Guys need attention. They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues – of my comrades in the movement – who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

Meditation is a state of mind which looks at everything with complete attention, totally, not just parts of it. And no one can teach you how to be attentive. If any system teaches you how to be attentive, then you are attentive to the system, and that is not attention.

I love the attention but I don’t like too much of it.

No one wants advice – only corroboration.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.

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 mind free to respond with attention and sensitivity to the changing texture of the moment.

It’s not bragging if you can back it up.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

In the normal flow of a conversation, our attention is divided. We hear parts of what other people are saying, in order to follow and keep the conversation going. At the same time, we’re planning what we’ll say next, some exciting story of our own.

I’ve got a terrible memory; it’s probably because I’m always concentrating on what I’m doing now.

The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.

It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.

I am the center of attention in my job every single day; the thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that?

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it’s people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don’t be concerned with dessert.

As social animals we humans are very sensitive to our rank and position within any group. We can measure our status by the attention and respect we receive.

It is always good to know which ideas cannot be checked directly, but it is not necessary to remove them all. It is not true that we can pursue science completely by using only those concepts which are directly subject to experiment.

Art was, seriously, the only thing I’d ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use it. It can change the way that I feel in the mornings.

I don’t measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can’t because I’ll just end up crushed.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

To this day, some of my closest friends say, ‚Gaga, you know, everything’s great. You’re a singer; your dreams have come true.‘ But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you’re growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they’re true.

Kids are watching us. I experience it every single day. They hang on my every word, what I wear, what I say.

Bread without flesh is a good diet, as on many botanical excursions I have proved. Tea also may easily be ignored. Just bread and water and delightful toil is all I need – not unreasonably much, yet one ought to be trained and tempered to enjoy life in these brave wilds in full independence of any particular kind of nourishment.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.

This is the first age that’s ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

It undoubtedly feels nice when you are being appreciated and you get complimented by girls. Who doesn’t like that? Having said that, I don’t take it as any pressure.

People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it’s so important to me. It’s hard to hear that people think I’m not a capable mother and a good person, that they just think I’m nuts.

I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it’s humorous, all the attention to it, because it’s hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that’s happened to me.

I’ve always felt like there was a lot of hype around me even when there wasn’t. I felt like everyone was talking about me even when no one was talking about me.

The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics.

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

Pay attention, don’t let life go by you. Fall in love with the back of your cereal box.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

I don’t have time to be lonely. And I get fearful of relationships because I feel guilty about wanting someone to be completely faithful and loyal, when I can’t even give them 10 percent of the attention that they need. It’s just the reality of my time, my life, my schedule.

Once people are aware of your presence, and perhaps vaguely intrigued, you need to stir their interest before it settles on someone else.

That’s what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he’s wise.

It’s cool to be recognised by your peers.

I think some of my colleagues‘ spicier lines are distracting. They draw attention away from what the justice is trying to say.

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees but is not seen, so God sees but is not seen. Just as the soul feeds the body, so God gives food to the world.

Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left – which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study – are not likely to get much attention.

I hear my friends and my mom tell me I’m special, but honestly, I still don’t get it.

I don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.

I love people talking about me; I love anybody just looking at me.

I have the habit of attention to such excess, that my senses get no rest – but suffer from a constant strain.

If you have enough people sitting around telling you you’re wonderful, then you start believing you’re fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too!

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

Social media can be very effective in creating movements. In the beginning, that is how I first got attention.

You tend to feel very hurt when people attack you and feel indifferent when you get praise. You think, ‚Of course they like it. They should like it.‘

When you have good friends you’ve been around, every time they talk, you don’t give them your full attention. You don’t look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you’re listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.