Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mary Tyler Moore

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like articulate comedy.

Kurt Cobain

You create attention to attract attention.

Ted Sarandos

The two things that got everyone's attention about the 'House of Cards' deal was the two-season commitment and David Fincher. After David Fincher directs a series for Netflix, no one else can say, 'Well, I'm not going to direct a series for the Internet.'

The trucks don't block the road at all. It's not unlike any other street; you have to pay attention when you come through.

These are people who otherwise don't get a lot of attention for their giving, or anything else, have a lot of money and are using it philanthropically. One of the challenges of compiling the list is that a lot of people don't want to talk about it.

These kinds of international conferences can be beneficial to the people in the country hosting them. It opens up the country to the outside world and such a spotlight of attention gives the government strong incentives to try to meet international standards, including on human rights.

David Hudson

This is our opportunity to build deeper relationships with our customers. We see this as a way to provide our customers with the personalized attention they need where they most need it.

This is a great game for her. This year, she is demanding that she hits her spots. She's paying more attention to detail.

This has resulted into greater attention to the juniors and exploration equities, with a renewed flow of speculative capital entering this sector over the past several weeks where some strong gains have been seen.

This has drawn an attention to the AFL-CIO - for whatever reason that they brought it up. It's definitely pointed a light at the AFL-CIO. People are looking at the benefits of union representation. Certainly, it's great press.

This is a legitimate concern and that's why the central bank has to urge commercial banks to pay attention to their pace of new lending.

This is a landmark case and intended to bring attention to the genocide.

This is a commemoration of the losses on both sides. It's to call attention to the tragedy that is Iraq and to bring the troops home and to stop the killing.

Roman Romanenko

All children of cosmonauts went to one school. We all lived in the same neighborhood, Star City, and all of us, children of cosmonauts, were in the center of attention from the teachers and general inhabitants of the Star City, and so it was difficult in that respect.

Eric Balfour

As an actor, I've always paid attention on sets. I've always watched, learned and listened, and you start to see things differently. You always leave yourself an out.

The idea is to bring attention to Children's Harbor.

The house could have been ransacked to divert police attention and to portray as if the cause of the murder was robbery.

John Meyers

The idea behind this campaign was very innovative. I wanted to grab the consumers? attention so they would stop the page.

The fog was a big factor but people talking on cell phones and going too fast and not paying attention was what really caused it. I have never seen anything like this before. It was total chaos.

The importance of sport has grown in our society, especially in attention from the media and corporate advertisers,

The importance of media attention from an awareness and educational standpoint has been a very good thing. It alerts users to what may have happened and the destruction that could have occurred.

Lawrence Summers

The IMF needs to focus its attention to countries' vulnerability

A lot of media attention is paid to how much Christmas shopping is done online. The effect is to call attention to those sites doing the largest dollar amounts of those sales. That becomes a motivating force for the entrepreneurial criminal.

Christina Applegate

A lot of women, like my mother, never got into another relationship. She knew I didn't want it; it would take attention away from me.

Arlen Specter

A good part of what I'm talking about as chaotic is not the White House, ... What I'm referring to are all of the forces which are at work out here commanding media attention and commanding public attention.

A general lack of transparency about government spending and a reluctance by the public service to call attention to irregularities because of the increased concentration of political power in the prime minister's office are weaknesses in the present-day system of Canadian government.

You will attract attention wearing pink, so be prepared. Shine your shoes and fix your hair on 'pink' days.

You work so hard to try and build this program up and the kids have worked so hard, you want to play well, you want the national media to see you play well whether you won or you lost. At the same time you know you're getting all this attention and you just hope you play well enough that you don't disappoint people.

You will hear conflicting reports coming out of (Yugoslavia), all of it designed to get American attention away from the ethnic cleansing.

Darren McCarty

You've got to pay special attention to both of them, and I thought everybody did a good job not giving them time and space. When you give guys with that talent time and space, they'll make great plays. We did a really good job in the neutral zone, not letting them skate with the puck.

You've got to pay attention to who you're coaching. These guys are not rookies. They are people who know how to pitch. They are all very close (to where they need to be). They just need a watchful eye.

You've got to pay attention all the time when you're in the pen with Ned. He hasn't settled down like an old lazy veteran.

You've got to pay attention all the time so as not to pinch someone. With the wind factor, it's high-stress work.