Famous Quotes & Sayings

Allan Sloan

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.

Russell Lynes

Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own.

Russell Lynes

I don't know what makes you so dumb but it really works.

Robert Redford

He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.

W. Somerset Maugham

She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer, made her confident way towards the white cliffs of the obvious.

Jonathan Swift

Fine words! I wonder where you stole them.

Jonathan Swift

She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on with a pitchfork.

Joe Orton

You were born with your legs apart. They'll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin.

Henry Adams

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

Rick Rubin

I guess edgy things tend to get my attention.

Sophia Myles

I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention.

Tony Campolo

We must not be so concerned with the unborn that we fail to pay attention to the born.

Toby Jones

Jennifer [Lawrence] is amazingly grounded in the midst of all this to do. It must be unnerving and hard to relate to the amount of attention she generates.

T Bone Burnett

I don't hear any of the popular stuff unless it's good 'cause I pay no attention to popular culture, at all.

Tom Robbins

Once one pays some attention to something, then you begin to see evidence of it everywhere.

Steve Albini

You can't help noticing an amazing ass. Pretty naked ladies will always get my attention. Revealingly dressed good-looking women will always get my attention, at least for a moment.

Shawn Johnson

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

Seth Godin

A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.