Quotes of: Little-attention Keyword

Clothing creates the illusion that bodies fit an aesthetically pleasing norm. And that illusion depends on getting the fit right. Garments that bunch, pull, or sag call attention to figure flaws and often make people look worse than they would withou...

Virginia Postrel

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body; it calls attention to the development of an unhealthy state of things. If it is heeded in time, danger may be averted; if it is suppressed, a...

Winston S. Churchill

Research shows that when they confront a potentially unpleasant situation, such as some unfriendly faces at a gathering, these extraverts are apt to shift their attention rapidly around the room and zero in on amiable or neutral visages, thus short-c...

Winifred Gallagher

I am a teacher. Pay close attention - this will be on the test. You don't wreck buildings. You don't take children hostage. And you don't threaten people with violence. Okay class dismissed. Looks like you fail!

yoko

Software options proliferate extremely easily - too easily, in fact - because too many options create tools that can't ever be used intuitively. Intuitive actions confine the detail work to a dedicated part of the brain, leaving the rest of one's min...

Brian Eno

The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated attention, shining this beam of light on their work, on their thoughts and their self-expression, is going to b...

Dave Eggers

When I'm writing a novel or doing other serious writing work, I do it on a schedule that dictates writing either 2,000 words a day or writing until noon. After I hit whichever mark comes first, then I can give my attention to everything else I have t...

John Scalzi

I've given guys blow jobs just because I've run out of things to talk about.' Oh, Rae. Who hasn't

Crooked Little Heart

You were young, I thought, not but before, always always, every day before the day just passed. You were young only minutes ago.

The Coffins of Little Hope

She smirks."Are you attempting to stop me, little one?" "Excuse me? Did you just call me 'little one'? What are you? Like, four feet tall?" I ask.

Captivate

Since the fall of Man and the return of Magery and our older ways, most disputes were settled in a civilized manner: sword to the face, mace to the neck, acceptable societal situational handlers

Crazy Little Things

Someone needs your actions to inspire his actions. Never forget, your little broken cake is someone’s daily meal! Care to share you little cake!

Daily Drive 365

If the way you've been treating me is a mark of fondness, maybe you'd better take a fresh look at your interpersonal communication skills.

Dream a Little Dream

The thanks of a weak one are but of little value," he muttered, "but you have them, for truly, in this past week, little but scraps have come my way- and for all my body is small, yet is my appetite unseemly great.

Foundation and Empire

You never know how the little things you do can make a big difference in someone's life.

A Fresh Start: 5 Keys to Stepping into Your Best Season

...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine.

Gone Girl

Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do with a firm belief that it's going to be better than before!

The Great Hand Book of Quotes

It's not a game if you don't cheat, it's just two sods making a mess with fifty-two pieces of paper.

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While

Truly, Mallow yearned to know everything. Curiosity was part of her, like her short blond hair and bitten fingernails.

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While

I suppose if you ten children one of them might go into government, which is the same as losing a child really.

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While

...the villagers had decided that 'practical' meant 'extremely magical and full of interesting objects' and had officially subtitled themselves, Winesap: A Pracktical Towne.

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While