Famous Quotes & Sayings

The picture is going to change, it has to change. Definitely there are some healthy areas, but overall the trends are not good. It's time serious attention is given and not just lip service.

Bridgit Mendler

I definitely get nervous about if I'm going to forget the words to the songs or something. And I don't enjoy being the center of attention for an hour straight - I think that's really stressful.

We need to keep him off the glass number one. He's stepping away from the basket and making jump shots, so we have to pay attention to that detail. When he does post up, he's got some pretty good inside moves as well.

Kwame Brown

We have watched a lot of film. When I was coming off the bench, other teams were not paying attention to me and now they are still not trying to play me. I think Kobe and Lamar are doing a great job passing the ball to me when I have a guy sealed.

Sendhil Mullainathan

If you have urgent current expenses to cover, then future priorities like college and retirement fall off your radar because they are simply less pressing. Scarcity of attention prevents us from seeing what's really important. The psychology of scarcity engrosses us in only our present needs.

Marlon Wayans

Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people - the ones paying attention - that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.

Michael Arrington

We have to start encouraging women to get into math and science early on in life... But to just say TechCrunch is perpetuating the problem because there aren't enough women speakers at our events is just a way to get attention and not solve the problem. So do we want to solve the problem, or do we want to just pick on me?

Patrick Ness

I don't purposely push the boundaries... I think if you pay attention to a story, it will have exactly as much 'difficult material' as it needs, and nobody will complain about it because you've earnt it.

I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it gluttonously, cover to cover, paying special lip-smacking attention to all the incredibly gruesome chapters about the violence of human history.

We have the same sense of humor as the Western studios, and we pay attention to detail like the Japanese.

We wanted to grab the attention of the new young drivers. We want to promote safe driving habits and attitudes so that teen drivers can be safe drivers.

We've gotten the attention of the public and the state and federal lawmakers. Now it's their responsibility to act.

Frank Robinson

We have to pay attention to details right now, and hopefully we can keep going, ... I just think they had to get down to business. They had to pay attention to the game itself and not all this side stuff and the stuff out on the street. They have to focus on playing baseball. That was my view of it. And I think they are starting to get that feel.

We're working to provide meals, to get medical attention for those who need it, help these people take the first steps they need to take.

Jimmy Wales

We're very pleased with the results and we're hoping it will focus people's attention on the overall level of our work, which is pretty good.

Using such high profile mayors will bring more attention to this issue at the national level.

Users should exercise caution when reading their e-mail for the next few days and bring unusual messages to the attention of their system administrator.

With the exception of you guys (in the media), it's a regular game. The only difference is the media attention around it.

With the exception of Christmas Day, when so many consumers turn their attention from gift shopping to gift giving, our data reported sales over $100 million dollars in each day of this latest week.

Adam Cole

With the election out of the way, the attention is now on the Bank of Canada. We're still at the early stages of a hiking cycle, which is moderately supportive of the Canadian dollar.

With the Department of Justice process out of the limelight now, investor attention has been squarely focused on Microsoft's business fundamentals over the past several months. During that time there has been a significant degree of doubt about Microsoft's long-term prospects and, more pointedly, about the success of Windows 2000 and the Internet. We think this quarter's results go at least part of the way to alleviating these concerns.

We've done all the research and booked with the best tour operators. We take care of all the details with attention paid to the quality and safety of each excursion so that our guests can spend their day enjoying themselves.

Paul Giamatti

It'd be disingenuous to say I don't like attention - I'm an actor for God's sake - and it's flattering and all, but attention was never my big goal. I just like to work and have a good time.

Pat Barker

'Undertones of War' by Edmund Blunden seems to get less attention than the memoirs of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, but it is a great book.

Patricia Richardson

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

Danny Glover

My best hope is to bring a tone through my engagement, drawing attention to organizations that are often left out of the mainstream media.

Most issuers have already taken steps to ensure compliance. It's like when your boss strongly suggests that you come to work on time. It always behooves the industry to pay attention to the federal regulators.

Mostly what gets people's attention is seeing their own dog's picture in the magazine.

Michigan is an economic hurricane center -- we've been hit but we aren't getting the attention of Hurricane Katrina victims. We need the same kind of attention New Orleans is getting for manufacturing.

Members of our senior team are in Bahrain to ensure that our people are given the best possible attention and care.

While the data is clearly dollar positive, I would expect that the market will quickly shift back to the attention it is giving to Fed policy.

When that begins to happen you just have to pay attention to the call of what's going on in society.

We haven't seen anything out of the ordinary. We're paying attention to any sites that may go down.