when a line just floats into your head, don’t pay attention ’cause it probably has floated into somebody else’s head.”
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Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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More on attention
I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.
Susan SontagSusan Sontag Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.
Susan SontagSusan Sontag You must all pay attention to your health first.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda I’m trying to preach the idea that if we don’t pay attention to history we’re destined to repeat it.
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood If you have to talk to more than three people about the same problem, you don’t want help, you want attention.
Naomi CampbellNaomi Campbell Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Don’t workout because you think you ‘need’ to, do it because your body deserves love, respect and healthy attention.
Demi LovatoDemi Lovato Place your attention 6 inches above your crown. God is breathing in and out there.
Lauryn HillLauryn Hill