Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jake Owen

I went from a playing in a bar on a bar stool for free beer and tip money, where people weren't paying attention to me, to now I've got their attention. It's up to me to what I feed them with my music. It's up to me how I do that. I've put a lot of thought into how great the songs are, and how I want people to perceive me.

Adam Smith

We are delighted to find a person who values us as we value ourselves, and distinguishes us from the rest of mankind, with an attention not unlike that with which we distinguish ourselves.

Abraham Clark

I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.

Martin Feldstein

Today's macroeconomic problems require attention to more fundamental forces of individual incentives and institutional rigidities.

Yeah, we've sort of solved one of our river issues with the new bridge, ... and now our attention is focused squarely on solving the Winooski. That's really our last great route problem that we have.

We need to focus on our mistakes and learn to improve. It's important to pay attention to detail and win the small battles.

We need to focus on crime and this is unfortunate, that people want to take the attention off crime.

We need to work on our penalty-killing. We have to pay attention to special teams because of the way they're calling it right now. The players have to understand that, if they move the puck quick, good things are going to happen.

Unlike cities like Paris and New York, San Francisco has not paid attention enough to the great architectural accomplishments of its time. This is the first great statement.

Joe Francis

We get bored. Our attention span is slim.

Paul Young

We aren't paying attention to their loss of form. We know that they are a good team, and while they are going through a rough patch right now they can bounce back at any time.

Martin Rees

Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.

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.

We have to pay extra attention at this point, as we move forward, too make sure that we are providing good value to the taxpayers who actually fund all of these vehicles and pay for all the gas that we use,

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.

Bob Stoops

With the success of our program and the media attention we have received, we feel we can attract players from all over the country.

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.

Carlisle Floyd

Opera is given so little attention in the national press.

With Christmas coming up, we wanted to keep the public's attention on this case.

Richard Boucher

Without saying something particular about these ideas, I think we've always felt introducing other elements that divert attention from that focus don't really move the situation forward.

Without having a vote, we've sent a message of support of Israel, just by introducing it and the attention it got.